Vision of Endogenous Development Based on Free Software

摘要

This paper presents the experience about a "Nucleus of Endogenous Development" which has been developed in the state of Merida - Venezuela using free software. This effort, allows people fixe access to technology, contributing to promote high impact projects like the Free Software Academy, Free Software Factory among many others. These projects, have contributed to two important issues, the generation of local and national processes to achieve technological independence and the creation of research and development centers which are expected to be the backbone of the technological development of the country.