KSA National Open Source Technology Stack
Details of the organization
Name *
Communications and Information Technology Commission
Country *
Saudi Arabia
Website (URL)
http://www.citc.gov.sa
Type *
Governments
National implementation mechanism
The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level:
Yes
The organization has a national e-strategy:
Yes
Information about the project
Project title *
KSA National Open Source Technology Stack
Title acronym
MASDAR
Description *
To develop a unified national consensus regarding a complete and comprehensive technology stack for adopting Open Source technologies. 120 branches of technologies are covered, including operating systems, virtualization environments, middleware, databases, programming languages, development environments, publishing technologies, APIs, and much more. The available choices in the international domain are filtered via a selection criteria and then two recommendations are provided for each stack level, one primary and one alternative. The goal is not to select the very "best" at each level, but rather the "most appropriate". The goal is to provide a helping hand for early adopters as well as to reach consensus between organizations and agencies countrywide, and to provide guidance for the private sector regarding what technologies to invest in for services & support. It also strives to provide guidance to the educational sector regarding focusing training and educational plans. Finally, it assists in strategic planning at the national level regarding the investment and development opportunities. This "best practice" recommendation is then published through a unified portal in the Arabic language with additional facilities to foster and encourage not only searching, but also collaboration, discussion, feedback, location of service providers, success stories and other similar services. The first version of the report and website are planned to be launched and publicized on 30 Jan 2018. Thereafter the recommendations are planned to be updated annually.
Project website
http://www.masdar.gov.sa
Geographical coverage *
Regional implementation
Regions of implementation
Asia and Pacific
Status *
Ongoing
from 30/01/2018
to
31/12/2020
Partners
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology - Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Project type *
Programme
Publication
Guidelines
Tool-kit
Website
Database