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Category: FOSS

AI and Open Source – II

1 June 20234 September 2023
Raul Zambrano
Artificial Intelligence, Economics, FOSS, Governance
Linux Freedom I first heard about Linux a couple of months after returning from the 1992 UN’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. I was working part-time as a Research Associate in one of the social research centers of my Read more

AI and Open Source – I

20 May 20234 September 2023
Raul Zambrano
Artificial Intelligence, Economics, FOSS, Governance
By all accounts, the ChatGPT “revolution” has triggered a well-deserved resurgence of free software or Open Source free/Open Source software (FOSS) that, some argue, will allegedly challenge the dominance of Big Tech over LLMs. While I disagree with such a Read more

Internet Metaphors in Practice – II

1 May 202318 May 2023
Raul Zambrano
FOSS, Human Development, ICTD
A couple of years later, I installed our first Wi-Fi router, allowing us to connect our laptops to the network from almost any point in the house. But wireless connection speeds were limited to 11 Mbps while the good old Read more

Internet Metaphors in Practice – I

20 April 202318 May 2023
Raul Zambrano
FOSS, Human Development, ICTD
The first time I ever bought something over the Internet was in 1994. And it was not from Amazon, but from a now long-gone company called CDNow. As its name suggests, its core business was selling CDs online. Interestingly, one Read more

Programming – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (maybe) – II

10 April 202318 May 2023
Raul Zambrano
Artificial Intelligence, FOSS, Innovation
Today Expert systems, an integral part of AI from the onset, are one of the best examples of rules-based programming. The core idea is to have a computer system that can provide the same depth of knowledge as top-notch human Read more

Programming – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (maybe) – I

1 April 202321 May 2023
Raul Zambrano
Artificial Intelligence, FOSS, Innovation
Yesterday I accidentally learned how to master computer programming. I was finishing high school and faced the daunting decision of choosing a study field. As my father was an engineer, I leaned toward the same area. But my passion for Read more

Latinux Magazine Interview

19 November 200914 July 2016
Raul Zambrano
e-governance, FOSS, ICTD, On-mission
“Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are not an end in itself but rather a means to reach people and enhance their lives.” (Raúl Zambrano) Born in Colombia, Raul Zambrano is trained as an engineer, sociologist and economist. He currently works Read more

OSS Follow-up IDRC/Bellanet

10 April 2003
Raul Zambrano
FOSS
I spoke to Mark Faul from Bellanet on the above. We agreed to: – organise a conference call next week with UNESCO, UNDP, USAID & Bellanet to see if we can coordinate our efforts. – support the workshops in Peru Read more

2nd Open Source Conference in DC

20 March 200318 January 2021
Raul Zambrano
FOSS, On-mission
Atsushi and I attended the conference which went from 17th to 19 March. The focus of this one was on OSS efforts in the US, Europe and Japan. We made several contracts, including: – UNESCO: possible collaboration on OS, have Read more

OSS Interview

8 November 200218 January 2021
Raul Zambrano
FOSS
I received an email from a WSJ journalist on Wednesday requesting to do an interview over the phone. That happened yesterday at noon. This is one of the results of the conference we co-sponsored in DC. I was on the Read more
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