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New rules will be adopted by “traffic light” coalition that will be major boon for open source
The new German federal government is in office since early December and promises to give open source in the biggest EU Member State another boost, with a number of new commitments. Open source will be…
NEWSCreated: 21/01/2022
German government executes OSS-based vision of digital sovereignty
The German government is taking the next steps to fulfil its commitment of increasing the level of digital sovereignty of its public sector. In a recent decision, the Conference of the IT Coordinators…
NEWSCreated: 07/07/2021
City of Dortmund commits to preferring open source
In what was likely the biggest success of the independent civil society organisation Do-FOSS, the city council of Dortmund adopted two resolutions, setting out the goal for the city to make the use…
NEWSCreated: 03/05/2021DE - Implementation of SAGA 5 made mandatory for Federal Government Entities
On 3 November 2011, the IT Council of the Federal Government in Germany decided to make the implementation of the fifth version of 'Standards and Architectures for eGovernment Applications' (SAGA)…
NEWSCreated: 16/12/2011Open Government Tag München 2017
The city of Mich (Germany) has pre-announced its next "Open Government Tag" - which will take place on 12 October. We'll update this text as more information becomes available Expected Participants:…
EVENTCreated: 05/04/2017Future Mobility Days
Our cities are changing, and the future of traffic is of key importance. Can we use our smart phones to search and pay for parking space? The question is: car sharing or a second car? Loading column…
EVENTCreated: 29/12/2016IoT Tech Expob
Europe’s largest Internet of Things (IoT) event will bring together key industries from across Europe for two days of top level content and discussion. Industries include Manufacturing, Transport…
EVENTCreated: 29/12/2016Open Government Tag München 2016
The organisers of the Open Government Tag München 2016 write: "The digital transformation is in full swing. New technologies are changing the way we work, live and communicate. The question f these…
EVENTCreated: 09/09/2016OSDC Berlin
Welcome to OSDC Berlin; Simplifying Complex IT Infrastructures with Open Source. This conference offers a unique opportunity to meet with Open Source professionals and insiders, gather and share…
EVENTCreated: 08/01/2016Open Government Tage 2015
The City of Munich will organise in September 2015 the Open Government Day. At the heart of this two-day meeting is 'Open Government' , government transparency and citizen participation. These areas…
EVENTCreated: 03/08/2015Digital Public Service Provision Needs Digitally Compatible Law - The Modular Concept of Income
National Regulatory Control Council, Germany The expert report "Digital Public Service Provision Needs Digitally Compatible Law - The Modular Concept of Income" answers the following question: How can…
DOCUMENTCreated: 19/08/2021Content First, Legal Text Second. Designing Effective and Practicable Legislation
Laws are important means to bring policies into life. The quality of laws has tremendous consequences for the effectiveness and practicability of political programmes. In Germany, 80 percent of the…
DOCUMENTCreated: 14/07/2021