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THE COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (CICT) is
mapping out an open source program that seeks to expand the open source user
base in the Philippines, to spur development of educational content and to
create a pool of open source experts.

The Free and Open Source Software in Education Strategy (FINE) is headed by
CICT Commissioner for Human Capital Development Group Emmanuel Lallana, who
said the project is aligned with similar CICT programs, including iSchools
and eSwela, two other projects that aim to develop ICT knowledge among
public school teachers and students.

Lallana presented a draft of the FINE program during a recent workshop on
ICT policy for the civil society in Ateneo de Manila University.

One of the components of FINE is the distribution of a Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS) CD Kit that contains about a dozen open source alternatives
to proprietary applications.

These applications include OpenOffice (alternative to Microsoft Office),
Scribus DTP (alternative to Microsoft Publisher), NVU Web Authoring, 3D
modeling software Blender (alternative to the more expensive Maya), Firefox
(alternative to proprietary Web browsers), among others.
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