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Council of Swiss city of Bern to battle IT vendor lock-in

Politicians and city council members in the Swiss city of Bern on Thursday formed a group for Digital Sustainability, that wants the city's IT to become independent of IT vendors and introduce IT solutions that are sustainable in the long-term.

2012-04-27, by Vysocina

Survey: Open source procurement costs less and reduces vendor lock-in

Lower costs of procurement and getting rid of IT vendor lock-in are the two main benefits of using free and open source software, concludes a survey conducted among public administrations across Europe. Sharing applications and customisation of software are two other important arguments for public authorities to switch to this type of software.

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2012-04-25, by Vysocina

OSEPA Open Source Policy Statement

Dear FOSS supporters,

You are invited to promote open source by signing the Open-Source Policy Statement. OSEPA consorcium intends to influence relevant policy makers in favour of FOSS, the European Commission in particular. By endorsing the OSEPA Open Source Policy Statement, you contribute to making FOSS a recognized and viable alternative of software procurement. If you would like to show your support, please download and sign the OSEPA Open Source Policy Signature Sheet. Send a scan of the signed document to mutlova.r@kr-vysocina.cz. You can also find OSEPA statement here http://www.petitions24.com/osepa_foss_policy_statement

Thank you for your interest!

Best regards,

Renata Mutlova
Odbor informatiky
Krajsky urad Kraje Vysocina

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