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Using free software improves relation between state and society says the President Of Brazil
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| There is a new relationship developing between the state and its citizens. Free
| software is rejuvenating these social relations this century", said the president
| of Brazil, Luiz InÃcio Lula da Silva in his opening speech of the second edition of
| the International Free Software and Electronic Government (Consegi) in the capital,
| BrasÃlia on 26 August.
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http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/27939
Hungary Says Yes To Open Source - But Keeps The Lion's Share For Microsoft
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| Half of the funding is still allocated fo r Microsoft products, and a quarter
| for Novell products, with the remaining 6 billion HUF (Â19.3 million) open for
| acquiring open source and open standards solutions.
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| Apart from ULX and Red Hat, the other open source providers chosen in the
| centralised list of vendors are FEFO, Freesoft, Kventa, MultirÃciÃ, WSH and
| Navigator.
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| ULX will deliver open source solutions to two groups of organisations: the first
| group of public sector organisations who are legally obliged to get their IT
| needs from the centralised IT providers list, and the other group is the public
| and higher education institutions.
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http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/hungary-says-yes-to-open-source---but-keeps-the-lion-s-share-for-microsoft-1811
Related:
Brazil begins using the Open Document Format
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| The BrasÃlia Protocol (now translated to English) started the process of
| implementation of the Open Document Format (ODF) within the Brazilian
| Government. The Protocol was signed during the opening of CONSEGI 2008 by
| Bank of Brazil, Serpro, Dataprev, Post Office and Telegraph State Company
| (ECT), INPE (Institute of Spacial Researches), INPI (Institute of
| Intellectual Property), Ministry of Exterior Relations and others. All the
| institutions who signed the protocol are assuming the commitment to use the
| ODF standard, make it available to society-at-large, exchange documents
| between themselves in this format and to share solutions in open format. The
| news is on ODF Alliance website.
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http://news.northxsouth.com/2008/09/28/brazil-begins-using-the-open-document-format/
Brazilian Government Formalizes its Intention to Adopt ODF
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| Some very significant bodies of the Brazilian Government and government-owned
| corporations have just signed an agreement to adopt Open Document Format as
| their standard format for the exchange of electronic documents.
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http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/thompson/2008/08/28/brazilian-government-adopts-odf/
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