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News : EU: Third of EU's IT services related to Open Source in 2010
Created by Osor Administrator | 17 January 2007 | Kudos 0
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About 32 percent of all IT services in the European Union will be related to free software in 2010. That is one of the conclusions of a study published on Friday by the European Commission. Using open source software...
News : FR: Guide for governmental use of Open Source
Created by Osor Administrator | 24 January 2008 | Kudos 0
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A guide to help public administrations decide on the use of Open Source software was published in France last December. The guide aims to answer all questions that public IT administrators may have when they are...
News : FR: 'Open Source key to bridging digital divide in rural areas'
Created by Osor Administrator | 23 October 2007 | Kudos 0
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Open Source software is a major instrument in bridging the digital divide that exists between France's cities and its rural areas. "Open Source helps to deliver easy and low cost Internet access to individuals,...
News : IE: Award for Open Source application for analysing health data
Created by Osor Administrator | 22 May 2008 | Kudos 0
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Health Atlas Ireland, an Open Source application to analyse health related datasets using geographical information systems (GIS) and statistical software, was one of twenty projects that were given the 'Prime Minister...
News : IT: Study: 'Open Source to improve effectiveness of public services'
Created by Osor Administrator | 25 October 2007 | Kudos 0
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Open source could make governmental services more effective, finds a preliminary study in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. The Emilia-Romagna Open Source Survey (Eross) is an ongoing research by the regional...
News : NL: Majority of city councils has plans for Open Source
Created by Osor Administrator | 18 September 2007 | Kudos 0
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Some 61 percent of all 453 Dutch city councils is using or will be using Open Source software, according to a report by the Dutch project Ososs, published Monday.
News : PL: Proof of progress on Open Source Geographic Information Systems
Created by Osor Administrator | 13 May 2008 | Kudos 0
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A group of European scientists will be showcasing the progress they have made in developing Open Source Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at a conference organised in Warsaw, Poland, in early June. The conference is...
News : IT: 'Open source key to software re-use of public administrations'
Created by Clementine Valayer | 18 November 2009 | Kudos 198
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"Free and open source software enables more effective actions, with a very low cost, when financing small projects for public administrations", says Osvaldo Gervasi, president of Umbria's Open Source Competence Center (...
News : UK: Head of IT development Camden: 'Cooperate with open source communities'
Created by Clementine Valayer | 07 October 2009 | Kudos 198
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Government procuring open source IT should consider how to benefit from collaborating with open source communities, says Alasdair Mangham, head of Information Systems and Development of the London Borough of Camden in...
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News : Alternative, open source mail server improves MEPs' email access
Created by Gijs Hillenius | 21 April 2011 | Kudos 1,498
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Policy staffers at the Greens/European Free Alliance are offering MEPs and their staff better access to their email, using a server built with free and open source software. The staffers want the EP to increase its use...