Emerginov: How Free Software Can Boost Local Innovation, a Win-Win Deal between Operator and Local Innovation Partners

Morgan Richomme; Geerish Suddul; Rai Basgeet; Avinash Soobul

E-Infrastuctures and E-Services for Developing Countries. Second International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, November 25-26, 2010, Revised Selected Papers

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Emerginov: How Free Software Can Boost Local Innovation, a Win-Win Deal between Operator and Local Innovation Partners

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    author={Morgan Richomme and Geerish Suddul and Rai Basgeet and Avinash Soobul},
    title={Emerginov: How Free Software Can Boost Local Innovation, a Win-Win Deal between Operator and Local Innovation Partners},
    proceedings={E-Infrastuctures and E-Services for Developing Countries. Second International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, November 25-26, 2010, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={AFRICOMM},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={Co-innovation free software micro-service SMS Voice},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-23828-4_13}
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Morgan Richomme
Geerish Suddul
Rai Basgeet
Avinash Soobul
Year: 2012
Emerginov: How Free Software Can Boost Local Innovation, a Win-Win Deal between Operator and Local Innovation Partners
AFRICOMM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23828-4_13

Morgan Richomme¹^,*, Geerish Suddul¹^,*, Rai Basgeet¹^,*, Avinash Soobul¹^,*

1: 2nd International ICST Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries 25-26 November 2010

*Contact email: morgan.richomme@orange-ftgroup.com, g.suddul@utm.intnet.mu, rai.basgeet@mauritiustelecom.com, avinash.soobul@mauritiustelecom.com

Abstract

This paper deals with the description of a new co-innovation method linking an operator and academic resources. This method based on the promotion of free software has been validated during Orange Expo 2010 Mauritius organized by Mauritius Telecom. The goal is to boost local innovation and ease the development of “Telcoweb” micro-services.

Keywords: Co-innovation free software micro-service SMS Voice

Published: 2012-05-28

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23828-4_13