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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: 19/05/2022Updated Date: 30/05/2022
Open data developments and directive transposition
The Polish Parliament unanimously voted for the law transposing the directive on open data and the re-use of public sector information on 23 July. Back in 2016 we wrote about the public consultation…
NEWSCreated: 06/08/2021Updated Date: 06/08/2021
Poland’s Podlaskie province seeks open source support for its eHealth system
The Podlaskie province in Poland is looking for support services for its eHealth system, which is built on top of open source components including Java application servers Jboss (renamed Wildfly) and…
NEWSCreated: 27/08/2020Updated Date: 27/08/2020
More Linux for Poland’s social security
Poland’s Social Insurance Institution (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych, or ZUS) is increasing its use of Linux. ZUS signed a three-year support contract with Linux Polska to help with its high…
NEWSCreated: 29/01/2020Updated Date: 30/01/2020
Poznań county looking for open source services
Poznań county in Poland is looking for short-term help with MySQL, PostgreSQL, Linux and other IT solutions. Last week, the district administration published a request for tender, asking for…
NEWSCreated: 28/08/2018Updated Date: 03/04/2019
Poland court: govt source code does not have to be made public
NGO will take EZD case to Supreme Administrative Court The source code for software solutions developed for and owned by public administrations in Poland does not have to be made public under European…
NEWSCreated: 14/06/2017Updated Date: 16/02/2018
Poland looking for new Digital Services and Open Data director
The Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs is looking for a new director for its Department of Development of Digital Services and Open Data. The director is expected to be a creative and proactive person…
NEWSCreated: 06/12/2016Updated Date: 06/12/2016
Poland to start a central source code repository
Poland is to create a central source code repository, aiming to facilitate sharing and reuse of ICT solutions. The repository is part of an overhaul of the country’s eGovernment strategy, which was…
NEWSCreated: 29/10/2016Updated Date: 29/10/2016
Open source where possible in Polish Gdańsk
The city of Gdańsk, Poland’s sixth largest city, is using open source software applications where possible. Open source is called an ‘important element’ in the city[s Operational Programmes, made…
NEWSCreated: 21/10/2016Updated Date: 21/10/2016
Poland to boost sharing and reuse of software
Ministry welcomes comments on draft clauses for contracts and procurement Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs is nudging the country’s public administrations to share and reuse ICT solutions. In…
NEWSCreated: 03/08/2016Updated Date: 03/08/2016
Poland finalising its national open data program
The Polish Ministry of Digitisation is currently finalising its open data program. From 16 May to 16 June, it ran a public consultation, resulting in fourteen parties providing feedback on the…
NEWSCreated: 22/07/2016Updated Date: 22/07/2016
PDF Poland 2016: Is civic tech a good solution?
“Civic tech is a great potential solution, but it is a solution that is vulnerable to being monopolised by elites if we don’t try to push the service beyond its traditional user base.” This was the…
NEWSCreated: 01/06/2016Updated Date: 01/06/2016