2. Established in June
2003 as an
enterprise by three
journalists and three
other entrepreneurs
based in General
Santos City
Registered with the
SEC that same year
Initial plan was to
start a publishing
venture (newspaper)
but was shelved for
financial reasons
3. SBTPI
Shifted focus on offering journalism trainings involving
students, local firms, government agencies and local
government units
In 2006, SBTPI published a quarterly/special edition business
news magazine Mindanao Economic Review
Strengthened training component, with focus on specialized
journalism skills and new media
Established partnerships with academic institutions (KNCHS)
and media institutions to beef up the new media training
program
6. FOSS and SBTPI
I egr ed FO SS
nt at
applcatons i new m edi
ii n a
tai ng pr am s (
r ni ogr desktop
publshi
i ng)
Som e m em ber st t t
s ared o
m i at t open sour
gr e o ce
oper i syst s
atng em
7. Joi
ned FO SS and
new m edi tai ngs
a r ni
( a Sour I i
Asi ce I n
Sukabum i I
, ndonesi a
and Seacem 's
Brdgi t N ew
i ng he
M edi W or
a kshop in
Kual Lum pur
a ,
M al a)
aysi
8. March 2007
SBTPI started FOSS advocacy
Acted as secretariat for the then Socsksargen
Open Source Network
Initial plan was to launch training programs on
new media using FOSS applications
9. August-September 2007
SBTPI helped organize the 1st Open
Technology Fair of Koronadal National
Comprehensive High School
10. October 2007, SBTPI
pushed for the reorganization
and expansion of SOSN
The new group adopted the
name Socsksargen Open
Source Society (SOSS)
SOSS core group is based
in Koronadal City
11.
12. What SOSS wants to achieve:
Help mainstream FOSS, at least in
Southwestern Mindanao or Region 12 (mainly
in the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan
Kudarat, Sarangani and the cities of Koronadal
and General Santos)
15. Members (25 active) are from South Cotabato, Sultan
Kudarat, Sarangani and cities of Koronadal and General
Santos
Meets once weekly and maintains daily exchanges
through googlegroups
(opensocsksargen@googlegroups.com)
SEC registration is now in the works
We welcome other FOSS advocates to join us
16. Activities
SOSS was adopted by MSU-GenSan as working
group for the 1st OpenHUBS
Maintain exchanges with UNDP-IOSN for FOSS
advocacy efforts with Socsksargen or Region 12
Work closely with the KNCHS FOSS Society for
learning exchanges with students
17. Plans/Upcoming Activities:
FOSS Camp (Socsksargen high schools/PC for Public
Schools program recipients), third week of January 2008
Launch non-formal/formal computer education classes
using FOSS in coordination with DepEd and TESDA,
June 2008
Launch trainings on FOSS for B'laan and T'boli high
school students, Summer 2008
Launch 'Open Socsksargen 2008,' a regional open
source festival
18. Set up open source showcases in trade fairs (SME
Week, MICT, T'nalak Festival)
Offer FOSS training programs for local companies in
partnership with academic institutions
Organize the 2nd Open Technology Fair (KNCHS)
FOSS for Journalists?
19. We need to generate resources to fund our
advocacy...
Our strength is in publishing (web and print)
Partner with SBTPI for a web-based news magazine
venture
Long term: showcase a publishing venture
(magazine, weekly community newspaper, web news
magazine) operating mainly on FOSS
20. We need to learn/update ourselves on
FOSS, etc...
We created a training committee that will look for
FOSS training opportunities for members (local or
outside the region, preferably free :)
Link up with other FOSS groups
Mentoring/sharing within the group