About ICFOSS

ICFOSS is an autonomous institution under the Government of Kerala, mandated with the objectives of co-ordinating FOSS initiatives within Kerala, as well as linking up with FOSS initiatives in other parts of the world, in order to push the agenda of promoting democratic access to information and knowledge through equitable models of production and distribution of software in particular and knowledge in general. In the backdrop of pioneering efforts for free software adoption within the State, driven by a volunteer community and also supported by the Government, ICFOSS came up as an institutional nucleus to further FOSS and other Free Knowledge initiatives. In the last decade, the FOSS ecosystem has undergone substantial change globally and so ICFOSS shall strive to work for the active propagation, promotion and development of new FOSS initiatives. Advocacy and Fostering International co-operation in the FOSS domain are the major initiatives of ICFOSS. ICFOSS also strive to promote Kerala as a destination for FOSS based IT work including Open Source Hardware through creating critical mass of trained human resource and by providing mechanism for market interface. ICFOSS has started on the above concepts and currently within emphasis to FOSS based support services to Government departments, innovators, young graduates and students. There are mainly four research departments at ICFOSS, which includes Language Technology(LT), Assistive Technology (AT), Internet of Things (IoT) and E-Governance.