Open Source Observatory (OSOR)

Taiwanese government standardises on true ODF document format

Open source case study

Abstract Migration from proprietary document formats to the Open Document Format (ODF) in Taiwan had a slow start. ODF was made an official national standard in 2009 by the National Information and…

Joinup Licensing Assistant - Presentation at EOLE session - Paris Open Source Summit 05/12/2018

Presentation

Pdf version of the LibreOffice / Impress presentation submitted for discussion at the EOLE session, in the framework of the Paris Open Source Summit on 5 December 2018.

Policy Brief on loneliness and social isolation amongst older adults

Document

• Loneliness and social isolation in rural districts is a key concern for older adults. • Loneliness has long-term social, health and financial impacts. • Information and communication technology…

Policy Brief on the GDPR and the market for service providers, especially European SMEs, to deliver innovations to older adults

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• The GDPR introduces new requirements on how to collect and process personal data. • Informed consent can be hard to achieve for users in general and even harder for older adults with cognitive…

Policy Brief on privacy implications of technologies to address older adults' social isolation

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Older adults are increasingly reliant on digital technology. The privacy needs and data protection vulnerabilities of this demographic are different to the general public. We believe that these…

Policy Brief on e-inclusion of Europe’s older adults

Document

• One reason for the low take-up of digital eGovernment / public services is a lack of users´ perceived benefits and user centricity, especially for older persons. • The best way to develop user…

Short case study: The Value of Open Source – an NHS Perspective

General case study

Abstract: The Open Source electronic observation system known as Open-eObs allows clinicians to record observations of in- patients at their bedsides using hand-held devices. The system then…

An Open Digital Approach for the NHS Part one – Policies, Principles & Practices

Document

Abstract: This report presents published policies and intent supportive of an open approach published by the UK Government, Department of Health, NHS Digital and Apperta as well as in the EU, Asia and…

'Buy from startups' strategy pays off for City of Antwerp

Open source case study

Abstract A new administrative coalition has forced Digipolis Antwerp to rethink its procurement policy. In 2015 the City of Antwerp reorganised its ICT architecture from silo-based systems dependent…

A perfect feedback loop

Open source case study

Berlin Technical University and Nextcloud: showing public services how to interact with open source projects QED. Public services commonly wonder how to interact with fluid communities of open source…