Red Hat To Support OSS Deployment In Kerala

Red Hat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Kerala to support Kerala’s deployment of open source software(OSS) that will accelerate e-governance and e-literacy efforts in the state.

Red Hat will work with the Government of Kerala to conduct capacity-building programs around OSS and will train the technical staff of various government organisations to help them develop and maintain open source applications. It will also train school teachers in Kerala on Linux desktop skills.

“Kerala has always been a leader in literacy and now we want to make Kerala a leader in e-literacy,” said V S Achutanandan, CM, Kerala. “We believe that free and open source software is an essential component in our drive to democratise information technology and bring its benefits to all sections of society. We are pleased to partner with Red Hat, an open source leader, in bringing e-literacy and e-governance to the people of Kerala.”

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“The Kerala Government has taken a very progressive step in choosing open source software. The freedom, flexibility and cost-effectiveness of open source helps governments maximise their IT budgets,” observed Nandkumar Pradhan, president and managing director, Red Hat India.

Red Hat and the Government of Kerala will also work together to promote Kerala as a global destination for developing open source software.