09.04.2013

Macedonian Versions of Creative Commons Licenses Presented

Mr. Joi, president of Creative Commons, promoted Macedonian versions of global licenses that enable spreading the free culture around the world, in Skopje on June 19, 2007. By adapting the licenses to the domestic legal system, Macedonia became 38th member-country in the Creative Commons family. More >>> 

08.04.2013

New Metamorphosis Survey on the ApplyOnLine Website

During May and June 2007 Metamorphosis Foundation conducted a survey regarding the website Apply On-Line of the Agency for Civil Servants of Republic of Macedonia. Research goals included getting to know the opinions and the experiences of the candidates about the application that enables applying for the open positions in the public administration via the internet. Read more >>> 

08.04.2013

National Strategy for Development of Electronic Communications and Information Technologies

National Strategy for Development of Electronic Communications and Information Technologies will define the measures related to the basic infrastructural foundation for information society which is necessary for implementation and development of the basic postulates of information society (e-governance, e-education, e-business, etc.), and the ultimate goal of the strategy is the goal we are all striving at – improving the quality of living in Macedonia

08.04.2013

WSA Macedonia 2009

Selection of candidates for the World Summit Award 2009 Macedonia soon to start The World Summit Award (WSA) – a global initiative to select and promote the world’s best e-Content examples – started in 2003 in the framework of the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva. This is done through national contests, a global contest, held every two years, and numerous content-focused national and international conferences and workshops. Read more>>>

08.04.2013

Results of the Open Competition for Establishing New Digital Clubhouses

Within the open competition for establishing new digital clubhouses announced by Metamorphosis on February 12, 2007, Foundation announces that the following projects will receive computer equipment grants: Ecology association “Zdravec” – Makedonska Kamenica – DC Sasa NGO Millenium – Tetovo – DC Slatina The abovementioned projects receive the grants for establishing new digital clubhouses within the Digital Clubhouses project. The projects were selected according to the conditions required with the open competition, as well as according to the quality of the submitted project and estimated capacity for implementation. Read more >>>  

08.04.2013

“Freedom Not Fear” Campaign

“Freedom Not Fear” Campaign  The international action day “Freedom not Fear” will be marked in as many European capital cities as possible and elsewhere around the world to demonstrate against the total retention of telecommunication data and other instruments of surveillance. Read more…

08.04.2013

Russian OS to be installed in every school in Russia

Russian OS to be installed in every school in Russia Russian OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by2009. Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate theapplied software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister ofCommunication stated at a press conference. Read more…

08.04.2013

Macedonia: Public outcry over new legislation for preventive surveillance

Macedonia: Public outcry over new legislation for preventive surveillance Several leading human rights NGOs from Macedonia issued a reaction to the Parliament and the Government of Republic of Macedonia on June 24, 2008, regarding the recent changes in the Law on Criminal Procedure and the Law on Interception of Communications, allowing special investigative measures (surveillance). Read more…

08.04.2013

Announcement: Citizens Have the Right to Choose

Considering that the computer literacy trainings for the general population announced by the Government of Republic of Macedonia are in general a positive move for development of information society, the Metamorphosis Foundation and the NGO Free Software Macedonia encourage the Government to provide right to choose for the citizens, by offering trainings for use of free and open source software (FOSS) also.

08.04.2013

Contest: Best mobile phone photograph or video

Contest: Best mobile phone photograph or video Topic: “Summer” Creative Commons Macedonia is announcing a contest for best photograph or best video made with a mobile phone camera. The contest topic is “Summer”, due to summer’s arrival, and it will last until September 23, i.e. until the end of this summer. Read more…

08.04.2013

Computer Courses

Trainings (courses) can be consisted of one or more modules. •    Modules can be combined according to the client’s needs. •    Minimal numbers of participants is 6. •    Modules for office working with the Microsoft’s applications (М1, М3, М5, М7, М9, М11, М13, М15) are compatible with the European certificate Xpert curriculum. •    Modules for office working with free and open source software (М2, М4, М8, М10, М12, М14, М16) also follows the Xpert methodology. M1    Name    Computer Skills I: Microsoft Windows Lessons    20 Students will learn •    Structural and working components of the PC •    Using and configuring user interface •    Organising data and file management (Windows Explorer) •    Basic operations overview (basic text processing – Notepad and WordPad) •    Using multilanguage keyboard layout M2    Name    Computer Skills I: Linux (Ubuntu) Lessons    20 Students will learn •    Structural and working components of the PC •    Using and configuring user interface •    Organising data and file management (Nautilus) •    Basic operations overview (basic text processing –

08.04.2013

Website development

Metamorphosis Foundation offers development of IT solutions tailored to the needs of its clients or as project component. Metamorphosis provides cost effective and quality services of development, adaptation, localization, and updating of web content, specializing in developing multilingual solutions based on the use of FOSS CMS Joomla. An abridged list of websites developed by Metamorphosis since 2001 is as follows: No. Web site Languages 1 Metamorphosis Foundation www.metamorphosis.org.mk Macedonian, English 2 Foundation Open Society Institute – Macedonia (FOSIM) www.soros.org.mk Macedonian, English 3 Macedonian Radio and Television (Public Service) www.mrt.com.mk Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, Vlach, Romane, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Greek, English 4 Free access to information www.spinfo.org.mk Macedonian 5 Music information system www.muzika.net.mk Macedonian 6 Anticorruption portal www.antikorupcija.org.mk Macedonian, English 7 Web magazine “Agora” www.agora.org.mk Macedonian, Serbian, Albanian 8 Brain Drain – information system www.braindrain.org.mk Macedonian 9 Macedonian NGO Online Network www.mango.org.mk Macedonian, English 10 Open Government www.opengov.org.mk Macedonian 11 NGO Support Centers www.ngocenters.org.mk Macedonian, Albanian, English 12 Vox Populi – web forum www.voxpopuli.org.mk Macedonian, Albanian, English Turkish,