[OSGeo-Edu] Open source for local government resources

[Kim Tucker]

Hi Charlie et al,

The following might be useful:

http://csis.org/publication/government-open-source-policies
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Government_Policy

UK:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/open-source-open-standards-and-re-use-government-action-plan

"Free/Libre and Open Source Software and Open Standards in South
Africa. A Critical Issue for Addressing the Digital Divide" can be
found here:
http://www.nacinnovation.biz/naci-resources/naci-studies-reports-publications/
http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=94490

http://www.gossrc.org/ (try the links to operating system and
applications software)

and a generic list since government activities and software needs are so varied:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open_source_software_packages
(to this list I would CMSs such as Plone, Drupal, Joomla, ...).

K

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On 27 January 2011 16:36, Charlie Schweik <cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu> wrote:
> OSGeo colleagues,
>
> A colleague of mine is publishing an article in Government Technology
> Magazine. At the end of the article he wants to list some good resources
> that local governments might turn to if they were considering open source.
> I'd like to build such a list. This doesn't have to be OS Geo in particular.
> It could be just on open source in general.
>
> If anyone has links to good content that would inform local gov
> decision-makers, can you send to me? I'll compile and send out what I learn
> or perhaps will make a wiki page for us with that content.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Charlie Schweik
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