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Venezuela socialism promotes free software!

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Submitted by rek2 on Wed, 2008-09-10 19:28.

The National Centre for Information Technology conducted a workshop to train professionals
Venezuela promotes free software

Translated with google translator sorry if some things are weird but you get the idea:
http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=72435

As part of strategies designed by the National Centre for Information Technology (CNTI) to strengthen the National Free Software Industry, the institution conducted the workshop multipliers in the field of information technology (IT) entrepreneurs programme, in order to prepare professionals who will be responsible for train-on development of business-to potential industrial products units.

The program entrepreneurs looking to strengthen national capacities in the sector of information technology Free, with the intention of promoting the supply of services, application development, consultancy and technical assistance to meet the needs of public and private sectors of the country by strengthening Model endogenous development proposed by the Bolivarian Government.

Karina Briceno, for the Advancement of Management at the National Free Software Industry, reported that the workshop was aimed at professionals with experience in the administrative area and educational; expertise in structuring business plans and ability to lead, guide and coordinate working groups.

-- To this day it was possible to train 16 trainers who will be responsible for replicating the knowledge in the regions through entrepreneurship courses, 80 hours of academic-Briceno said.

This workshop was attended by representatives of the Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology (Fundacite) from the Estado Falcon, Zulia and Bolivar, as well as the Cooperative Chinoven Revolutionary The Paraguero civil associations, Banauge, UNEF, civil associations and SOCSAL ESCAP.

Ricardo Gonzalez and Jose Gregorio Perez, facilitators of the workshop explained that the programmatic content focused management of education tools for developing projects in modules, developing a business idea, market survey and assessment costs.

Gonzalez stressed that the intention is that the multiplier develop the skills needed to form a specified time-in-the IT professionals interested in forming a productive unit, in whatever form partnerships.

Briceno also stressed that the CNTI and the institutions involved in the proposed multiplier should make tracking the development of courses for entrepreneurs and the corresponding development of business plans or socio-economic projects related to IT sector.

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