Fredag 23 november 2007 18:01 skrev Josef Assad: > Johannes Nohl wrote: > >> A friend of mine in the UK is looking for examples of Linux and/or open > >> source being used in public administration. I've named quite a few of > >> the German examples, but if anyone's got a list or useful resources, > >> I'd much appreciate it. From anywhere. > > Often, a good argument for open source is via open standards. > > Danish local authorities (kommuner, not sure how that translates) are > moving to open standards[1], FWIW. > > The Belgian government is there too[2]. This[3] Wikipedia page lists > governments and other orgs which have adopted ODF which is exemplary of > open standards which in turn open source arises from/facilitates. > > One nice thing about getting to open source through open standards is > that the ODF folks have done most of the legwork acquiring a portfolio. :) > > > > JA > > > [1] > http://videnskabsministeriet.dk/site/forside/nyheder/pressemeddelelser/2007 >/bred-aftale-om-aabne-standarder Sorry, Danish article. > http://videnskabsministeriet.dk/site/frontpage/press/important-political-pr >ogress-for-open-standards [2] > http://www.belgif.be/index.php/Open_Document_Format_for_Office_Applications > [3] > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument_adoption > > -- > http://www.DonAssad.com > jabber ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please consider the environment; do you really need to print out this > e-mail?
Hi list, the danish parliament made it law on the 30th. of march 2006 to only allow,- as far as practically possible - the use of open standards in all public data exchange. The exact text, in danish, law no B103/30. march 2006 is here for reference: " Folketinget pålægger regeringen at sikre, at det offentliges brug af informationsteknologi, herunder brug af software, er baseret på åbne standarder. Regeringen bør senest den 1. januar 2008 indføre og vedligeholde et sæt af åbne standarder, der kan tjene til inspiration for øvrige offentlige myndigheder. Åbne standarder bør herefter være en del af grundlaget for det offentliges udvikling og indkøb af it-software med henblik på at fremme konkurrencen. Regeringen bør sikre, at alle digitale informationer og data, som det offentlige udveksler med borgere, virksomheder og institutioner, findes i formater, der er baseret på åbne standarder. " Now the wording of above was originally seen as quite weak by the OS community in Denmark. The actual implementation is however, growing. We do see advances in many places. First and foremost, most public web-sites may now be viewed using FF and others. All banks, although not covered by this lawtext, will now let customers use FF and others. Some public institutions will now recieve OO files. Certainly not all, but growing. Perhaps some other dane on this list will do a precise translation? If so, thank you in advance! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Verner Kjærsgaard Novell Certified Linux Professional 10035701 www.os-academy.dk +45 5696 4223 Denmark. Download 660 sider Rute's Linux tutorial af Paul Sheer. En fantastisk LINUX lærebog, hent den fra www.os-academy.dk +===============================================================+ Powered by openSUSE 10.2 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.18.8-0.5-bigsmp KDE: 3.5.6 "release 25.2" 9:10pm oppe 4:27, 2 users, belastningennemsnit: 0,37, 0,20, 0,11 +===============================================================+ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
