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Diverse stakeholders convened to discuss paths to improvement
On 13 January the White House organised a meeting on improving security of open source software with actors representing governmental agencies, private sector and open source foundations…
NEWSCreated: 17/02/2022
The U.S. Department of Defence has published new guidelines for the internal use of open source for cyber defence purposes
The U.S. Department of Defence CIO urged the Department to prefer open source over proprietary solutions. On 24 January 2022, the U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) Chief Information Officer John…
NEWSCreated: 16/02/2022
Public and private sector collaboration for creating new mobility standards
Under the pressure of increased population, greening initiatives and technological progress, mobility in cities is fast evolving. The Open Mobility Foundation (OMF) was founded to help shape this…
NEWSCreated: 20/01/2021
EU, US to collaborate on open data re-use
The European Commission, represented by DG Connect, and the US government, represented by the Department of Commerce, have announced a joint-project to enhance the re-use of data between the two areas…
NEWSCreated: 30/11/2016
US federal source code repository about to be launched
The code.gov portal will be launched soon, Olivier Kamanda told his audience this week at one of MIT Media Lab's MLTalks, where he and several other participants in the US Presidential Innovation…
NEWSCreated: 13/10/2016
Maker Faires in Berlin and Galicia this weekend
This weekend, parallel to the World Maker Faire in New York, two similar events are taking place in Europe. In Berlin, Germany, over 900 makers at more than 200 booths will exhibit to an expected…
NEWSCreated: 27/09/2016
SoldiPubblici one of OGP showcases awarded star status
SoldiPubblici, an open data portal providing the public with information on Italian government expenditure, has been acknowledged as a "star" commitment by the Open Government Partnership (OGP). In…
NEWSCreated: 01/08/2016
US invites public comment on open source policy
Aims to avoid duplicative custom software purchases, promote innovation and collaboration The US’ Federal Government is asking for public comment on a draft Federal Source Code policy. The policy will…
NEWSCreated: 21/03/2016
Open source ‘essential for heritage preservation’
Library experts on cultural heritage preservation take care of open source tools Working together on open source tools based on open standards is very important for those involved in the preservation…
NEWSCreated: 18/09/2015
Exploring the Open Data Barometer
Just over a month ago, the World Wide Web Foundation launched the second edition of the Open Data Barometer to coincide with BBC Democracy Day.
A global movement to make government “open by…
NEWSCreated: 10/03/2015
UK, US step up collaboration on digital technologies, services and skills
The UK and the USA have agreed to step up collaboration on digital technologies between the two countries. They will work together on improving digital public services, opening up government data, and…
NEWSCreated: 02/02/2015
The EU Open Source Policy Summit 2021 on 5 February
About the event This year’s EC Open Source Policy Summit will be virtual and will start with two keynotes: the European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and the Senior Vice President…
EVENTCreated: 26/01/2021