Khmer OS Project● Current Stage of Khmer OS

– Already localised: ● SuSE Linux 10.2, ● OpenOffice 2.2, ● Khmer Touch Type, ● Khmer Standard Unicode 1.3● Khmer Converter● Email and Internet● Calendar, Media Player, Games etc● Search Engine, Google Search

● Funding and Support by CICC, UDNP-APDIP, UNESCO, WorgForge Foundation, InWent etc

National ICT Development Authority (NiDA) Human Capacity Building and Free/Open Source Software

KHMER FOSS TrainingFunding by IDRC-Pan L10n

Noy Shoung, noy_shoung@nida.gov.khDSG-HRD & FOSSNational ICT Development Authority (NiDA)

Khmer FOSS Training ● Kandal Province● Siem Reap Province● Kampong Cham Province● Sihanoukville● Traninee recevied text book, keyboard and CD

Khmer Software include: OpenOffice, Khmer Standard Unicode, Khmer Font Converter, Turnderbird, Firefox and training material

Material Development● Training Material and Curriculum are now

aready in place● NiDA Khmer Standard Unicode Keybaord● OpenOffice User Guide

– Text book– Training material, handout, course outline,

excersice, – Khmer Software for both plateform in FOSS and

Propriaty Software

Training● Teaching OpenOffice writer in Khmer (12 hours).● Teaching the use of OpenOffice Calc (12 hours)● Teaching the use of OpenOffice Impress (8 hours).● Teaching fast-typing using the Khmer Unicode fast-typing

program (4 hour)● Teaching the use of Internet tools (e-mail and browsing) (4

hours).● Installation and customization of Unicode, OpenOffice 2.0

Khmer Text Converter and other applications (4 hour).

Target GroupDetail

Siem Reap Kandal

Sihanoukville

Kampong Cham Total

Provincial Department 30 28 27 31 116Governor 11 5 7 6 29Training Provider 14 10 8 5 37School Teacher 1 5 2 3 11Total 56 48 44 45 193Original Plan 40 40 40 40 160

L10n Impact Study● Feb-Mar 2007

– Kandal Province– Siem Reap Province– Kampong Cham Province– Sihanoukville

Future Plan – Pan L10n PHASE II● In the FOSS Master Plan, now is the migration and

promotion stage, countinue training for the remain provinces are needed

● Target Group– Training Providers: R/TTC and PTC– Public Sector: Goverment Empoyees– Multiplier: School Teacher– Local Governors – Provincial, Districk & Commune Level

● Glossary and Standadisation of Terminilogy Trainslation● Modify Electronic Dictionary● Reseach on Impact of Localisation and the use of digital

localisation

Strategy● Training

– Master Trainer– Trainer– Power End User

● Content of the training– Basic Training

● SuSE Linux● Open Office● Internet and Email● NiDA Khmer Standard Unicode Keyboard

– Advance● SuSE Linux: Administrator + Basic Training

Partners● Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

– Regional Teacher Training Centers– Provincial Teacher Training Centers– All level of Training Provider, Universities, Institutes

under MoEYS● Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training

– Regional Techincal Training Centers– Provincial Training Centers– All Technical and Vocational Training Providers

● Other Ministries, Stakeholder and NGOs,