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Google Chrome not top in Europe - Dez. 2008  223.0 kB

 

OSOR Guidelines Public Procurement and Open Source Software - Out. 2008  732.6 kB

What can be concluded from this is that, while the majority of public procurement for software may or may not comply with European regulations - a detailed examination is needed to come to any clear opinion - there are still many calls for tenders that appear at first glance not to follow the principles of transparency and non-discrimination. This applies also to the Netherlands, despite its new policies and public procurement guideline.

Espanha - Open Source Software for the Development of the Spanish Public Administration - 2008  5.6 MB

 

Espanha - O Software de Fuentes Abiertas para el Desarrollo de la Administración Pública Espanola - 2008  9.6 MB

 

França - Towards the Freedom of the Operating System: the French Gendarmerie goes for Ubuntu - 2008  302.2 kB

In 2001 the Gendarmerie Nationale, France's national police force, started introducing open source software. The main goals were to gain greater independence and flexibility than proprietary software could offer. The decision to migrate all new workstations to Ubuntu, taken in January 2008, was the most important step in this transition so far.

OSS Alphabetical list and Software Identification- 2008  762.8 kB

 

The Netherlands in OPen Connection: An action plan for the use of Open Standards and Open Source Software in the public and semi-public sector - Nov. 2007  409.6 kB

The Cabinet intends to achieve a number of goals during this cabinet session, such as good participation from citizens, sustainability of information and innovation, and a reduction in administrative burden (by supplying information only once, for example). With the aim of realising these goals in an efficient manner, the Cabinet intends to use competition in an effort to encourage parties to realise or help realise the goals listed. Interoperability between businesses and governments, between citizens and governments, and between the government bodies themselves is a necessary condition for achieving these social goals.

The IDABC Open Source Repository (OSOR) for European eGovernment - Abr. 2006  107.1 kB

 

Enterprise Open Source - 2006  1.7 MB

 

Evaluating Open Source in Government: Methodological considerations in strategizing the use of open source in the Public Sector - 2006  2.0 MB

 

Open Source Software - Que oportunidades em Portugal? - 2006  1.3 MB

Para quem contacte com as Tecnologias de Informação, seja como utilizador, seja como profissional, será difícil hoje ignorar o que se designa por “Open Source Software” (OSS). O seu produto porventura “mais emblemático”, o Linux, é referido amiúde nas publicações de informática. O interesse nas soluções Open Source tornou-se inquestionavelmente global. Vários países, regiões e organismos referem o recurso a este tipo de soluções nas suas directivas estratégicas. Tal é o caso, a mero título de exemplo, da Alemanha, Suíça, Espanha, China, Austrália, Brasil, Comunidade Europeia, Estado do Texas.

A Guide to Open Source Software for Australian Government Agencies - Abr. 2005  951.7 kB

The increasing maturity of open source software and open source platforms offers significant potential benefits to the Australian Government and the wider community. Open source software development, using open standards, can support greater interoperability between systems and enable system sharing. It can offer original solutions to problems not addressed by proprietary software and it has the potential to lead to significant savings in Government expenditure on information and communications technology (ICT).

Bologna engages with Open Source - 2005  161.5 kB

Sensitive to Open Source development, the city of Bologna takes part in further Open Source actions among which two EU projects: USE-ME.GOV Project (I) and the ACTOS Project (II). In addition to this projects, Bologna hopes to launch another project based on Open Source Software technology and called “TARTESSOS” (III).

Guideline for Public Administrations on Partnering with Free Software Developers - Out. 2004  262.8 kB

In recent years, Free1 / Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS) has developed as a novel form of collaborative production. Since its origin as a collaboration between individual volunteers, it has seen tremendous success, both in terms of the commercial and technical strengths of the produced software itself, but also as a model of organisation and development. In particular, it has received much attention from public administrations (PAs) for two reasons: the software itself may be cheaper to use and support than proprietary software applications; and free software may be a novel, cost effective and highly responsive way to develop applications specific to PA needs. The second point takes advantage of the modifiable nature of free software, which makes it suitable for adaptation to PA needs.

Software Aberto na Administração Pública - Set. 2004  1.7 MB

 

Finlândia - COSS Competence Centre Finland: More than Just "Five Guys Holding a Torch" - Dez. 2003  52.9 kB

In late 2003 a team around Petri Räsäsnen from the Technology Centre Hermia together founded the Finnish Centre for Open Source Solutions (COSS). The centre's main aim is to promote open source software in the public and the private sector. Initially the centre started with an annual government-funded budget of € 150.000. Today, COSS has more than 140 members, and is actively involved in the Finnish open source ecosystem. While its services have been mostly addressed to small and medium sized businesses as well as the public sector, the centre is trying to broaden its range of services to address the end user.

Programme for Open Standards and Open Source Software in Government (OSSOS) - Nov. 2002  686.3 kB

Users of software are highly dependent on their software suppliers. This dependence is reflected in the obligatory implementation of new versions, the obligatory purchase of new hardware, the unilateral alteration of licence conditions and the termination of maintenance agreements. These are just a few examples of practices that adversely affect organisations throughout the public sector from education and care to population records.

Pooling Open Source Software - Jun. 2002  3.0 MB

The present Study is a feasibility study about pooling (or sharing, exchanging) software and knowledge between public sector administrations across Europe. A condition for greater re-use of software of the public sector is that software is available as open source. To encourage the sharing of software, the feasibility of creating a common software pool is considered. This would be a service combining a European knowledge centre and best practice. The legal, functional and technical constraints are evaluated within the present Study.

Study into the use of Open Source Software in the Public Sector - Part 1 - OSS Fact sheet - Jun. 2001  3.0 MB

Part 1 The OSS Fact sheet. An assessment of availability and potential of OSS based solutions, by software category, and a selection of about 100 typical OSS solutions (out of several thousands of OSS “projects”)

Study into the use of Open Source Software in the Public Sector - Part 2 - Use of Open Source in Europe - Jun. 2001  830.6 kB

Part 2 The report on OSS usage and experiences made. Based on the Fact sheet and a Questionnaire, as well as on visits to six European countries (France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden), the report examines the use/non-use of OSS in public sector in these countries.

Study into the use of Open Source Software in the Public Sector - Part 3 - The Open Source Market Structure - Jun. 2001  680.3 kB

Part 3. The report on market structure and issues related to public procurement. It describes how OSS may be used / distributed according to their licenses, and how the legal and commercial aspects may impact public procurement objectives, transparency and nondiscrimination.

Symposium on use of Open Source Software in EU public administrations - Fev. 2001  131.6 kB

To meet the growing interest in the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in EU public administrations, IDA organised a symposium on OSS in Brussels on 22 February 2001. Opened by Erkki Liikanen, Commissioner for enterprise and the information society, this event brought together 94 representatives of the European Commission, national and local governments, and the information technology (IT) industry. The one-day programme provided a platform where Europe’s administrations could share their experiences. In addition, it permitted dialogue with the private sector on the benefits and pitfalls of OSS in the public sector.

Suiça - Open Source on the Desktops of the Swiss Federal Court and Federal Administrative Court: Organisational Challenges - 2001  476.5 kB

In 2001 the Swiss Federal Court moved its IT infrastructure to Solaris by Sun Microsystems, using StarOffice as a text processor. This move was necessary, as the previously deployed all-in-one platform that was used since the early 1990s could no longer meet the needs of the Federal Court. With this also came the introduction of open source applications such as Gnome, Firefox and the Evolution mail client. Among the goals were vendor independence and the implementation of open standards. The IT solution was extended to the newly formed Swiss Federal Administrative Court in 2007, where it has struggled to find acceptance mainly due to organisational reasons

IEEE Guide for Developing User Organization Open System Environment (OSE) Profiles - Ago. 1999  913.2 kB

 

Open Source  137.5 kB

This Spreadsheet allows organisations to compare the cost of proprietary and OSS installations. It is not intended to be a Total Cost of Ownership model. Only those costs which are likely to be significantly different between the two installations are included. The comparison is made over a five year period with one assumed upgrade of the proprietary installation.

Open Source Open Government - An Executive Guide to Making Strategic Decisions about Open Source Software in Public Sector Service Delivery  892.4 kB