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Jean-Claude Dauphin - Introduction - UNESCO’s Activities in FOSS For Education, Past, Current and Future Activities

Module by: Ken Udas

Summary: Introduction to Jean-Claude Dauphin's contribution to the "OSS and OER in Education Series." In this post, he shares some insights about UNESCO activities that promote the use of FOSS Solutions in Education. He will provide a brief description of past, current, and envisaged activities aimed at promoting the use of Free and Open Source Software solutions for Education.

Jean-Claude Dauphin - Introduction

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Jean-Claude Dauphin works at UNESCO HQ, Paris, in the Information Society Division. He has a software developer background and contributes to the development and dissemination of UNESCO information processing tools such as the Open Source Greenstone Digital Library system. He is also in charge of the UNESCO Free and Open Source portal and a member of the team in charge of UNESCO “ICT in Education, Sciences and Culture” activities.

He is involved in activities related to Openness, and has a strong interest in FOSS Education solutions and open educational resources.

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