[Discussioni] [NEWS] Gov.uk backs open source drive

[Andrea Glorioso]

Ciao a tutti.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/04/uk_government_backs_open_source_drive/

  The  Government  has   funded  a  ground-breaking  new  venture   to
  accelerate the use  of open source  software (OSS)  throughout local
  government.

  Known as the Open Source Academy, the project  represents one of the
  most significant developments yet in moves  to drive up OSS adoption
  in government.

  The  Academy  brings together a  consortium of  10 founding partners
  who,  with support   from   industry, will   launch  a  wide-ranging
  programme aimed at tackling each of the major obstacles to OSS use.

  It aims  to  provide a  vehicle that will   actively join up  public
  sector work on OSS with European-wide initiatives during the year of
  the UK's EU Presidency.

  As   part  of  this, the   project   will develop  new OS   business
  applications designed for   local government, targeting areas  where
  alternatives  to proprietary software   are lacking. Among its other
  plans are to carry out large-scale case studies of OS use, including
  a study of the  relative security of an OS  solution compared with a
  Microsoft desktop infrastructure.

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Ciao,

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