Producing of collection of localized open source applications, in cooperation with the local OSS community, satisfying the basic daily needs of local NGOs and home users, enabling promotion of OSS as efficient, cost-effective and legal software solution for hybrid systems (computers with installed Windows, dominant in both public and private sector).
The package covers the needs in the following areas: office application (text processing, spreadsheet, etc.), internet access (browser, mail/news client), organizer/groupware, image editing and web design, other useful applications (compression, multimedia), etc. It also includes a user-friendly installer program and a booklet with basic instructions for each of the included programs.
The mail distribution channels for the CD are computer magazines and other media, libraries, NGO support centers (in 12 different cities in Macedonia), and the e-riders, IT companies. Selected NGO representatives from various parts of the country will also attend a “training of trainers” seminar, enabling them to teach members of their local communities how to work with the Package.
Free and Open Source Software
Hackathon for Digital Democracy
With the support of CIVICUS, and in partnership with the Civic Literacy Initiative, the Metamorphosis Foundation is implementing the Digital Democracy Hackathon project–which aims to encourage the development of innovative digital solutions to
Countering Ethnicity-Based Disinformation on Social Media During the Pre-election Period in North Macedonia
MAIN GOAL OF THE PROJECT: Combating ethnicity-based disinformation and foster informed public discourse during the pre-election campaign and local elections in North Macedonia through monitoring ethnicity-based disinformation narratives on social media. The project
MEDIA, MONEY AND ELECTIONS IN NORTH MACEDONIA
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