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Public services should sustain Critical open source software
European public services should actively contribute to the long-term sustainability of the open source software they use, by supporting long-term maintenance projects rather than purely focusing on…
NEWSCreated: 02/08/2022
The Digital Single Market and the digitalisation of the public sector - GovTech and other innovations in public procurement
GovTech and other innovations in public procurement This research paper provides insight into GovTech and innovation in the context of public procurement. It examines the possibilities for developing…
NEWSCreated: 25/07/2022
The Swedish Agency for Digital Government reports their licensing policies
Under the title “Rekommendation om öppna licenser och immaterialrätt” (Recommendation on open licenses and intellectual property rights) the Swedish policy details the licensing options regarding the…
NEWSCreated: 21/07/2022
New features: extra video embedding and improved Search engine amongst others (v.1.82.0)
The latest release of 18 July 2022 (v1.82.0) of the Joinup collaborative platform includes numerous improvements, features, and bug fixes, all adding up to a friendlier and more enhanced user…
NEWSCreated: 19/07/2022
Study to build a European Applications Catalogue
A study to examine issues in creating a pan-European catalogue of member states’ self-built open source business applications, was recently completed. The study funded by Interoperable Europe forms…
NEWSCreated: 05/07/2022
Award for collaborative maps in Nextcloud
The Commission and Nextcloud have awarded EUR 5,000 to a software developer based in Austria. He contributed a map-sharing application to Nextcloud that makes it easy for users to collaborate on…
NEWSCreated: 13/06/2022
Key takeaways from the OSOR webinar on public procurement of open source software
On 23 May, the OSOR community joined the webinar on public procurement of open source software. It started with an overview of the soon-to-be-published updated Guidelines on Public Procurement of Open…
NEWSCreated: 07/06/2022
Discover the new Interactive Resource Map!
OSOR introduces the new Interactive Resource Map, developed to facilitate the visualisation of resources available on OSOR. Users can navigate the map and find all the information available on OSOR in…
NEWSCreated: 03/06/2022
The German Federal Development Portal
The German Federal IT Cooperation (FITKO) develops the Federal Development Portal as a part of the IT Planning Council project “FIT-Connect the Federal”. This portal (source code licensed under the…
NEWSCreated: 01/06/2022
Call for Tenders: GovTech Platform
After the closure of the GovTech Incubator call part of the DIGITAL programme, the European Commission launches a call for tenders (CNECT/LUX/2021/OP/0053) to contract a consortium for Fostering…
NEWSCreated: 25/05/2022
New open source digital services for the residents of Bratislava
The City of Bratislava is currently building a whole new ecosystem of open source digital services under the leadership of its CIO Petra Dzurovčinová. These services will be tested in Slovakia's…
NEWSCreated: 19/05/2022
A new open source project aims to help Ukrainians fleeing the country by providing accommodation assistance across Europe.
Acquired by Airbnb.org, the platform UASupport provides an interactive map to help volunteers and NGOs offer housing aid to Ukrainians refugees and asylum seekers. Following the war in Ukraine, the…
NEWSCreated: 19/05/2022