IBM has opened a Linux innovation center in the capital city of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The goal of the center is to drive the development and adoption of open standards and open source technologies among businesses and government organizations of Kazakhstan. The center will help local software developers increase their Linux and open standards expertise and strengthen their connection to the worldwide Linux community.
"Like many emerging markets, Kazakhstan faces the ambitious task of growing and enhancing its IT infrastructure very fast to match the demands of a new economy," observes Inna Kuznetsova, vice president of Systems Software, marketing and sales enablement. "Using open source and standards-based computing, Kazakhstan can avoid the pitfalls of an expensive, proprietary infrastructure and build a more flexible IT foundation to expedite economic development. The Linux center will deliver educational and practical resources to bolster open source adoption and spur innovation."
The opening of the Linux center is an investment made under a broader memorandum on collaboration signed by IBM and Kazakhstan's government. The goal of this collaboration is to accelerate the adoption of technology in Kazakhstan in support of the country's overall strategy of achieving sustainable development through economic diversification.
IBM also offers Linux expertise and resources around the globe through capabilities available at over 40 full-service IBM Innovation Centers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Bangalore, India; Moscow and other locations, such as the recently opened Cape Town, South Africa center.
For more information on the Linux resources IBM provides at its IBM Innovation Centers, go here.