Open Source Procurement Toolkit

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Banning Software Patents & 'Opening' IT Procurement Processes

Paul Matthews, Chief Executive of the Institute of IT Professionals (IITP), congratulated Commerce Minister Foss for listening to the information technology (IT) industry and supporting the nearly unanimous passage of New Zealand's recent law banning software patents. Read More »

Government Open Source Procurement Toolkit Helps Dispel Myths of OSS

Luke Fretwell | GovFresh | December 2, 2011

The British government’s Cabinet Office has published an Open Source Procurement Toolkit as part of its ongoing information and communications strategy.

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The purpose of this toolkit is to ensure that there is a level playing field for open source and proprietary software and that some of the myths associated with open source are dispelled.
 

Open Source & IT Procurement

Paul Matthews, Chief Executive of the Institute of IT Professionals (IITP) congratulated Commerce Minister Foss for listening to the IT industry and supporting the nearly unanimous passage of New Zealand's recent law banning software patents. Read More »