Activities/EU_Policies_overview_FS/Malta

Malta

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In 2010 Malta Information Technology Agency has launched a series of policies with the aim to inform and guide government organizations in the procurement process of ICT solutions. Among them, the Open Source Software Policy, Open Source Software Directive, Open Standards policy, Open Standards Directive were published. It states there that government should actively consider acquisition of Free Software taking into account all direct and indirect costs when calculating the cost-effectiveness of Free Software. All prospective ICT investments, procured and / or developed internally within the public sector, shall adopt Open Standards. Open Standards-based solutions and applications should be preferred.

The Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) implemented the Malta Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) portal aiming at sharing environmental-related geospatial datasets, by using mostly Free Software.

Activities/EU_Policies_overview_FS/Malta (last edited 2019-12-05 12:15:36 by bonnie)