Home Affairs CIO gets to work
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| Mabaso was previously manager of the Council for Scientific and Industrial
| Research's Open Source Centre and an advocate of open source software. He
| also served on the secretariat of the Free Software and Open Source
| Foundation for Africa.
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http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2008/0801141042.asp?O=FPTOP&S=Career%20Moves&A=MOV
Related:
New South African Open Source Software Market Report Examines the Extent of OSS
Applications in the Country
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| This Frost & Sullivan research service titled South African Open Source
| Software Market examines the extent of OSS applications in the country. The
| study examines market drivers and restraints and details the expected trends
| for the next two to six years. An analysis of key competitors provides the
| reader with in-depth market information.
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http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/811851/
South Africas Open Source Software Market Builds on the Government’s Adoption
of FOSS Policy
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| While the South African open source software (OSS) market is still in its
| development stage, the recent decision by the South African Government to
| adopt a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) policy is a significant boost
| for the industry.
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http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=110730017
Federal Government Votes for Open Source
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| The Federal Open Source Alliance, an organization devoted to open source
| education, today announced the results of its “Federal Open Source
| Referendum” study, the first annual report designed to identify current open
| source adoption rates and trends in the Federal market.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071101/20071101005877.html?.v=1
Defense procurement ill-suited for open source
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| In order to fully take advantage of open-source software, Defense Department
| agencies may need to rethink how they do procurement, said Fritz Schulz, who
| works in the chief technology office of the Defense Information Systems
| Agency.
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http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45376-1.html
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