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Accelerating and promoting the use of FOSS in Africa
Yves MIEZAN EZO
IT Systems Urbanization ConsultantCHALA Project Manager
ISOC France Administrator
Accelerating and promoting the use of FOSS in Africa
Sommaire
1. Definitions
2. The huge african continent potential
3. Great experience and projects
4. FOSS adoption trend within companies
5. Cases studies
6. How governments may help FOSS promotion
1. Definitions
2. The huge african continent potential
3. Great experience and projects
4. FOSS adoption trend within companies
5. Cases studies
6. How governments may help FOSS promotion
FOSS Definition
• FOSS is defined following the principles of freedom
• a matter to use freedom to • run, • copy, • distribute, • study, • change,• improve the software
FOSS is not a freeware or a shareware
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FOSS FOSS
Office Suite
IIS Apache
ISA
Antivirus Mail client
Type of software Proprietary Type of software Proprietary
Operating systems
Windows, MacOS, Sun Solaris, …
Linux, Ubuntu, Redhat,
Mandriva, OpenSolaris..
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MS Office, Star Office, Lotus Notes,
…
OOo, Koffice, …
Web server DatabaseOracle, SQL
Server, Informix, …
MySQL, PostgreSQL, EnterpriseDB,
…
Proxy Squid BrowserIE,
Netscape,...
Firefox, Safari,
Konqueror,...
Security ISA, Checkpoint,...
IPTable, Snort,
IPFIlter, …Mail server
Microsoft Exchange,
Groupwise, …
Qmail, Exim, Sendmail,...
Norton, McAfee,
KasperskyClamaV,
Outlook, CC Mail
Thunderbrid, Kmail,
Evolution, …
Challenges
1. FOSS started from an obscure, unknown position in comparison to proprietary software
2. FOSS freedom principles mitigates a clear business model / revenue stream
3. Perceptions and attitudes against FOSS and its use
4. Explicit lack of political will
5. Infrastructure and access remains a major challenge
1. Definitions
2. The huge african continent potential
3. Great experience and projects
4. FOSS adoption trend within companies
5. Cases studies
6. How governments may help FOSS promotion
The huge african potentiel
➢ 70% of the worldwide population lives in developping courntries➢ + de 5 billions people➢ In
➢ China, Pakistan, Nigeria, ➢ Bangladesh, Indonésie, Inde
➢ 45% of this population is 15 years old or less➢ 44% of them lives in Africa
➢ Huge increase of the NTIC activities
➢ Ex : The mobile phone penetration rate goes from 3,6% in 2006 to 8% in 2007...
➢ The UN axes its social and economic policy in Reasearch and edcuation
➢ Capacity builind policy based on the Millenium goals
The huge african potentiel
Source : Union Internationale des Telecoms, BAD, OCDE, UNECA
1. Definitions
2. The huge african continent potential
3. Great experience and projects
4. FOSS adoption trend within companies
5. Cases studies
6. How governments may help FOSS promotion
Concrete experiences and projects
➢ Several public and private initiatives to develop actions aiming to reach the millenium goals and reducing the numerci gap➢ FOSS strategies in Tunisia, South Africa, Vietnam, Brazil, …➢ Infrastructure and acces strategic policies in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, ,...➢
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➢ Ressources Éducatives Libres : more than 4500 GFDL (GNU Free Documentation Licence), coming from 350 University.➢ Campus numériques in more than 60 countries (Burundi, Haiti, Bulgarie, Moldavie, Maroc, Algérie, Madagascar, Comores, Cambodge, Vanuatu, ...)
➢ Business consortium➢ CHALA Club des Hommes et femmes d'Affaires du Libre en Afrique➢ FOSSFA – Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa
➢ Users consortium➢ AAUL – Panafrican FOSS Association ➢ The CJK Initiative China, Japan and Korea Consotrium➢ Software Livre – Latin american consortium
➢ Initiatives politiques➢ GovWiFi, Digital 21 strategy – Hong Kong : the whole free wifi city➢ Seneclic – Senegal : reducing the numeric gap by FOSS based educative equipment➢ Linux Educacional 2.0 – Brazil : 54 000 research laboratoies computers and servers on GNU/Debian KDE
Concrete experiences and projects
Concrete projects➢ Akwaba (Côte d'Ivoire)
➢ The proprietary billing program of the regional ISP ran off➢ The editor told the ISP it will take 1 month to solve the problem➢ The IT manager raise his own team to develop another billing software, based on LAMP in less than a month➢ Akwaba is now used in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger...instaed of the former proprietary software
➢ OpenYalim (Mali)• OpenYaLIM is an Open Source software build to provide medical
diagnosis to remote area in development countries. This software is developped by IDC SARL (www.idcmali.com)
• It provides recording of the patient file and pictures, dispatchs the file via Internet to the specialist, and, after the interpretation of exams, returns reports to the former hospital
• http://www.openyalim.org/news.php
Concrete projectsRIF – Ressources Internet Francophone
➢ Panafrican FOSS mirrors sites ➢ The project is born in 2001, created by IFN, IRD, AAUL and CHALA
➢ The goal : ➢ Ensure local FOSS download, by using the national or regional Internet
instead of using the international one➢ 5 countries :
• Burkina Faso,• Cameroon, • Côte d’Ivoire, • Madagascar• Mali
➢ IT infrastructure base in local campus with a high broadband and huge datacenter
1. Definitions
2. The huge african continent potential
3. Concrete experiences and projects
4. FOSS adoption trend within companies
5. Cases studies
6. How governments may help FOSS promotion
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FOSS Adoption trend
• Apache : 54% penetration rate
• Database : 43%
• Operating systems : 23%
• Supervision / Hypervison : 51%
• Security : 46%
• Desktop : 18%
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FOSS Adoption trend
Reducing costs is no longer the main criteria
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FOSS Adption trend
32 CPU install and + 16 CPU / year (eq. To 80 CPU after 4 years).
BEA WebLogic Premium : 14 000 € per CPU and 21 % support and maintenance with 30 % discount on licences and the 1st year of support.
6 biproc (dual core) servers eq. to 12 CPU. Illimited users and perpetual licence.
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FOSS Adoption trend
J2EE + Database stack
Oracle migration to EnterpriseDB
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FOSS Adoption trend
33%
25%17%
17%
8%
Non mature offerSupport and MaintenanceSecurityAvailability of ressourcesRisky development
Main fears
1. Definitions
2. The huge african continent potential
3. Concrete experiences and projects
4. FOSS adoption trend within companies
5. Cases studies
6. How governments may help FOSS promotion
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Costs Benefit Analysis – Big one
• French Finance Ministry (2003) Weblogic → Jboss migration : 21 m€ to 3 m€
(3 years licences & support)
• Hard distributor - Aix/Websphere to Linux/Jboss migration : server costs
divided by 7
• French Bank - Oracle to OSS database : 19 k€ / CPU for Oracle compared to
100 k€ for unlimited PostgreSQL servers
• French Parliament : Linux Desktop → <150 € / year
Cost Benefit Analysis – Small enterprise
• Small Enterprise• Marketing – 5 Staff• Finance – 10 staff• Common – 7 Staff• Production 50
• Total: 72 staff
Cost Benefit Analysis
• Typical Enterprise Needs• Desktop Resources• Operating System• Office Applications• Business application/ERP (not included in this study)
• Network Resources• Login and authentication• File sharing• Messaging and Groupware• Relational Database Engine
Cost Benefit Analysis
Proprietary Software – Microsoft
Function Product No Lic Unit Price/USD
Amount/USD
Desktop Operating System Windows 7 (upg) 75 200 15000
Office Applications MS Office 2007 (Upg) 75 239 17929
Authentication and File/Print Server
windows server 2008 (CAL) 75 29 2175
Groupware and Messaging Microsoft Exchange Enterprise 2010
Microsoft Exchange Enterprise 2010 CAL
50
25 41
3970
1025
Enterprise Database Server MS SQL Server Enterprise 2008 75 8420
TOTAL INVESTMENT 48,515
Cost Benefit Analysis
FOSS
Function Product No Lic Unit Price/USD
Amount/USD
Desktop Operating System Ubuntu Desktop
Office Applications OpenOffice
Authentication and File/Print Server Ubuntu Server
Groupware and Messaging eGroupware + Cyrus Imap
Enterprise Database Server MySQL 6.0
TOTAL INVESTMENT
Cost Benefit Analysis
Related Costs
• Implementation
• Training
• Support and Maintenance
For Open Source, the above costs could potentially be higher
depending on the availability of skills
The cost of ownership may be appreciated on a short period depending on the fit between your need and your independance
Cost Benefit Analysis
Related Costs Estimates (Europe)
Proprietary/USD Open Source/Euros
Implementation 10,000 12,000 10,000 15,000
Training 5,000 – 6,000 5,000
Annual Support and Maintenance
4,000 3,000
1. Definitions
2. The huge african continent potential
3. Concrete experiences and projects
4. FOSS adoption trend within companies
5. Cases studies
6. How governments may help FOSS promotion
How governments may help FOSS
• Several government initiatives do exist : • Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Government Action
Plan in Great Britain (2009) : Using OpenSource each time it gives a better « quality/price » advantage
• Instructions for IT Services in Brazil (2009) : an application list that the state IT services are obliged to use because the efficiency has been proved. This list contains the e-learning module « e-Proinfo », developped by the brazilian Education Ministry, Plone or Zope.
• FOSS national strategy in Tunisia (since 2006) : an incitative policy to adopt FOSS.
• ISP FOSS Web servers : 73%• ISP FOSS mail server : 99%• ISP FOSS databases : 36%• Administration IT staff certified in FOSS : 151 (on 1594)
How governments may help FOSS
• In South Africa : • 2007 : Announcement of a national FOSS adoption strategy• Creation of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR) and the State Information Technology Agency (Sita)
• Government Open Source Software Resource Center (GOV-OSS-RC) www.gossrc.org
• The African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR)• Capacity building in software engineering ; Partnership of 13
African Universities in an alliance that includes North America, Europe, and Afghanistan
• The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) in South Africa with official LPI Training Partner. The LPI qualifications are an internationally recognised Linux industry certification.
How governments may help FOSS
• All these initiatives have to be recognized and applauzed
• But FOSS promotion begins with Education of choice• In school, with FOSS and non FOSS• In IT schools with specialisation degrees and diploma
• And with affirmation of the stakes• Reducing the numeric gap doesn't mean doing the same as the
neighbourgs• Local initiative is the key
How governments may help FOSS
• Create, optimize and implement national IT training plans for teachers
• Sharing and capitalizing on available expertises-countries• Promote available education means
• Including in other field such as Literacy tuition, Hygiene Health, Agriculture,..;)
• Encourage creation of strategies of mutualisation of the means of education at sub-regional, regional and interAfricain levels
• Create in every state, a « TIC for development » department, working and supporting IT programs as the priority development policy• Ministry of Education will lead as Ministries of Health, Agriculture,
Economy and Finances, Industry, Energy, Telecommunications, the Equipment will have vocation to be part of the global program.
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