Ian Dexter R. Marquez wrote:
On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:17:15 +0800, Sarah Escandor-Tomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well an EO would be good but it's not the only way for open-source to be prevalent in the government. Gov't agencies and, I think even, public colleges and universities are required to make an Information Systems Strategic Plan (ISSP) that spells the medium-term strategic use of ICT of that agency-- all ICT projects, software and hardware acquisition plans are stated here. This is submitted and approved by NCC which is then used by DBM for granting/releasing funds for any IT expenditure.
Well, there you are: the NCC can help. Or does it? AFAIK, they just endorse the ISSPs, and make a few commentaries, but as to whether they *can* recommend OS alternatives over proprietary solutions embedded in the ISSPs, I'm not sure if it's within their mandate. =/
We'll in fact the NCC group I've worked with in drafting the ISSP for a gov't agency, also pushes for OSS solutions. But you know they can only recommend, but not force a change on a gov't agency's submitted ISSP.
I think though that NCC could really be a vehicle to influence other gov't agencies to use OSS, coz apart from approving/endorsing ISSP they also provide ISS Planning facilitation service, well that is of course if a gov't agency requests for it. And yes, there is also a Gov't Information Systems Plan (GISP) that NCC made sometime 2000, we'll probably this is about the right time that they update this and make OSS part of this docu.
knowledgeable on OSS. I don't know maybe the local OSS experts in the country (who is this group?) can pledge a public support to the government (make our expertise visible and available for the government) at this time where we have a fiscal crisis, perhaps this can be a patriotic act-- contributing cost-saving solutions for the country.
So how about it, guys? Any takers on this, uh, challenge? =)
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