Federico Heinz is an

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and

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advocate living in

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. He is a co-founder and former president of

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, a

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that promotes the free flow of knowledge as a motor for social progress, and the use and development of Free Software. He has helped legislators such an Argentina's Ing. Dragan, Dr. Conde, and Peru's Dr. Villanueva draft and defend legislation demanding the use of Free Software in all areas of

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. He works at

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in their UK office.https://www.linkedin.com/in/fedeheinz/ He speaks fluent Spanish,

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, and

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A video of Heinz on a panel about public administration

Recordings of two talks by Heinz from a Dublin event, April 29th 2006

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