{"id":28197,"date":"2014-12-22T04:40:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T09:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opensource.im\/uncategorized\/free-software-activists-launch-code-free-for-india-initiative.php"},"modified":"2014-12-22T04:40:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T09:40:24","slug":"free-software-activists-launch-code-free-for-india-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/open-source-software\/free-software-activists-launch-code-free-for-india-initiative.php","title":{"rendered":"Free software activists launch Code Free for India initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 21: <\/p>\n

Free software enthusiasts have launched Code Free for India (CoFFI), their latest initiative to leverage the power of free and open source software in nation-building. <\/p>\n

This is in the best spirits of the Make in India campaign, according to the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software based here. <\/p>\n

CONFERENCE ENDS <\/p>\n

CoFFI is the brainchild of this Centre, which hosted the fifth International Free Software Conference-Swatantra 2014 that just concluded here. <\/p>\n

P Balasubramaniam, Open Technoogy Group, National Informatics Centre, launched the CoFFI initiative on the final day of the conference. <\/p>\n

The initiative aims to encourage development of local software solutions for local problems, a spokesman for the International Centre said here. <\/p>\n

This applies particularly in the case of mobile computing, open hardware, geospatial computing, local language computing, Internet-of-things and e-commerce. <\/p>\n

CoFFI will invite programmers from the free software community around the country to develop tools and applications for desktop, Internet, mobile, cloud, and Internet-of-things for use by civil society and citizens as well as government and institutions. <\/p>\n

GAME CHANGER <\/p>\n

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