Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS)
( el, ΕΕΛΛΑΚ – Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών) is a
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non-profit organization founded on February 28, 2008 b
36 Greek Universities and Research Institutes GFOSS was created to "further the cause of
Free,
Open Source Software
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FOSS
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) and
Openness
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". 36 universities and research centers are shareholders of GFOSS.
Members
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Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET)
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Athena Research Center#
National Documentation Centre (EKT)
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National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS)Greek Academic Network (GUnet)#
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
Hellenic Society of Scientists and Professionals of Informatics and Communications#
National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos"
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University of Western Attica
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University of the Aegean
The University of the Aegean ( el, Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου) is a public, multi-campus university located in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Rhodes, Syros and Lemnos, Greece. It was founded on March 20, 1984, by the Presidential Act 83/1984 ...
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University of Macedonia (UoM)
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.)
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University of Patras (UPatras)
Computer Technology Institute and Press "Diophantus"#
University of Peloponnese (UoP)
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University of Crete (UoC)
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Technical University of Crete (TUC)
Greek Association of Computer Scientists (EPE)# Hellenic Linux User Group (HEL.L.U.G.)
Hellenic Association of Computer Engineers (HACE)#
University of Ioannina (UoI)
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Hellenic Open University (HOU)
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Harokopio University (HUA)
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University of Piraeus (UniPi)
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International Hellenic University (IHU)
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University of Western Macedonia (UoWM)
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University of Cyprus (UCY)
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University of Thessaly (UTH)
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Open University of Cyprus
Members of the Board of Directors of GFOSS – Open Technologies Alliance 2015–2019
* President:
Diomidis Spinellis
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Athens University of Economics and Business
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB; el, Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Oikonomiko Panepistimio Athinon'', abbrev. ΟΠΑ, OPA) was founded in 1920 in Athens, Greece and is the oldest university in Gre ...
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* Vice President:
Nektarios KozirisICCS, responsible for innovation and entrepreneurship
* Vice President: Theodoros Karounos (
NTUA
The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; el, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institution ...
), responsible for coordination and operation
Members:
* Mihalis Vafopoulos
ODI Athens, responsible for Open Data
* Vassilis Vlachos (
TEI of Thessaly), responsible for Privacy and Security
* Panayiotis Kranidiotis (Scientific Committee of the GFOSS), responsible for Public Administration and Local Government
* Dimitris Kyriakos
EPE, responsible for Primary and Secondary Education
* Ioannis Stamelos (
A.U.Th.), responsible for Higher education and Research
* Prodromos Tiavos
Creative Commons Greece, responsible for Open Content and Copyright
References
External links
GFOSS
Non-profit organizations based in Greece
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