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Free and Open Source event in the Czech Republic
On 16 September, the Czech Presidency of the European Council co-organised an event on Free and Open Source Software in Brno, Czech Republic with panel discussions which included government and public…
NEWSCreated: 26/09/2022
Presentations on working with project communities
Videos from the recent Community Leadership Conference are now online for anyone interested in learning about interacting with or integrating into Free and Open Source Software communities. For IT…
NEWSCreated: 25/09/2022
Interoperable Europe & Joinup: A new collaboration to enhance and support interoperability policies with practical solutions
In the ever-shifting world of public sector digitalisation, e-Government experts, academia and enthusiasts are facing daily challenges in their attempts to locate and deploy technology that would…
NEWSCreated: 21/09/2022
Germany's opencode.de goes into production use
National code repository rolled-out to facilitate local cooperation. Germany's Online Access Act defines a list of 575 public services that must be provided online, and requires that these be…
NEWSCreated: 20/09/2022
Open Source code repository for the EU institutions launched by DIGIT Director-General Gaffey
On Friday 16 September, Director-General for Informatics Veronica Gaffey announced the launch of the Commission's open source repository for the EU institutions: code.europa.eu. (Speech transcript…
NEWSCreated: 19/09/2022
CO2 reduction simulator builds upon open-source accounting code
With worries of big household energy bills this winter, carbon footprint calculators may find a new use as people look for ways to analyse their energy use. "Nos Gestes Climat" (Our Climate Actions…
NEWSCreated: 12/09/2022
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