Business Outlook Australia are distributing the attached survey to Australian businesses as preparation for a report to be submitted to the NSW government.
They would appreciate as many responses as they can get. Send your replies
to Lindsay Bevege <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. If (for some reason) you
would like to remain anonymous, send your replies to the SLUG committee
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and we'll forward them.
The deadline for responses is Monday.
Regards,
Jan.
----- Forwarded message from Lindsay Bevege <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
Survey on Industry Use of Open Source Products
Question 1
Does your company use any open source products?
If Yes , please answer Questions 2 to 15
If No , please proceed to Question 16
Question 2
What type of Open Source products do you use?
__________________________________
__________________________________
Question 3
In which year did you first use Open Source products?
____________
Question 4
What prompted the introduction of Open Source products in your
organisation?
__________________________________________
Question 5
What benefits do you get from using Open Source products?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Question 6
What constraints do you experience in using Open Source products?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Question 7
How reliant is your business on Open Source products?
Currently In 3-5 years
very reliant neutral not reliant very reliant neutral not
reliant
--------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Question 8
When you first introduced Open Source in your organisation, what specific
skills and competencies did you look for in staff who were going to use
it?
____________________________ _______________________________
____________________________ _______________________________
____________________________ _______________________________
Question 9
How easy or difficult was it to recruit/train staff with the skills and
competencies you listed in Question 8?
_____ Very easy
_____ Relatively easy
_____ Relatively difficult
_____ Very difficult
Question 10
How would you describe the skills and competencies in Open Source of your
current staff?
______ Inadequate
______ Adequate
______ Other. Please specify
Question 11
How do your current staff acquire their training in Open Source? Please
rank as most, some and few
____ Open Source subject within a university degree
____ TAFE certificate
____ TAFE short course
____ Private training provider certificate
____ Private training provider short course
____ Internal company training
____ Other. Please specify
Question 12
In the next 12-24 months, are you likely to:
Yes No Maybe
- recruit more staff with skills in Open Source products? _____ ____
_______
- train existing staff in Open Source products? _____ ____ _______
Question 13
Do you think the current level and depth of education and training in Open
Source in New South Wales is able to deliver the skills and competencies
you require?
Yes _____
No _____
Other comments ___________________
Question 14
Do you offer traineeships/cadetships specifically related to developing
Open Source skills?
Yes _____
No ______
Question 15
Would you be willing to share information and experiences in the
preparation of case studies to assist other companies in assessing the use
of Open Source products?
Yes _____
No ______
Question 16
Do you have any plans of using Open Source products in the future?
Yes ______
No ______
Question 17
If Yes , why?
_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
If No , why not?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Question 18
What Open Source product/s are you planning to use?
______________________
______________________
Question 19
How do you plan to get staff with the skills and competencies you require
in using the Open Source products?
______ by training internal staff
______ by recruiting new staff
______ by contracting specialist personnel
______ other. Please specify.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
----- End forwarded message -----
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-- Stephanie Gardiner
Survey on Industry Use of Open Source Products
Question 1
Does your company use any open source products?
If Yes , please answer Questions 2 to 15
If No , please proceed to Question 16
Question 2
What type of Open Source products do you use?
__________________________________
__________________________________
Question 3
In which year did you first use Open Source products?
____________
Question 4
What prompted the introduction of Open Source products in your
organisation?
__________________________________________
Question 5
What benefits do you get from using Open Source products?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Question 6
What constraints do you experience in using Open Source products?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Question 7
How reliant is your business on Open Source products?
Currently In 3-5 years
very reliant neutral not reliant very reliant neutral not
reliant
--------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Question 8
When you first introduced Open Source in your organisation, what specific
skills and competencies did you look for in staff who were going to use
it?
____________________________ _______________________________
____________________________ _______________________________
____________________________ _______________________________
Question 9
How easy or difficult was it to recruit/train staff with the skills and
competencies you listed in Question 8?
_____ Very easy
_____ Relatively easy
_____ Relatively difficult
_____ Very difficult
Question 10
How would you describe the skills and competencies in Open Source of your
current staff?
______ Inadequate
______ Adequate
______ Other. Please specify
Question 11
How do your current staff acquire their training in Open Source? Please
rank as most, some and few
____ Open Source subject within a university degree
____ TAFE certificate
____ TAFE short course
____ Private training provider certificate
____ Private training provider short course
____ Internal company training
____ Other. Please specify
Question 12
In the next 12-24 months, are you likely to:
Yes No Maybe
- recruit more staff with skills in Open Source products? _____ ____
_______
- train existing staff in Open Source products? _____ ____ _______
Question 13
Do you think the current level and depth of education and training in Open
Source in New South Wales is able to deliver the skills and competencies
you require?
Yes _____
No _____
Other comments ___________________
Question 14
Do you offer traineeships/cadetships specifically related to developing
Open Source skills?
Yes _____
No ______
Question 15
Would you be willing to share information and experiences in the
preparation of case studies to assist other companies in assessing the use
of Open Source products?
Yes _____
No ______
Question 16
Do you have any plans of using Open Source products in the future?
Yes ______
No ______
Question 17
If Yes , why?
_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
If No , why not?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Question 18
What Open Source product/s are you planning to use?
______________________
______________________
Question 19
How do you plan to get staff with the skills and competencies you require
in using the Open Source products?
______ by training internal staff
______ by recruiting new staff
______ by contracting specialist personnel
______ other. Please specify.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
----- End forwarded message -----
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