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Global Dialogue on Exploring the Results of Governmental Open Source Software Policies
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| Within the last decade, more than 60
| countries and international organizations
| have developed nearly 275 policy documents
| related with the use of Open Source in
| public sector. The rationale behind most
| of these policy initiatives is the
| improvement of governance through
| transparent and effective use of
| information technology budgets in public
| sector, as well as economic/engineering
| benefits of reusable open source software.
| A majority of these open source
| initiatives (~70%) have been accepted and
| final actions have been taken by mid 2008.
| Suitable business models have been
| developed to implement these policies and
| successful public sector solutions based
| on open source software have emerged.
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http://linmagazine.co.il/event/2009/12/17/internet/world-bank-floss-seminar
Five Technologies to See Huge Growth in US Gov't, Group Says
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| While many U.S. agencies have been using
| open-source software for years, the new
| emphasis on tightening budgets will make
| open-source packages more popular,
| Peterson predicted. In addition, many
| agencies will look for increased ways to
| customize their software using open-source
| packages, and some agencies will use open-
| source software to create private, or
| hybrid, clouds using open source, she
| said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184002/five_technologies_to_see_huge_growth_in_us_govt_group_says.html
Recent:
NL: Government to increase open source in key IT projects
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| The Dutch government wants to increase the
| use of open standards and source in some
| of its key IT projects, minister for
| Foreign Trade Frank Heemkskerk said
| yesterday. "There is not enough progress
| in the uptake of this type of software",
| said Heemskerk. "We need more
| perseverance. Using this type of software
| should be a social objective of public
| administrations."
|
| Heemskerk announced he would approach the
| other ministers in the cabinet to urge
| them to adopt open standards and open
| source applications. "I will chase my
| colleagues responsible for health care,
| for social security and for education."
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http://www.osor.eu/news/nl-government-to-increase-open-source-in-key-it-projects
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