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Freitag Januar 25, 2008

"Open source software has the ability to change the face of the Education Industry"
"A number of education institutions around the globe are looking towards open source software (OSS) as a means to gain more control over their solutions. From this a new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor predicts that spend on OSS (including maintenance and services) by the Education sector globally will reach $489.9 million by 2012, compared to $286.2 million today, providing sizeable opportunities for technology vendors."
Found here.
( Jan 25 2008, 02:49:01 PM CET ) Permalink

Advice for the Dutch public sector on Open Source
I just became aware of the following very interesting service which I guess other countries could copy:

"The programme OSOSS informs and advises the Dutch public sector about the possibilities of open source software and stimulates the use of open source software in their information systems. The acronym OSOSS stands for “Open Source as an Option in your Software Strategy”.

The OSOSS programme offers concrete support by providing information, knowledge and instruments that governmental bodies can use to start using open source software. The programme is run by the foundation for e-government, ICTU, on request by the Ministries of the Interior and of Economic Affairs."

More details can be found on their homepage. This German article made me aware of OSOSS.
( Jan 25 2008, 02:46:30 PM CET ) Permalink