F re e Soft w are P roj e ct s in P ub l ic Ent e rprise s of K e ral a

A com pl iat ion of Fre e Soft w are Usage in Pub l ic Ent e rprise s of K e ral a

Socie t yf or Prom ot ion ofAl t e rnat iv e Com put ing & Em pl oym e nt

SPACE, Socie t y for Prom ot ion of Al t e rnat iv e Com put ing and Em pl oym e nt is an init iat iv e of a com m unit y of soft w are profe ssional s and t e ch nol ogist s aspiring t o b uil d a nov el IT ind ust ry t h at is cre at iv e and social l y re l ev ant . SPACE e nv isage s t o b ring t h e b e ne fit s of Inform at ion and Com m unicat ion Te ch nol ogie s (ICT) t o al arge r se ct ion of socie t y by prom ot ing e m pl oym e nt and d e v el opm e nt t h rough FL O SS. It aim s t o ad d re ss t h e spe cial ne e d s of K e ral a such as l ocal l anguage com put ing and w il l act as a l ink b e t w e e n K e ral a and t h e FL O SS Com m unit y around t h e w orl d.

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Int rod uct ion................................................................................ 1 Succe ssful Fre e Soft w are Proj e ct s from K e ral a............................ Sut h arya K e ral am ............................................................................. P rogram P e rform ance M onit oring Syst e m ....................................... M anage m e nt Inform at ion Syst e m for ICD S.................................... IT im pl e m e nt at ion in K TW W F B.................................................... D C* Suit e ........................................................................................ K e ral aP W D -W ings P ort al ............................................................... ER CM P U........................................................................................ Cal icut Univ e rsit y Com put e risat ion................................................. Inst it ut ions Prom ot ing Fre e Soft w are in K e ral a.......................... Kel t ron............................................................................................ Nat ional Inform at ics Ce nt re ............................................................ C-D IT............................................................................................. CD AC............................................................................................. R el ev ance of Fre e Soft w are in Ind ia........................................... Int rod uct ing F re e Soft w are ............................................................. F re e Soft w are and D e v el oping Nat ions........................................... Appl ying F re e Soft w are ................................................................... Gov e rnm e nt s for F re e Soft w are ....................................................... Concl usion...................................................................................... 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 26 29 31

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FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS

FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS

FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS

Succe ssful Fre e Soft w are Proj e ct s from K e ral a

Sut h arya K e ral am

Synopsis
Sut h aryak e ral am

(Transpare nt K e ral a)

Proj e ct D e t ail s

At a Gl ance
Cl ie nt D ev el ope d b y Te am Siz e D ev el opm e nt Tim e Te ch nol ogie s

Use r b ase

P rogram P e rform ance M onit oring Syst em

Synopsis

(P P M S)

Proj e ct D e t ail s

At a Gl ance
Cl ie nt D ev el ope d b y Te am Siz e D ev el opm e nt Tim e Te ch nol ogie s Use r b ase

M anage m e nt Inform at ion Syst e m for ICD S

Synopsis

Proj e ct D e t ail s

At a Gl ance
Cl ie nt

D ev el ope d b y Te am Siz e D ev el opm e nt Tim e Te ch nol ogie s

Use r b ase

IT im pl e m e nt at ion in K TW W F B
Synopsis

Proj e ct D e t ail s

At a Gl ance
Cl ie nt

D ev el ope d b y Te am Siz e D ev el opm e nt Tim e Te ch nol ogie s

Use r b ase

D C* Suit e
Synopsis

(D ist rict Col l e ct orat e Suit e)

Proj e ct D e t ail s

At a Gl ance
Cl ie nt D ev el ope d b y Te am Siz e D ev el opm e nt Tim e Te ch nol ogie s Use r b ase

K e ral aP W D -W ings P ort al

Synopsis

Proj e ct D e t ail s

At a Gl ance
Cl ie nt D ev el ope d b y Te am Siz e D ev el opm e nt Tim e Te ch nol ogie s

Use r b ase

ER CM P U
Synopsis

Proj e ct D e t ail s

At a Gl ance
Cl ie nt D ev el ope d b y Te am Siz e D ev el opm e nt Tim e Te ch nol ogie s Use r b ase

Cal icut Univ e rsit y Com put e risat ion

Synopsis

Proj e ct D e t ail s

At a Gl ance
Cl ie nt D ev el ope d b y Te am Siz e D ev el opm e nt Tim e Te ch nol ogie s Use r b ase

FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS

FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS

FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS

Inst it ut ions Prom ot ing Fre e Soft w are in K e ral a

K EL TR O N
Kel t ron (K e ral a St at e El e ct ronics D e v el opm e nt Corporat ion) is a pione e r in prov id ing Fre e Soft w are sol ut ions and support s for v arious Gov e rnm e nt or non-gov e rnm e nt al age ncie s in K e ral a. Th e Soft w are d e v el opm e nt t e am and W e b se rv ice s t e am of K e l t ron are w ork ing on v arious Fre e Soft w are proj e ct s. Apart from t h e M GP proj e ct cit e d e arl ie r, t h e W e b se rv ice t e am h as d one around 60 w e b sit es t il l d at e in PH P/ M ysq l , am ong w h ich 20 are m aj or proj e ct s. Proj e ct s
W e b ER P Accide ntCas e M onit oring

W e bs it e of Ch ie f El e ct oral O ffice r, Ke ral a

Com pu t e ris at ion of R e cords room in Ke ral a Se cre t ariat

Indu s t rial R e s ou rce L ocat or

Ot h e r Proj e ct s

W e bh os t ing in GNU/ L inu x

Pu bl ic Pros e cu t or O ffice L ink ing

Nat ional Inform at ics Ce nt re , K e ral a

Nat ional Inform at ics Ce nt re , und e r M inist ry of com m unicat ions and IT, Gov e rnm e nt of Ind ia is prov id ing IT sol ut ions for St at e and Ce nt ral Gov e rnm e nt s in Ind ia. NIC K e ral a is d oing a l ot of it s proj e ct s on Fre e Soft w are . As l ik e t h e D C*Suit e proj e ct , som e not ab l e proj e ct s of NIC in Fre e Soft w are are l ist ed bel ow .

Proj e ct s
Pre s s Inform at ion Bu re au (PIB) Th iru v anat h apu ram W e bs it e

Tre as u ry Inform at ion M anage m e nt(TR IM )

CL AIM S

R u ral s oft -Ke ral a

Inpat ie ntM onit oring Sys t e m (IM S)

Sys t e m for Com m on Al l ot m e ntProgram (CAP)

Diary ne t

DCI ne t

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Th e O pe n Source Te am in C-D IT(Ce nt re for D e v el opm e nt of Im aging Te ch nol ogy) h av e d one v arious e ffort s for prom ot ing Fre e Soft w are in pub l ic se ct or t h rough Fre e Soft w are consul t ancie s t o Gov e rnm e nt Inst it ut ions, Pub l ic and St aff t raining program s, l ocal l anguage com put ing and cont e nt cre at ion in fre e form at s. Th e focus of O S Te am in fre e soft w are is m ainl y in 3 are as. Fre e Soft w are support for C-D IT's int e rnal ne e d s, Pub l ic aw are ne ss cam paigns, and D e v el opm e nt and d e pl oym e nt . Proj e ct s
Training init iat iv es

R e gis t rat ion m odu l e for KINFR A park s

Se rv e r Im pl e m e nt at ions in CPCR I

Ot h e r Init iat iv es
Kairal i GNU/ L inu x Nil a M al ayal am Edit or

L iTE Int rane tW e bs it e for V SSC

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Th e E-gov e rnance D e part m e nt of CD AC (Ce nt re for D e v el opm e nt of Ad v ance d Com put ing), Form e rl y (ER & D CI), Th iruv anant h apuram , h av e d one v arious proj e ct s on Fre e Soft w are . Th e y h av e d one significant proj e ct s l ik e M anage m e nt Inform at ion Syst e m for Int e grat e d Ch il d D ev el opm e nt Sch e m e , and IT im pl e m e nt at ion of K e ral a Tod d y W ork e rs W e l fare Fund Board ful l y using Fre e Soft w are . Som e ot h e r proj e ct s b y CD AC are l ist ed bel ow . Proj e ct s
T ail oring W ork e rs W e l fare Fu nd Board

Se rv e r Im pl e m e nt at ions

FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS

FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS

FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS FOSSFOSS

R el ev ance of Fre e Soft w are in Ind ia

F re e Soft w are F ound at ion of Ind ia

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W h at is Fre e Soft w are ? Be ginning of Fre e Soft w are

* Th e fre e d om
purpose

t o run t h e program , for any

* Th e fre e d om * Th e fre e d om * Th e fre e d om

t o st ud y h ow t h e program w ork s and ad apt it t o your ne e d s. t o re d ist rib ut e copie s so you can h e l p your ne igh b or t o im prov et h e program , and re l e ase your im prov e m e nt st ot h e pub l ic, so t h at t h e w h ol e com m unit y b e ne fit s

Th e Fre e Soft w are M ov e m e nt in Ind ia

Ab out GNU/L inux

Fre e Soft w are and D e v el opm e nt of L ocal IT Ind ust ry

D igit al Excl usion and Fre e Soft w are

Em pow e ring L ocal Busine ss, Social O rganisat ions and E-Com m e rce

Fre e Soft w are and Nat ional Se curit y

Te ch nol ogical Ind e pe nd e nce

Social O w ne rsh ip of K now l e d ge

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Ed ucat ion

Fre e d om and Coope rat ion

e -Gov e rnance

* Fre e Acce ss of cit ize ns t o pub l ic inform at ion * Pe rm ane nce of pub l ic d at a * Se curit y of t h e St at e and of t h e cit ize ns L ocal L anguage Com put ing

Social Se ct or

M icro Ent e rprise

Scie nce and Te ch nol ogy

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Asia

L at in Am e rica

Europe and Nort h Am e rica

Africa

Concl usion