This web portal is designed to keep its members in touch with current developments and projects the area of FOSS in Africa and the ict@innovation programme. It is also designed to host a community of persons interested in or working in the area of FOSS in Africa and to enable participatory management of the programme ict@innovation.

The Benefits
So why join? This website offers you the opportunity to get to know a range of persons working in related areas, as well as to advertise your skills and interests, to share and learn from other experts using the range of tools that enable active knowledge exchange for community members.

Becoming a Member
You can become a member of this community by registering on the site and creating a profile, indicating your interests and skills in FOSS. This will enable you to contribute to the Website Fora and Wikis, to join in a knowledge exchange with other persons interested in FOSS and/ or involved in the ict@innovation programme. (If you wish to learn more about the programme or have other questions or comments but do not want to become a member, please do not hesitate to contact us.)
 
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Staying Informed
Receive all Blog posts and other Website updates by Email or RSS feed! In order for everyone to stay in touch with the programme and community activities, we offer an email-subscription and RSS feed service on all website services and news items (including blog posts, events, forum messages etc.). You find RSS icons to subscribe to feeds at the bottom of the sections that offer subscriptions. You can manage email subscriptions as a registered user under "My account" > "Subscriptions".

Using the various site features Profiles – Create your own profile, advertise your FOSS skills and share your interests in FOSS and the ict@innovation programme
Forums and Wiki – Read and contribute to discussions and working processes online by engaging in online discussions in the forum and online text editing using the Wikis
Blogs – read and discuss about current news and developments on FOSS related topics and the ict@innovation programme in the Blogs
Groups – Join in online organizational activities by engaging in topic specific groups.
Online Community Membership Do you have a FOSS project or initiative you wish to interest others in? Do you want to contribute to the ict@innovation programme in a specific way? The ict@innovation portal offers further functions for those of you, who want to engage more actively in the community or programme – The blog is open for all community members to share relevant news and views. Also, all community members can create groups to share files, manage events, and engage in private discussions on relevant topics. The different training programmes will later on all have their own group to collaborate online. Please contact us, if you would like to engage in the site as community member. All services of this site are free of charge