Free Softw are Projects in Public Enterprises of Kerala
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Fre e Softw are Projects in Public Enterprise s of K e rala
A com pliation of Fre e Softw are Usage in Public Enterprise s of K
erala
Socie ty for Prom otion of Alte rnative Com puting & Em ploym e
nt
SPACE, Society for Prom otion of Alternative Com puting and Em
ploym ent is an initiative of a com m unity of softw are profe
ssionals and tech nologists aspiring to build a novel IT industry
th at is creative and socially relevant. SPACE envisages to b ring
th e b enefits of Inform ation and Com m unication Tech nologie s
(ICT) to a larger section of society by prom oting em ploym ent and
d evelopm ent th rough FLO SS. It aim s to addre ss th e special ne
ed s of K erala such as local language com puting and w ill act as
a link b etw e en K erala and th e FLO SS Com m unity around th e w
orld.
Table of Contents
Institutions Prom oting Fre e Softw are in K
erala.......................... 13 K
eltron............................................................................................
15 National Inform atics Centre
............................................................ 16 C-D
IT.............................................................................................
17 CD
AC.............................................................................................
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Introd uction
FOSS FOSS FOSS
1 Suth arya K e ralam (Transparent K e rala)
Synopsis
Project D etails
At a Glance
Client D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie
s
Use r b ase
Synopsis
Client
D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
Use r b ase
3 M anagem ent Inform ation System for ICD S
At a Glance
Client
D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
Use r b ase
4 IT im plem entation in K TW W FB
At a Glance
Client
D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
Use r b ase
At a Glance
Client D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie
s
Use r b ase
At a Glance
Client
D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
Use r b ase
Project D etails
At a Glance
Client D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie
s
Use r b ase
Project D etails
At a Glance
Tech nologie s
Institutions Prom oting Fre e Softw are in K erala
1 K ELTR O N
Projects
Indu strial Re source Locator
W ebh osting in GNU/Linux
Public Pros ecutor Office Link ing
Accident Cas e M onitoring
Com puterisation of Records room in Kerala Secretariat
Oth er Projects
K eltron (K erala State Electronics D evelopm ent Corporation) is a
pione e r in provid ing Fre e Softw are solutions and supports for
various Governm ent or non-governm ental agencie s in K erala. Th e
Softw are d evelopm ent team and W eb se rvice s team of K eltron
are w ork ing on various Fre e Softw are projects. Apart from th e
M GP project cited earlier, th e W eb se rvice team h as done
around 60 w eb site s till date in PH P/ M ysq l, am ong w h ich 20
are m ajor projects.
Projects
Pre s s Inform ation Bureau (PIB) Th iruvanath apuram W ebs
ite
CLAIMS
DCI net
Ruralsoft-Kerala
Diary net
National Inform atics Centre , und er M inistry of com m unications
and IT, Governm ent of Ind ia is provid ing IT solutions for State
and Central Governm ents in Ind ia. NIC K erala is doing a lot of
its projects on Fre e Softw are . As lik e th e D C*Suite project,
som e notable projects of NIC in Fre e Softw are are listed b elow
.
2 National Inform atics Centre , K e rala
3
Projects
Registration m odule for KINFRA park s
Server Im plem entations in CPCRI
O th er Initiatives
LiTE
Th e O pen Source Team in C-D IT(Centre for D evelopm ent of Im
aging Tech nology) h ave done various efforts for prom oting Fre e
Softw are in public sector th rough Fre e Softw are consultancie s
to Governm ent Institutions, Public and Staff training program s,
local language com puting and content creation in fre e form ats.
Th e focus of O S Team in fre e softw are is m ainly in 3 areas.
Fre e Softw are support for C-D IT's internal ne ed s, Public aw
arene ss cam paigns, and D evelopm ent and d eploym ent.
4
Projects
Server Im plem entations
Th e E-governance D epartm ent of CD AC (Centre for D evelopm ent
of Advanced Com puting), Form erly (ER & D CI), Th iruvananth
apuram , h ave done various projects on Fre e Softw are . Th ey h
ave done significant projects lik e M anagem ent Inform ation
System for Integrated Ch ild D evelopm ent Sch em e , and IT im
plem entation of K erala Toddy W ork e rs W elfare Fund Board fully
using Fre e Softw are . Som e oth e r projects by CD AC are listed
b elow .
R elevance of Fre e Softw are in Ind ia
Fre e Softw are Found ation of Ind ia
FOSS FOSS FOSS
FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS
* Th e fre edom to run th e program , for any purpose * Th e fre
edom to study h ow th e program w ork s and adapt it to your ne ed
s.
* Th e fre edom to red istribute copie s so you can h elp your ne
igh bor
* Th e fre edom to im prove th e program , and release your im
provem ents to th e public, so th at th e w h ole com m unity b
enefits
1
Beginning of Fre e Softw are
Th e Fre e Softw are M ovem ent in Ind ia
About GNU/Linux
D igital Exclusion and Fre e Softw are
Fre e Softw are and D evelopm ent of Local IT Industry
2
Em pow ering Local Busine ss, Social O rganisations and E-Com m
erce
2
2
Social O w nersh ip of K now ledge
Education
3
* Fre e Access of citizens to public inform ation * Perm anence of
public data * Security of th e State and of th e citizens
M icro Enterprise
4
Africa
4
Conclusion