Open Source Software for eGovernment

This is the meeting point for EU actors on Free Libre Open Source Software: adopters, developers, providers, users, etc. It supports the community development of the OSOR (Open Source Observatory and Repository) project from IDABC. www.OSOR.eu This community aims at discussing issues linked to collaborative development, share and re-use of software among public administrations, specific issues linked to forges, case studies...

Domain:
eGovernment

Topic:
Open Source

Tags:
osor oss foss floss opensource open-source

Highlighted Workshops
Date: 17 February 2010 |
74 Participants

Service Oriented Architecture pushed to the limit in eGovernment
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2009-12-09 08:56:13 | No replies.

Exploring the results of governmental open-source software policies (17 Dec 2009) : Brazilian experience

The World Bank practice groups focused on monitoring the results of open-source policies in public sector organized a seminar on "Economic and social impact of FLOSS public policies in Brazil" to be [read more]
open-source FLOSS
2009-10-29 23:02:12 | 2 replies

eID on Open Source?

Looking for EU case studies about open source PKI and Certification Authority solutions in terms of eID programs. All qualified Certification Authorities, I know about, were built on propriatary [read more]
open source CA eID
Highlighted News
Highlighted Cases
25 February 2010 | Spain

PeSCA - Open Source Platform for eHealth

María Jesús Rubia (FeSalud-eHealth foundation)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are revolutionizing how healthcare systems deliver top-quality care to citizens. In this way, Open Source Software (OSS) has demonstrated to be an [read more]
01 February 2010 | Pan european, France, Asia, Africa

LOCAL TRUST, open-source e-tendering solution

Pierre FAU (ATEXO)
LOCAL TRUST is an e-tendering solution launched in 2003. It is fully open source.The solution was developed and is maintained by ATEXO, an ICT company focused on e-government that is the leading [read more]
Highlighted Events

FR: IDABC Open Source Event 2009

28 August 2009 | France
The IDABC Open Source Event 2009 will focus on why and how European Public Administrations invest in Open Source Communities, from multi-stakeholder management to expected outcome. It will [read more]

UK: ICITST 2010

12 January 2010 | United Kingdom
The ICITST is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practical implementation of secured Internet transactions and to fostering discussions on [read more]
Highlighted Library Items

EU: European eInvoicing Guide for SMEs

01 December 2009 | Pan european
Description (short summary):The European e-Business Lab (EBL) is an initiative launched by successful organisations who are committed to sharing and improving e-Business best [read more]

NL: Competition, innovation and intellectual property rights in software markets

13 March 2009 | Netherlands
Description (short summary): This study analyses under which circumstances it may be desirable for the government to stimulate open source software as a response to market failures in software [read more]