Kuntien Tiera, shared IT service provider founded two years ago by Finnish cities and municipalities, is basing a majority of its online services on free and open source software. "It is a very important step for us", comments Kari Syrjärinne, business area manager at Kuntien Tiera.

The two firms announced their agreement earlier this month.

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Kuntien Tiera, shared IT service provider founded two years ago by Finnish cities and municipalities, is basing a majority of its online services on free and open source software. "It is a very important step for us", comments Kari Syrjärinne, business area manager at Kuntien Tiera.

The two firms announced their agreement earlier this month.

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Developers and project managers involved in open source software projects for public libraries in Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic last Friday took a first step to learn more about each other's work. Meeting in a Google Hangout, they introduced their open source software projects, aiming to get ideas for future developments.

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Developers and project managers involved in open source software projects for public libraries in Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic last Friday took a first step to learn more about each other's work. Meeting in a Google Hangout, they introduced their open source software projects, aiming to get ideas for future developments.

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The government of Finland should make all software developed for public administrations available as open source, say representatives of the country's open source businesses. The Finnish Centre for Open Systems and Solutions earlier this month delivered a letter to the Ministry of Finance. They suggest the Minstry includes this principle in its new ICT strategy.

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The government of Finland should make all software developed for public administrations available as open source, say representatives of the country's open source businesses. The Finnish Centre for Open Systems and Solutions earlier this month delivered a letter to the Ministry of Finance. They suggest the Minstry includes this principle in its new ICT strategy.

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The government of Finland should make all software developed for public administrations available as open source, say representatives of the country's open source businesses. The Finnish Centre for Open Systems and Solutions earlier this month delivered a letter to the Ministry of Finance. They suggest the Minstry includes this principle in its new ICT strategy.

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The city of Helsinki and Finland’s National Library have made available as open source the code for its new library service, allowing users to locate nearby libraries, see what they offer and find opening hours. The code is published under the AGPL licence. According to developers involved in the project, it is the first complete open source project by a public administration in Finland.

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The city of Helsinki and Finland’s National Library have made available as open source the code for its new library service, allowing users to locate nearby libraries, see what they offer and find opening hours. The code is published under the AGPL licence. According to developers involved in the project, it is the first complete open source project by a public administration in Finland.

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The city of Helsinki and Finland’s National Library have made available as open source the code for its new library service, allowing users to locate nearby libraries, see what they offer and find opening hours. The code is published under the AGPL licence. According to developers involved in the project, it is the first complete open source project by a public administration in Finland.

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