I think we should not be focusing *only* on "converting" the gov to open-source. While that is something we would all like to see, it is also probably the hardest. I would like to suggest a way by which the government can help and empower young open-source focused companies. That is to create "national projects" that will only be worked-on through "local companies, utilizing open-source technologies". This should enrich and empower the local market with professionals and companies able to attack large projects, which will definitely help on the longer term goal of converting the whole country. Lack of local projects preferring or needing open-source technologies is definitely a problem facing local companies, and is a point I would like to defend on Monday
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Sherine Bahader <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Open Sourcians, > As we are preparing the presenation for the ministry NOW we need you to > help us in defining > the problems you are facing as individuals and as a companies working in > the open source field. > > Plz we need it as soon as possible. > Sherine > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eng. Sherine Bahader, MBA > Head of OpenSource Technologies Department > Information Technology Institute (ITI) > Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) > Smart Village, 28 Km. Cairo-Alexandria Desert Rd. > > Building B148 > Tel: +202-35355605 > URL: www.iti.gov.eg > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >
