Public administrations in the United Kingdom are to prefer open source software over proprietary alternatives, in particular for operating systems, networking software, web servers, databases and programming languages. The choice for this type of ICT solution is part of the 'Government Service Design Manual', published on 14 March.

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Insight into what UK public servants really think about open data and data standards is published in the first ever benchmarking survey, instigated by the Reference data standards hosting and mapping servic

A list to help schools find open source alternatives to proprietary software applications was published earlier this week by OSS Watch, a service for higher and further education institutions in the UK. Introducing the list, OSS Watch development manager Mark Johnson says: "Where possible, we’ve included real-world examples of their usage."

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A list to help schools find open source alternatives to proprietary software applications was published earlier this week by OSS Watch, a service for higher and further education institutions in the UK. Introducing the list, OSS Watch development manager Mark Johnson says: "Where possible, we’ve included real-world examples of their usage."

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The government the United Kingdom "will continue to create a level playing field for open source software", the coalition writes in its mid-term review, published last week Monday. It also announced that over the next 15 months, all government departments and agencies will be moved onto the open source-based gov.uk platform and, third, that government transactions will be made digital by default.

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The government the United Kingdom "will continue to create a level playing field for open source software", the coalition writes in its mid-term review, published last week Monday. It also announced that over the next 15 months, all government departments and agencies will be moved onto the open source-based gov.uk platform and, third, that government transactions will be made digital by default.

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The government the United Kingdom "will continue to create a level playing field for open source software", the coalition writes in its mid-term review, published last week Monday. It also announced that over the next 15 months, all government departments and agencies will be moved onto the open source-based gov.uk platform and, third, that government transactions will be made digital by default.

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Re-using existing public sector assets is one of the principles of the new ICT procurement policy, published by the government of Scotland on 12 December. Re-use where possible provides a better return on investment of the existing ICT solutions, the policy explains. The government is also about to revamp its open source policy.

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Re-using existing public sector assets is one of the principles of the new ICT procurement policy, published by the government of Scotland on 12 December. Re-use where possible provides a better return on investment of the existing ICT solutions, the policy explains. The government is also about to revamp its open source policy.

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Re-using existing public sector assets is one of the principles of the new ICT procurement policy, published by the government of Scotland on 12 December. Re-use where possible provides a better return on investment of the existing ICT solutions, the policy explains. The government is also about to revamp its open source policy.

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