Introduction The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public sector is one of the European Commission’s key priorities to create a resilient Europe in the Digital Decade. Through the Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence (updated in 2021), Member States are incentivised to accelerate investment, act on AI strategies and programmes, and align their AI policy to avoid fragmentation at the global level. In Estonia, the uptake of AI has stepped up since 2018. Following the government investment in AI and the proposals of the expert group led by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and…

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 to being debated and adopted by the national parliaments. According to the OECD, budget transparency helps increase the accountability, integrity, inclusiveness, and quality of public funding and spending. The OECD’s best practices aligned with the principle of budget transparency note the importance of comprehensive and clear budget reporting that is easily accessible to citizens. The use of…

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 reflects the EU-IoT guiding principle: that to build a vibrant and impactful European IoT ecosystem, it is necessary to map and engage all relevant research, innovation and policy initiatives; identify the core market pull needs and technology push trends; and to coordinate and align on a common ambition and plan with all key stakeholders across Europe. The ambition of EU-IoT is to support the…

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!

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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 representatives from 23 countries sitting on its Council, CERN is also renowned for being the home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. To achieve its objectives as the world leading laboratory for particle physics, CERN gathers scientists of all disciplines, including computer sciences. CERN has a long-standing history of research in…

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 participatory democracy project following the successful launch of the Stem van Groningen (Voice of Groningen) platform. The new project was designed with the aim of giving citizens more decision-making power in relation to their locality. On the advice of the Dutch Ministry of Interior’s Digital Democracy Lab, the city of Groningen decided to use open source software. To host the platform, the…

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!