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International Centre For Free and Open Source Software

Govt. of Kerala Initiative

Autonomous organization popularizing Free and Open Source Technologies for universal use

Transfer the ideas of Free Software

Bridging the FOSS void

Enacting the blocks bridging the four pillars Industry, Academia, Communities & Government

Kerala IT Policy 2023 Draft

Events

Updates on the FOSS events around you

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Entrepreneurship

Supporting Passionate Startups to Excel

Preparing the Soil. Creating the Sky

Initiatives to Nurture
The Free and Open Source Ecosystem

Govt Nodal Agency

ICFOSS is the outcome of a decade of work by Free Software enthusiasts, advocates, developers and supporters in the state of Kerala and outside. Recognizing the strides made by the FOSS community in Kerala, the Government of Kerala implimented the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) in 2009.

Free and Open Source Community

Linking with communities, developers, groups and institutions abroad. Given the fact software is globalized, it was suggested by the FOSS community that this organization is international in character in order to enable ease of working with FOSS communities that span continents.

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Project Runway

Projects & Initiatives under ICFOSS

ICFOSS research and development aims to promote free and open source software.

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T- Slide Mouse

“For most of us technology makes things easier, but for persons with disabilities it makes things possible.”.

Flip-Mouse

The FLipMouse is an alternative input device for people who prefer (or need) other input variants than a standard computer mouse or keyboard..

DRONE® CoE

The Drone Center of Excellence established at ICFOSS focuses on projecting the possibilities that can be explored and thereby helping government agencies to take a proactive approach to modernization, increasing drone acquisition confidence..

Rapid Prototyping

Infrastructure Hardware Lab *.

Hardware Evaluation

Infrastructure Hardware Lab *.

Social Computin...

A way to Social computing,an area concerned with the in...

Open Hardware

Open Hardware ICFOSS aims towards Electronic Hardware i...

Gender & Techno...

Helping to close the gender gap and empower women in th...

Alternate Solut...

We are living in a world which encourages a culture of...

CoE

ICFOSS Solutions’ Centers of Excellence (CoE) act as a...

ICFOSS Fellowsh...

In order to leverage the objectives of ICFOSS towards p...

Labs

e-Governance Labe-Gov Lab offers container solutions to...

FOSS Training &...

ICFOSS trainings and workshops are specifically directe...

LoRa Deployment

LoRa Alliance membership entitles ICFOSS to initiate, p...

Internship

ICFOSS is looking for interns with interest and exposur...

Out Reach

The outreach activities including International Nationa...

FOSS Solution

Welcome to the FOSS solutions

Vision & Mission
Objectives

Vision & Mission

The vision of ICFOSS is to become a leading research organization in Free and Open Source model of knowledge development thereby contributing towards sustainable development of society and to stimulate economic development in the region.

The mission of ICFOSS is to promote research and development in the area of Free and Open Source Software and the knowledge development model it puts forward.

Objectives

Identify and quantify the political, cultural and economic benefits for India as a result of FOSS. This would not just be restricted to software but also to issues like patents, copyright, digital content, scientific publishing etc.
Develop an action plan aimed at making India a global leader in the open source community
Leverage the open source development model based on community, collaboration and shared ownership of intellectual resources to bridge the digital divide
Create a road-map for open source software development for India's software export industry
Take the lead role in identifying technologies for different applications for the government, public enterprises, educational institutions, small business, individuals and other key sectors