Useful and interesting links on PS-OSS
Links to OSS related pages of the EU Institutions |
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| European Commission DG Information Society and Media's website of F/OSS http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/opensource/index_en.htm (en) |
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| The IDABC Open Source Observatory http://europa.eu.int/idabc/oso (en) This section of the IDABC website is dedicated to Free/Libre/Open Source Software and is intended to encourage the spread and use of Best Practices in Europe. |
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OSS Centres and Organisations in the EU |
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| Free Software Foundation Europe http://www.fsfeurope.org/ (en) The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit and (in some countries) charitable non-governmental organization dedicated to Free Software as in freedom. |
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| Agence pour le Développement de l'Administration Electronique (ADAE) http://www.adae.pm.gouv.fr/ (en) The Agency for Information and Communication Technologies in the Administration (known by its French initials ATICA) has taken on the task of ensuring that government projects use open standards to reduce costs and redundancy, and to improve interoperability in government projects. |
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| Open Source Academy - UK http://www.opensourceacademy.gov.uk/osacademy (en) The Open Source Academy aims to encourage the use of Open Source software by local authorities throughout the UK, by demonstrating its benefits and by creating an environment where Open Source software is not only inviting, but also safe to use and adopt by all local authorities. It is also looking at best practice advice and guidance from those local authorities who are now experiencing the benefits of using Open Source in the development of their IT systems. The Open Source Academy is a partnership of local authorities and organisations with experience in the Open Source world, backed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister through the e-Innovations programme. This site sets out the projects being undertaken by the Open Source Academy and aims to encourage all local authorities to consider this ground breaking IT solution |
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| ObjectWeb Consortium http://www.objectweb.org/ (en) ObjectWeb is an international consortium hosted by INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control. The consortium is an independent non-profit organization open to companies, institutions and individuals. Its goal is the development of open-source distributed middleware, in the form of flexible and adaptable components. These components range from specific software frameworks and protocols to integrated platforms. ObjectWeb developments follow a systematic component-based approach. |
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