<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dru Lavigne</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tony Bailetti</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Editorial: Social Innovation (September 2008)</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Open Source Business Resource</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">09/2008</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://timreview.ca/article/181</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Talent First Network</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ottawa</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">If the overwhelming response we received to this month's call for submissions is any indication, those engaged in open source are also passionate about social innovation. We could have easily published a 100 page issue, but opted instead to save some submissions for upcoming issues as they are also suited to the themes of Building Community and Enabling Innovation.

Tony Bailetti of the Talent First Network is one of the driving forces behind the OSBR. He is guest editor this month and I think you'll agree that he has done an excellent job of finding authors from industry, academia, and non-profits who are on the frontlines of social innovation in Canada.

This issue is jam-packed with resources and examples of initiatives--enough to leave you thinking &quot;I had no idea so much was happening in Canada&quot;. They aren't meant to be exhaustive, but the insights and lessons learned can be applied to similar initiatives across the globe.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2008</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Editorial</style></work-type><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Talent First Network
Dru Lavigne is a technical writer and IT consultant who has been active with open source communities since the mid-1990s. She writes regularly for O'Reilly and DNSStuff.com and is the author of the books BSD Hacks and The Best of FreeBSD Basics.</style></custom1><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carleton University
Tony Bailetti holds a faculty appointment in both the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering and the Eric Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Professor Bailetti is the Director of Ontario's Talent First Network, the Director of the Technology Innovation Management program offered by Carleton University, and the host of the TIM Lecture Series.</style></custom2></record></records></xml>