Topic

In the mid-90's, a corporate, governmental and non-governmental movement began the IT industrialization of Third World Countries. Empowered by worldwide NGO's such as the UN, the World Bank, and nationally CIDA, a concerted effort began do so under a theory that underdeveloped countries would in essence "leapfrog" other nations in IT with corporate partnerships. Opponents to this theory, suggested corporate will for profit would limit this initiative.

The Open Source Movement and how it can impact Third World countries, raises the stakes in this burgeoning dilemma and with the advent of piracy and/or OS, questioning the corporate governance in burgeoning civil societies is fundamental in attaining equal footing for Third World countries.

Presentation and Discussion with examples from Egypt, China, India and Bangladesh.