Real Engineers would only use Open Source Software Monday 3 September 2012, 7.30pm, IET Teddington IET Teddington local group has kindly invited Gerry Gavigan to present at a local meeting in their usual venue The Adelaide. Economists talk the talk… Continue Reading
A helpful summary draws out the key issues from the final round of the European competition law case against Microsoft that has been rumbling on since forever but which finally seems to have ground to a halt with the penalty… Continue Reading
FSFE Finland is considering taking the Finnish government to Court to enforce the rules on procurement; among other things looking to enforce specifications based on functionalities and standards, rather than specific products or certain brands. So first the Slovakian government… Continue Reading
We were not particularly whelmed that the government used the threat of adopting open source software simply as a bargaining tool to get a few Microsoft licences free of charge. Particularly as we think it amounts to illegal state aid.… Continue Reading
Today the Institute for Government (IfG) has published System Upgrade? examining the Government’s ICT strategy, which was published shortly after the IfG report System Error. We were not very whelmed with either the IfG Report or the ICT strategy, but… Continue Reading
A company is taking the government to Court because in order to file online taxes it has to use MS Windows. It’s the Slovakian government, but the last time I checked Slovakia in the EU so this is definitely one… Continue Reading
At the end of a long second round table meeting to discuss the government’s open standards consultation one of your officials took the opportunity to “sell-in” the shiny new open standards board. She seemed surprised when I pointed out that… Continue Reading
Open Standards for Open Government On Monday 30 April Policy Exchange held an even Open standards for open government? We were pleased to have supported the event Fellow speakers Adam Afriyrie MP (middle) and Chris Francis, IBM (right) looked happy… Continue Reading
A new policy procurement note has just been issued as part of the process of reforming government ICT procurement, and it includes references to open standards (when they work out what that means) and open source software. As before they… Continue Reading
Open Standards for Open Government? Monday 30 April 2012, London The Policy Exchange is holding an open event discussing the role of open standards in UK public policy: Open standards for open government? Speakers: Adam Afriyie MP | Shadow Minister… Continue Reading