Bluepoint Institute of Higher Technology Foundation
Encyclopedia
The Bluepoint Institute of Higher Technology Foundation is a non-profit open-source education and development center. It is the first organization in the Philippines
to focus on Linux and Open Source training.
The official website is at http://www.bluepoint.com.ph
Purpose
Bluepoint exists to enhance the IT skills of Filipinos by providing globally competitive Open Source education.
Business
Bluepoint intends to do this by (1) advocating, (2) educating people in, and (3) developing Open Source software through training courses, seminars, fund-raising events, research, and development.
Values
Bluepoint believes that Open Source provides the greatest degree of freedom in terms of operation as well as development. In general, Open Source software is more cost effective and reliable than proprietary software in the long term.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
to focus on Linux and Open Source training.
The official website is at http://www.bluepoint.com.ph
Purpose
Bluepoint exists to enhance the IT skills of Filipinos by providing globally competitive Open Source education.
Business
Bluepoint intends to do this by (1) advocating, (2) educating people in, and (3) developing Open Source software through training courses, seminars, fund-raising events, research, and development.
Values
Bluepoint believes that Open Source provides the greatest degree of freedom in terms of operation as well as development. In general, Open Source software is more cost effective and reliable than proprietary software in the long term.