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| Program for Certification of Linux Experts in Bulgaria Launched |
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 On
March 5, 2004, Mr. Glenn McKnight, the Director for development of programs within the
Linux Professional Institute,
LPI, responsible for the local partners around the world and the international
funding, announced the start of the process for educating and certifying Linux
experts in Bulgaria. The launch of the certification program was announced at
a round table in Sofia co-organized by the Free
Software Association – Bulgaria, FSA-BG, Bulgaria
Development Gateway and ARC Fund. According to the recently signed
cooperation agreeement between FSA-BG and LPI, the Association has become
an official LPI representative for Bulgaria and has started the process for educating
and certifying Linux experts in the country. During his visit to Bulgaria, on 5-7 March 2004, Mr. McKnight presented FSA – Bulgaria as LPI-Bulgaria affiliate.
He met with Members of Parliament, journalists, IT business representatives and participated in the WebDev
conference, presenting the activities of LPI around the world. A promotional ExamFest – a mass exam for
Linux professional certification, was held for the first
time in Bulgaria. As LPI-Bulgaria, the Free Software Association
plans to assist the creation and development of education and certification centres of Linux experts in the country. LPI-Bulgaria will organize training for enhancing the IT qualifications of civil servants, military and police officials, and those working in the area of education.
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