[p2p-research] Fwd: December Issue of OSBR Available, on open education

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Dru Lavigne <dru at osbr.ca>
Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 2:40 AM
Subject: December Issue of OSBR Available
To: Dru Lavigne <dru at osbr.ca>


The December issue of the OSBR is now  available in HTML and PDF formats.
The theme this month is "Enabling Innovation" and the authors include:

Leslie Hawthorn from Google's Open Source Programs Office examines the
origins of Google's Summer of Code program, how students benefit by
participating, and how Google views this investment in the F/LOSS community
and its potential to improve the overall progression of Computer Science as
a discipline.

Tom Scheinfeldt from George Mason University introduces Omeka, an open
source next generation web publishing platform for academic work which is
based upon a set of commonly recognized web and metadata standards.

David Wiley from Brigham Young University describes how Flat World
Knowledge is leveraging principles of openness to bring textbooks back into
reach of all students, creating significant social value in a manner that
will sustain itself over the long-term.

Steven Muegge from Carleton University and Chukwuemeka Afigbo from SW
Global present a for-profit private sector company that creates high-impact
value at universities and governments in developing countries through an
innovative business model anchored around service subscriptions, open source
software, and open content.

Fred Dixon from Blindside Networks and Jill Woodley from Volunteer Ottawa
share the experiences of a unique community/university partnership to bring
accessible technology to a non-profit community.

John Weigelt from Microsoft Canada discusses the role service oriented
architecture and interoperability can play in keeping an organization
innovative and competitive. He also discusses Microsoft's interoperability
principles, its commitment to its open source community, and the benefits of
embracing openness as part of an organization's business strategy.

Michael Grove from CollabWorks introduces the Open Innovation 2.0 model and
its ability to transform companies.

The theme for the upcoming January issue is "Enterprise Participation" and
Donald Smith from the Eclipse Foundation is the guest editor. Submissions
for this issue are due by December 22--contact the Editor if you would like
to submit an article or any  news or events for this issue.

Thanks for the continuing interest in our work,
Dru Lavigne
Editor, Open Source Business Resource
http://www.osbr.ca
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Open Source Business Resource
http://www.osbr.ca/ojs/index.php/osbr



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