Osepa, a project on open source in public administrations funded in part by the European Regional Development Fund, is calling on public administrations to help with their survey. "The results of this survey will help the Osepa consortium to understand the key factors relating to the use of free and open source software, and influence its future use by public administrations."

Osepa, a project on open source in public administrations funded in part by the European Regional Development Fund, is calling on public administrations to help with their survey. "The results of this survey will help the Osepa consortium to understand the key factors relating to the use of free and open source software, and influence its future use by public administrations."

The survey was published a week ago and will run until 2 December 2011. "We hope that 1257 respondents will complete our survey. After one week we already collected 93", says a spokesperson for Osepa.

Osepa, a project on open source in public administrations funded in part by the European Regional Development Fund, is calling on public administrations to help with their survey. "The results of this survey will help the Osepa consortium to understand the key factors relating to the use of free and open source software, and influence its future use by public administrations."

The survey was published a week ago and will run until 2 December 2011. "We hope that 1257 respondents will complete our survey. After one week we already collected 93", says a spokesperson for Osepa.

The European Commission wants to develop guidelines to help all public bodies when procuring ICT products and services. It is asking IT companies and those in public administrations involved in IT procurement for input, using two surveys.

The European Commission wants to develop guidelines to help all public bodies when procuring ICT products and services. It is asking IT companies and those in public administrations involved in IT procurement for input, using two surveys.

In an introduction to the surveys the EC writes that the guidelines "will help those procuring ICT to purchase ICT based on standards that are accessible across the supplier market. This will promote competition and avoid inefficient supplier dependence."

The European Commission wants to develop guidelines to help all public bodies when procuring ICT products and services. It is asking IT companies and those in public administrations involved in IT procurement for input, using two surveys.

In an introduction to the surveys the EC writes that the guidelines "will help those procuring ICT to purchase ICT based on standards that are accessible across the supplier market. This will promote competition and avoid inefficient supplier dependence."

At the beginning of the year (2011) an open source-based web application for the submission and the calculation of the value of victim support services was implemented by the Federal Ministry of Justice. The system enhances data quality while enabling the actors involved to save both time and costs.

At the beginning of the year (2011) an open source-based web application for the submission and the calculation of the value of victim support services was implemented by the Federal Ministry of Justice. The system enhances data quality while enabling the actors involved to save both time and costs.

With this application, almost 600 employees from around 50 organisations for victims’ assistance, as well as law firms that cooperate with these organisations throughout Austria insert in the system the services that they provided.

At the beginning of the year (2011) an open source-based web application for the submission and the calculation of the value of victim support services was implemented by the Federal Ministry of Justice. The system enhances data quality while enabling the actors involved to save both time and costs.

With this application, almost 600 employees from around 50 organisations for victims’ assistance, as well as law firms that cooperate with these organisations throughout Austria insert in the system the services that they provided.

The government of Paraguay has embarked on an ambitious project with the aim to implement on an exclusive basis open source software (OSS) in all government agencies in 2012.

The government of Paraguay has embarked on an ambitious project with the aim to implement on an exclusive basis open source software (OSS) in all government agencies in 2012.

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The government of Paraguay has embarked on an ambitious project with the aim to implement on an exclusive basis open source software (OSS) in all government agencies in 2012.

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In a ruling of 30 September 2011, the Council of State, France's highest administrative court, clarified the right of contracting authorities to require suppliers to use specific open source software in the context of public procurement.

In a ruling of 30 September 2011, the Council of State, France's highest administrative court, clarified the right of contracting authorities to require suppliers to use specific open source software in the context of public procurement.

In the case in point, a regional authority had launched a call for tenders for the "awarding of a service provision contract for the implementation, exploitation, maintenance and hosting of a service platform for an open source digital working environment - named Lilie - aimed at secondary schools".

In a ruling of 30 September 2011, the Council of State, France's highest administrative court, clarified the right of contracting authorities to require suppliers to use specific open source software in the context of public procurement.

In the case in point, a regional authority had launched a call for tenders for the "awarding of a service provision contract for the implementation, exploitation, maintenance and hosting of a service platform for an open source digital working environment - named Lilie - aimed at secondary schools".