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The use of open source for transparent municipal management: case study on Cityvizor
Introduction Budget transparency is a principle that helps governments foster citizens’ trust. Yearly, governments disclose their public financial information when presenting the draft budget, prior…
DOCUMENTCreated: 24/05/2022
Towards a vibrant EU IoT ecosystem
The European IoT Hub (EU-IoT) presents an updated overview of the ongoing growth of a sustainable and comprehensive ecosystem for the Next Generation Internet of Things initiative. This latest report…
DOCUMENTCreated: 08/12/2021OSOR Newsletter - April 2021
This newsletter contains the latest news, studies, software and upcoming events on the topic of open source software in the month of April 2021. To access the newsletter click here. Enjoy the read!
DOCUMENTCreated: 19/04/2021OSOR Newsletter - March 2021
This newsletter contains the latest news, studies, software and upcoming events on the topic of open source software in the month of March 2021. To access the newsletter click here. Enjoy the read!
DOCUMENTCreated: 18/03/2021OSOR Newsletter - February 2021
This newsletter contains the latest news, studies, software and upcoming events on the topic of open source software in the month of February 2021. To access the newsletter click here. Enjoy the read!
DOCUMENTCreated: 18/02/2021OSOR Newsletter - January 2021
This newsletter contains the latest news, studies, software and upcoming events on the topic of open source software in the month of January 2021. To access the newsletter click here. Enjoy the read!
DOCUMENTCreated: 25/01/2021CERN, an international organisation paving the way for the use of open source software in research
INTRODUCTION The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is a prestigious research institution and intergovernmental organisation in the area of particle physics. Established in 1954, with…
DOCUMENTCreated: 24/09/2020Voice of Groningen: Case Studies on Sustainability of Public Sector Open Source Communities
This is the third of a series of five studies exploring the sustainability of open source software communities in the public sector. INTRODUCTION In 2019, the City of Groningen started a new…
DOCUMENTCreated: 06/08/2020OSOR Newsletter - October 2019
This newsletter contains the latest news, studies, software and upcoming events on the topics of open source software for October 2019. To access the newsletter click here. Enjoy the read!
DOCUMENTCreated: 15/11/2019The economic and social impact of software & services on competitiveness and innovation
The study provides market figures (volume and growth) for the European software and software-based services (SSBS) market (EU28 as a whole, as well as the key countries France, Germany, UK and Italy)…
DOCUMENTCreated: 20/03/2017Spotlight: the EC’s software development policy
‘Wherever possible, open source to be the preferred choice’
European Member States’ public administrations wondering what more they can do with software that is developed for them should take a…
DOCUMENTCreated: 15/02/2017Open Source Observatory Annual Report 2016
The Open Source Observatory Annual Report 2016 (PDF) depicts the main trends in open source deployments by Europe’s public administrations in 2015 and early 2016. OSOR has sorted, systematised and…
DOCUMENTCreated: 14/12/2016