European Parliament To Restart The Workgroup On Open Source Software

A number of members of the European Parliament are about to start an informal cross-party working group on 'New Media, Free and Open Source Software and Open Information Society'. The intergroup is expected to begin in February 2010, with the support of the European People's Party (EPP), the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Alde) and the European Greens.

EU: European Parliament restart workgroup on open source software

A number of members of the European Parliament are about to start an informal cross party working group on 'new media, free and open source software and open information society'. The intergroup is expected to begin in February, with the support of the European People's Party (EPP), the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Alde) and the European Greens. 

 

Netherlands to publish open source tools to help start EU business

The Dutch Government is about to publish as open source OS Toolbox PSC, a set of software tools that EU member states can use to offer or improve their points of single contact for entrepreneurs that want to start business or offer their services anywhere in the EU. The software will be made available on the OSOR Forge, the open source software repository and development platform of the European Commission.

E-procurement and e-invoice management tools published as open source

Open e-PRIOR (electronic PRocurement, Invoicing and ORdering) has been published as open source by the Directorate General for Informatics (DIGIT) of the European Commission. The software is made available at the OSOR Forge, the open source software development platform of the Commission.

The software is aimed at public administrations that wish to try out electronic procurement, including cross-border procurement.

European ministers favour open specifications and open source

European ministers responsible for eGovernment policy of the European Union say the open source model could be promoted for use in eGovernment projects, they said in a statement last week in the Swedish city of Malmö. Addressing open specifications, the ministers state: "It is important to create a level playing field where open competition can take place in order to ensure best value for money."

European Council: moving to open source desktops will not result in savings

The European Council says migrating the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Court of Auditors to open source desktops will not decrease budgetary costs.

European Public Sector Open-source Guidelines Spark Debate (2008)

European public sector open-source guidelines are igniting a legal debate.

EC Questions Security Of Open Source Software

European authorities want to see a level playing field for open source but have expressed concerns about the security of the software.


The vice president of the European Commission has warned that any progress in using open source and open standards in the region will have to be tempered against the possibility that the software could have downsides in terms of security.

European governments help increase ODF interoperability

Representatives from three European member states, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands, took part in the second Open Document Format (ODF) interoperability workshop held in the Italian town of Orvieto at the beginning of this month.

What's Driving Global Linux Adoption? (2005)

Open Software Development Lab (OSDL) business recently took me to India, a country of 1 billion people with a highly skilled IT professional class that is doing some amazing work with Linux. This trip, as well as many others I have taken on behalf of OSDL, provided me with another opportunity to see firsthand the phenomenon of Linux and open-source software spreading across the globe.

EU Wants to Re-define “Closed” as “Nearly Open”

The European Interoperability Framework (EIF) is an important document produced by the “Interoperable delivery of pan-European eGovernment services to public administrations, businesses and citizens” (IDABC) for the European Union.

Csatát nyertek a kereskedelmi szoftverek lobbistái?

Az Európai Interoperabilitási Keretrendszer új verziójának munkaszövege arra utal, hogy a nyílt forrású szoftverek hátrányba kerülhetnek az EU-ban.