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NL: The Netherlands Patent Office goes open source
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25 September 2008
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ePractice Editorial Team (EUROPEAN DYNAMICS SA) | Belgium
On 24 September, the Netherlands Patent Office launches its new website based on open source software.
The launch of the new website constitutes Netherlands Patent Office first step to switch a large number of its ICT systems to open source software. This action takes place within the framework of the ‘Netherlands in Open Connection' action plan, an initiative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs aiming at encouraging the use of open standards and open source software in Government Authorities.
The Netherlands Patent Office is the first Government Authority to implement this action plan while actively working towards a wider use of open source software and open standards. By the end of 2009, the entire office environment, including desktop computer systems and the relationship management system will be running on an open source basis.
According to Frank Heemskerk, Minister of Foreign Trade, the Netherlands Patent Office is an important front runner with its plans and serves as a good example to other Government Authorities that have yet to implement this action plan.
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good news but could be better!
When I read the title I thought the Office adopted the Peer-to-patent approach towards open evaluation of patent applications. But then it's only about a website.
Would be nice to fit a peer-to-patent experimentation in this wider policy, so that openness becomes not only a technological choice but a wider approach.
See www.peertopatent.org