UNDP and Uzbek TV Promotes Free and Open Source Software in Uzbekistan
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This was a joint initiative of UNDP's Project on Assisting the Government of Uzbekistan in the Formulation and Implementation of ICT for Development Policy (ICTP) and Uzbek Television, as part of their series of educational programmes on television that focused on ICT for development - "Tarraqiyot Sari” (Towards the Development).
Tarraqiyot Sari began in June 2005 to raise public awareness on ICT for development issues. The Codebreakers was their 13th television programme. It was broadcast on "Yoshlar (The Youth) television channel which covers Uzbekistan and other neighbouring countries in Central Asia.
Initially, The Codebreakers was planned for broadcast only once. However, due to popular demand, it was retransmitted two more times. The broadcasting schedule was as follows:
The Codebreakers (Part 1)
27 September 2006 at 17:40
28 September 2006 at 12:20
11 October 2006 at 19:40
The Codebreakers (Part 2)
28 September 28, 2006 at 17:40
29 September 2006 at 12:20
12 October 2006 at 19:40
The compressed version of the documentary is publicly available and can be downloaded from the ICTP website.
The crew of the independent producers who made The Codebreakers visited nearly a dozen countries around the world to see how the adoption of FOSS presents opportunities for industry and capacity development, software piracy reduction, and localization and customization for diverse cultural and development needs.
Stories from The Codebreakers include computer and Internet access for school children in Africa, reaching the poor in
The International Open Source Network (IOSN), UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP), International Development Research Centre of
Related Links
Download Uzbek version of The Codebreakers here
Find out more about ICTP's television programmes here
Find out more about The Codebreakers and download English version here
Order The Codebreakers on DVD and VHS from TVE Asia Pacific
DVD - Software for Development: Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer?
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