UNESCO’s Hydro Open-source software Platform of Experts (HOPE) initiative
BACKGROUND: Responding to the urgent need for action in Africa stressed by the 4th Annual International Conference on ICT for Africa (2012), the 23 rd Annual Teaching and Learning Innovations...
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UNESCO HOPE team invites you to participate in an assessment survey (Click here to access) designed to gauge your opinions on how to provide Member States excellence in the area of Open-source software...
View ArticleThe Information Economy Report 2012: “The Software Industry and Developing...
The report provides specific recommendations on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for national policy makers and includes two examples of the value of LPI’s training and certification programs for...
View ArticleNew HOPE’s Ambassador – Dr. Imre Takács Biography
Dr. Takács joined the HOPE’s Ambassador Programme: Dr. Takács is the CEO of Dynamita, an environmental process modelling company. Previously he was Manager of Development at EnviroSim (BioWin software)...
View ArticleNew HOPE’s Ambassador – Dr. Markus Starkl Biography
Dr. Starkl joined the HOPE’s Ambassador Programme: Dr. Starkl is Senior Scientist at the Competence Centre for Decision Aid in Environmental Management at the Department of Integrative Biology and...
View ArticleNew HOPE’s Ambassador –Prof. Damas Mashauri Biography
Prof. Mashauri joined the HOPE’s Ambassador Programme: Prof. MASHAURI is SADC-WATERNET Professorial Chair holder of IWRM at Polytechnic of Namibia since February 2010. Prof Mashauri graduated with a...
View ArticleNew HOPE’s Ambassador – Pr. Yvonne Bonzi-Coulibaly Biography
Pr. Bonzi-Coulibaly joined the HOPE’s Ambassador Programme: Pr. Yvonne Bonzi-Coulibaly, with a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg is full professor at the...
View ArticleThe official launch of HOPE Initiative, 25-26 June 2013, Paris (France)
The official kick-off meeting of HOPE Initiative will be held in Paris (France) from the 25th to the 26th of June 2013. As coordinating partner of the initiative, UNESCO invited the Steering Committee...
View ArticleThe official launch of HOPE Initiative, 25 – 27 June 2013, Paris (France)
The official kick-off meeting of HOPE Initiative was held in Paris (France) from the 25th to the 27th of June 2013. As coordinating partner of the initiative, UNESCO invited the Steering Committee...
View ArticleThe PowerPoint presentations of the official launch of HOPE Initiative, 25-27...
The PowerPoint presentations of the 26th of June 2013 corresponding to the official launch of HOPE Initiative, in Paris (France), are now available on this web page. To download the presentations,...
View ArticleUNESCO adopts open access policy for its publications
UNESCO has become the first agency of the United Nations to adopt an Open Access policy for it publications, following a decision of its Executive Board [Click here].
View ArticleThe 2nd OpenWater symposium and workshops – September 16-17, 2013
The 2nd OpenWater symposium and workshops – September 16-17, 2013 The OpenWater symposium aims at sharing experiences, tools, training materials and model codes applicable in the water domain. Several...
View ArticleDr. Imre Takács Biography
Dr. Takács joined the HOPE’s Advocate Programme: Dr. Takács is the CEO of Dynamita, an environmental process modelling company. Previously he was Manager of Development at EnviroSim (BioWin software)...
View ArticleDr. Markus Starkl Biography
Dr. Starkl joined the HOPE’s Advocate Programme: Dr. Starkl is Senior Scientist at the Competence Centre for Decision Aid in Environmental Management at the Department of Integrative Biology and...
View ArticlePr. Yvonne Bonzi-Coulibaly Biography
Pr. Bonzi-Coulibaly joined the HOPE’s Advocate Programme: Pr. Yvonne Bonzi-Coulibaly, with a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg is full professor at the University...
View ArticleProf. Damas Mashauri Biography
Prof. Mashauri joined the HOPE’s Advocate Programme: Prof. MASHAURI is SADC-WATERNET Professorial Chair holder of IWRM at Polytechnic of Namibia since February 2010. Prof Mashauri graduated with a PhD...
View ArticleTVET IN SADC Monitoring Progress and Revitalizing Actions
Capacity Building training Workshop The Capacity training workshop was about 1 day of theory (with some hands on), and the following days as a chance to build a model of a sewage works that the...
View ArticleHOPE 2013 report and kit will be distributed during the 21st session of the...
Thanks to to the project management team including the Steering Committee, the Consultative Expert Working Group and the UNESCO HOPE Secretariat for their hard work and support that will allow us to...
View ArticleThe Kit – Version 1.0
The Hydro Free and/or Open-source software Platform of Experts (HOPE) released the first HOPE kit version 1.0 at the 21st session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological...
View ArticleShort Course: Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Modeling using a Free...
UNESCO’s Hydro Free and FOSS Platform of Experts Initiative. Short Course: Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Modeling using a Free Software (STOAT) for the hands on. Organisational unit: UNESCO...
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