Open Tech Exchange Podcast

In the interview with Marc Lepage, Marc mentions the amongst others, a new existing initiative in Uganda, called Fixed in Uganda, which will try to engage Ugandan ICT professionals into global FOSS and Creative Commons projects.

Fixed in Uganda is a competition that awards people for their involvement in FOSS and Creative Commons projects.

When the competition starts, anyone in Uganda can register on this site. Registration gives you a unique banner that you can leave all over the Internet when you get involved in FOSS projects, Wikipedia, Openstreetmap etc.

Every forum post, Wiki contribution, mailinglist anwser, bugfix & commit to real world FOSS projects will earn you points.

By the end of 2010 the person with the most points wins a cash price. There will be special prices for young participants, female participants, documentation writers and translators.

A win win for everyone.