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Early warning system

19/04/2019

The UK government has awarded a GBP 790,000 (about EUR 990,000) grant to research and implement eObs, an open source digital healthcare observation solution that can identify patients who are…

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Regain control over EU data!

16/04/2019

These days, issues with public 'clouds' developed by US tech firms are widely discussed, from almost weekly Facebook data leaks to GDPR compliance issues with Microsoft and Google products. At…

Private cloud, Nextcloud, Open Source, self hosted, Privacy, Security
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Praise for co-creation

26/03/2019

Denmark’s Minister for Public Sector Innovation has awarded the Genbrugprisen (Reuse Award) of DKK 100,000 (about EUR 13,000) to the OS2 community, honouring the municipalities’ development of…

Denmark’s Minister for Public Sector; OS2; OffDig 2019 conference; OS2autoproces; , OS2faktor; OS2rollekatalog; ICT
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LI launches CHIPS Alliance

20/03/2019

This month the Linux Foundation launched the CHIPS Alliance , which will be home to open source projects related to microprocessors and Systems on a Chip ( SoCs ). All the early backers — Esperanto…

Linux Foundation; open source; CHIPS Alliance; open RISC-V processor architecture
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Digital sovereignty

18/03/2019

The European Union should encourage the use of free software, for example by setting quotas in public procurement and financing its development, says France’s Economic, Social and Environmental…

CESE; blockchain; Dinsic;
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Underrated software legacy

13/03/2019

Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is calling on governments to help preserve source code. The appeal is gaining support from researchers, universities and…

Unesco; press release; Software Heritage;
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Being open builds trust

08/03/2019

The new Norwegian Health Archives (Norsk helsearkiv, NHA) is being built using open source software, including operating system Linux, relational database management system MariaDB, search engine…

Norwegian Health Archives; TOGAF; helsearkiv; GitHub;
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Focus on the workstation

07/03/2019

The Italian town of Montelupo Fiorentino is expanding its move to open source, following a decision by the town’s council. This year, the IT department aims to switch some 90% of all its PC…

Montelupo Fiorentino; open source; ICT; network; AGID;
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Make your voice heard!

28/02/2019

Make your voice heard and help shape the future of OSOR! The European Commission (Directorate-General for Informatics, Interoperability Unit) is conducting a study to define the new vision and…

OSOR; workshop;
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Security and compliance

26/02/2019

It is currently impossible for Sweden’s public sector to purchase web-based office services (word processing, email and text/video chat) that comply with the European General Data Protection…

GDPR; Förstudierapport Webbaserat kontorsstöd; Kammarkollegiet; Bundescloud; NextCloud;
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Not having to choose

20/02/2019

Nijmegen , the oldest and 10th largest city of the Netherlands, is reinvigorating its open source policy. Last month, the City Council unanimously adopted the resolution 'Nijmegen digitally…

Nijmegen; open source; utch Standardisation Forum; Open Municipalities Manifest; Decidim; Global Coalition;
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