Archive for the ‘government’ tag
Ingyenes marad Windows az oktatásban, de az Open Source is
Újabb egy évre megállapodást kötött a kormány a Microsofttal, hogy a diákok Windowson tudjanak szöveget írni és bemutatókat szerkeszteni. Noha a köz- és felsőoktatásban tanuló diákok és tanárok számára a Microsoft egyes termékeinek ingyenes használatát biztosító Tisztaszoftver program weboldalán még az olvasható, hogy az idén március 1-jével lejárt megállapodás meghosszabbításáról folyó tárgyalások folyamatban vannak, az erről szóló szerződést a kormány június elején már aláírta a szoftvercéggel. Az IT café úgy tudja, ezt hivatalosan pénteken jelentik be.
Raleigh, NC—the world’s first open source city
I started pondering what qualities would define an open source city a few months ago when my friend Tom Rabon mentioned it to me one day. I was curious how the city I live in, Raleigh, NC, could attract other open source companies and be the world’s hub for open source and a leader in open government. How could Raleigh be the open source capital of the world, similar to what Silicon Valley is to technology and Paris is to romance?
I think the answer can be found in both the government and the people. First, our government has to be willing to embrace the open source way of doing things. They need to be transparent in their handling of business and foster citizen participation. Citizens need to be willing to participate and contribute their time and knowledge. Both need to embrace rapid prototyping to explore new ideas and innovative solutions.
Open Source: Its place in a cross-border environment
On behalf of the European Commission, and the OSOR.eu platform (the Open Source Observatory and Repository) for, we would like to inform you regarding a free to join OSS workshop to be held in Brussels, on 7 April 2011.
Russia to Go Linux in Government Services
The Russian Federation is moving to a Linux based platform choice for most government office uses. The government is hoping to launch the first version of a “national operating system” for its computers as early as next year, a senior Communications and Press Ministry official said Thursday.
UK Gov to switch entirely to FOSS ?
British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron has called on civil servants to make suggestions on how the government can save money. The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has published a list of ideas to "help get more for less" in order to "tackle the deficit" as part of the Spending Review. The 8th item on the newly published list suggests that the whole of government, including the NHS and the Education services, migrate from Microsoft products, such as Windows and Office, to Linux and other open source software, specifically mentioning the OpenOffice.org office suite.
ODFA: a kormány vizsgálja felül az informatikai struktúrát
A Magyarországi Nyílt Dokumentumformátum Szövetség (ODFA Magyarország) azt javasolja, hogy a kormány vizsgálja felül a közigazgatás és a közoktatás területén a jelenlegi informatikai struktúrát és hozzon döntést a nyílt megoldásokra való áttérésről, mert a jelenlegi beszerzési gyakorlat lehetővé teszi, sőt elősegíti a visszaélést.
Indian govt to develop own operating system
The government has set in motion an ambitious plan to develop its own software and end the reliance on foreign operating systems and anti-virus products after growing worries over the spurt in cyber attacks on Indian establishments.
Ubuntu Linux now available to U.S. government customers
Following Red Hat (Red Hat) and after Novell, Canonical Ubuntu software company by the U.S. General Services Administration (The US General Services Administration) priority procurement plan, and a third to the federal government provide Linux operating system manufacturers.
