Since the idea arose in 2012, Schleswig-Holstein has slowly but steadily moved toward open source solutions in the public sector. Along with other states in Germany, Schleswig-Holstein works for digital independency. ”In June 2012, the newly elected government stated in its coalition agreement that it would increase its public administration's use of free software solutions” Gijs Hillenius wrote on the OSOR in 2014, referring to the state of Schleswig-Holstein. The general reasons behind their changing to FLOSS (Free and Open Source Software) was to reduce vendor lock-in, reduce IT prices and…

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Software catalogues make public procurement easier by helping people find software and by presenting, as much as possible, the information required for procurement procedures. There's a lot of discussion taking place, including at the EU level, but there's also a lot of work already done by various national and regional entities. Below are some examples. The French government's Interministerial Free Software Catalog (SILL) catalogues "recommended free software for French public agencies". As well as descriptions and licences, the entries (for example, LibreOffice) also include links to other…

Abstract Mancomún is an initiative of the Galician Government, launched in 2006, to encourage and facilitate the use of free and open source software (FOSS) in Galicia. Its core mission is to assist the public administration, but it is designed to also be useful for the education and private sectors. The most visible part of Mancomún is the mancomun.gal web platform, which publishes information and provides online services for collaboration and for software development, but developing software, software migrations and the related training are also a large part of Mancomún. Within the Galician…

Introduction Open education, the use of open data, and open research are subjects that have been propelled into the spotlight by the COVID-19 crisis and the sudden rise of remote education. In schools, universities and research centres, the use of open source has gained momentum in recent years and even more so during the pandemic, fuelling innovation in education and offering flexibility to institutions that adopt it. Although the digitalisation of education is an integral part of European digital transformation processes, the use of digital devices and teaching methods can pose major…