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Slovak procurement office recommends making licence requirements specific
Public services in the Slovak Republic that wish to avoid IT vendor lock-in have been advised to make their licence requirements clear – for example by requesting open source – when procuring software…
NEWSCreated: 08/08/2020Slovak advocates want parliament to push for open source
Slovak proponents of the use of free and open source software are rallying for their country’s parliament to approve plans to share the source code of software solutions developed by and for public…
NEWSCreated: 13/02/2019Slovakia ‘should reinvigorate its open source push’
In the Slovak Republic, public services turn to open source software only because of highly-motivated innovation champions in their organisation. Outside of these, open source is not commonly…
NEWSCreated: 14/12/2018Slovakia officially approves ICT standards guide
Mandates platform independence and open source
In March, the government of the Slovak Republic officially approved its 2014 guideline on ICT standards. The guide provides detailed instructions for…
NEWSCreated: 09/06/2017Public sector turns to Discourse for citizen interaction
To engage citizens, European public sector organisation are turning to Discourse, an online discussion forum and mailing list solution that is available as open source software. Over the past months…
NEWSCreated: 09/06/2017Slovakia: 40% ICT systems to use open source by 2020
By 2020, 40% of public administration ICT systems in Slovakia should use open source software. This open source target is part of the country’s ICT architecture, which was updated in September.…
NEWSCreated: 31/10/2016Slovakia to fully automate the publication of open data
Slovakia will automate the publication of public sector information as open data as much as possible, and integrate this process in all government information processing systems. This is one of the…
NEWSCreated: 31/10/2016Slovakian Public Procurement Bulletin published in XML format
The Slovakian Public Procurement Office (PPO) has published its Public Procurement Bulletin in an open XML format, making all announcements of public procurement, including editorial corrections…
NEWSCreated: 16/08/2016Tablexia app for dyslexic children now available in German
Tablexia is an educational app created to support the development of cognitive abilities. It is designed primarily for children with dyslexia in secondary schools. Originally available only in the two…
NEWSCreated: 06/07/2016Report: How Slovakia has implemented its open data strategy
A report published by Princeton University (US) details how Slovakia has implemented an open data strategy with limited support from ministries and the help of NGOs. Entitled “Bringing Government Data…
NEWSCreated: 30/03/2016IT trade groups protest Slovak licence deal
Two IT trade associations in the Slovak Republic are objecting the renewal of a proprietary software licence contract negotiated by the country’s Ministry of Finance for all government organisations…
NEWSCreated: 30/07/2015Open Data: Slovakia holds public consultation
Slovakia has held a public consultation to build its Open Government Partnership’s Action Plan for 2015. The consultation, organized by the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Government for…
NEWSCreated: 30/03/2015