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FOSS vendors lick chops over ConLib IT plans
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| Of course both the Tories and the LibDems
| currenty face an overwhelming problem with
| a multi-billion pound deficit. So is the
| pledge to support open source software
| procurement - that might just help drive
| down some costs - a happy coincidence for
| the Camelegg jamboree?
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| "With the current coalition exploring a
| rather unchartered territory [sic] of
| power sharing and common interests, it
| will be interesting to see what change the
| new Cabinet will bring to the UK public IT
| policy,â Ingres global ops veep Steve
| Shine told The Register following the
| coalition's formation.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/18/open_source_uk_government_what_next/
UK dominates European ICT services market
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| The report also covered the open-source
| market, noting that Europe is the world's
| "main contributor" to the open-source
| software community. In 2008, open source
| accounted for â4bn (Â3.4bn) of the total
| â229bn value of the European software
| market. However, the report's authors
| predicted that the open-source software
| market will reach a value of â12bn in 2012
| â a growth rate of 30-40 percent per year.
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http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/regulation/2010/05/18/uk-dominates-european-ict-services-market-40088967/
Recent:
Election Special: IT procurement and open source
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| In addition, the Conservatives propose to
| bring in a Â100m cap on IT contracts so that
| the largest and riskiest contracts are broken
| up into smaller components. This will open up
| the market to small and open-source
| companies, which the party believes will
| benefit the taxpayer because it is cheaper.
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http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/analysis/2262529/party-comparison-procurement
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