eProcurement

What are the best models for open source procurement models?

I just came back from watching Richard Stallman talk. His suggestion clearly was to mandate that all new government contracts immediately require Free Software specification. I'm not a hard-liner, but…

Smartcities’ Guide to ICT architectures

Country EU-wide Organisation Smart Cities: An innovation network between governments and academic partners Short Description The Smartcities’ guide to ICT architectures is a useful source of…

BITKOM guides on wording procurement documents in a non-proprietary manner for desktop PCs, notebooks, servers, monitors and printers

Country Germany Organisation Federal Association of Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media - BITKOM Short Description These guides were created as a result of a working group led by…

OSOR Guidelines: suggested model texts for the inclusion of standards and technical specifications in procurement tenders

Country EU Organisation IDABC: Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment Services to Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens Short Description This is not a general purpose guide for…

The Swedish National Police: How to avoid locking yourself in while saving money

Country Sweden Organisation Swedish National Police Short Description This case study provides an example of a public authority undertaking a full business appraisal to move away from a proprietary…

Open Standards Principles: For software interoperability, data and document formats in government IT specifications

Country United Kingdom Organisation HM Government, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General - UK Short Description The publication of the Open Standards Principles is a fundamental step…

SAGA: Standards and Architectures for eGovernment Applications

Country Germany Organisation The German Commission of the Federal Government for IT Short Description Modern e-government calls for interoperable information and communication systems which (ideally)…