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| ==Argentina== Municipality of Rosario: "[http://www.rosario.gov.ar/normativa/ver/visualExterna.do?accion=verNormativa&idNormativa=34024 Ordenanza Nº 7787 / 2004]" |
See also: [[Reasons_for_public_administration_to_use_Free_Software|Reasons for public administration to use Free Software]]. |
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| ==Austria== *Vienne: [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39185440,00.htm Vienne to migrate to OpenOffice.org and GNU/Linux] |
= Europe = == Austria == * Vienne: [[http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39185440,00.htm | Vienne to migrate to OpenOffice.org and GNU/Linux]] == Belgium == * 2006-07-23: [[http://news.cnet.com/Belgian-government-chooses-OpenDocument/2100-7344_3-6087275.html |Belgian government chooses OpenDocument]] * 2008-10-01: Ministry of Justice: [[http://osor.eu/news/be-half-of-all-desktop-pcs-ministry-of-justice-migrated-to-gnu-linux| Half of all desktop PCs at ministry of Justice migrated to GNU/Linux ]] == France == * Agriculture Ministry: "[[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39243613,00.htm | Le ministère de l'Agriculture fait un pas vers (GNU/)Linux]]" * National Assembly: "[[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39364970,00.htm | (GNU/)Linux s'installe dans les PC des députés]]" * Gendarmerie nationale (national police): [[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39203431,00.htm | La gendarmerie nationale passe à OpenOffice]] * Tax administration: [[http://guerby.org/blog/index.php/2007/01/30/144-politique-fiscale-et-transparence | one PDF]] and [[http://synergies.modernisation.gouv.fr/article.php3?id_article=160 | another]] == Germany == There is a [[http://www.redhat.com/archives/redhat-list-de/2000-March/pdf00000.pdf|KBSt letter from 2000]] about Free Software. There is also a list of Free Software projects in the German adminstration on KBSt's website [[http://www.kbst.bund.de/cln_028/nn_837408/SiteGlobals/Forms/Listen/Projekte/DE/oss-Projekte-Formular,templateId=processForm.html?sortString=+title&maxResults=1000|Software/OSS-Kompetenzzentrum/Projektsammlung]] (currently not reachable, asked via e-mail about new location) * Federal administrations: * Federal Foreign Office: [[http://www.twerner42.de/ | a blog]] and [[http://www.opensourcejahrbuch.de/blog/162 | another]] and an update from [[http://www.osor.eu/news/de-foreign-ministry-cost-of-open-source-desktop-maintenance-is-by-far-the-lowest| OSOR]] * Local adminstrations: * Munich (City): [[http://osor.eu/case_studies/declaration-of-independence-the-limux-project-in-munich | Declaration of Independence: The LiMux Project in Munich]] and [[http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39195204,00.htm | Munich picks GNU/Linux]] * Schwäbisch Hall (City): [[http://www.schwaebischhall.de/Linux.1630.0.html | info in German]] and [[http://www.hoise.com/primeur/03/articles/monthly/AE-PR-01-03-52.html | in English]] == Iceland == * [[http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/information-society/English/nr/2882 | Iceland governments Free Software policy]] == Italy == * National Council for IT: "[[http://www.osspa.cnipa.it/rilevazione/public_browse_quest.php | free software usage observatory]]" * South Tyrol public transport: "[[http://www.cocos.bz.it/sezione/best-practice/best-practice-sad/ | free software since 1993]]" * South Tyrol: "[[http://www.provinz.bz.it/specials/esuedtirol/index_d.htm#k13 | use of OpenOffice.org]]" and "[[http://www.cocos.bz.it/sezione/best-practice/best-practice-gemeindenverband/ | and also GNU/Linux]]" * All Italian-speaking schools: "[[http://www.fuss.bz.it | they all use project FUSS]]" == Netherlands == * [[http://en.octrooicentrum.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1 | The Netherlands Patent Office changes to open source software]] == Norway == * 2008-11-17: [[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008401043_apeunorwayopensource.html | seattletimes.nwsource.com: Norway encourages use of open source software]] == Spain == * The Spanish IT competence centre [[http://cenatic.es|CENATIC]] has published a [[http://observatorio.cenatic.es/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=49&format=raw|detailed report]] on the use of Free Software in the Spanish public administration. It has lots of example cases, as well as analysis of legal aspects and a look at strengths and weaknesses. Should make an interesting read. * [[http://lwn.net/Articles/41738/ | LWN article on GNU/Linux in Spain]] ([[http://www.debian.org/News/2006/20060803| Debian news entry]] about the same subject) == United Kingdom == * Birmingham libraries: "[[http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/discussion/2007-February/006732.html | report of failure]]" = Africa = == South Africa == * [[http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=3240 | South Africa’s IT agency to migrate to open source in coming year]] ([[http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2008/13276.html| short article in German]]) = Asia = == China == * [[http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170700943 | China's use of free software]] == India == * [[http://mm.gnu.org.in/pipermail/fsf-friends/2007-June/004944.html | One year of Free Software implementation in ELCOT - the score card]] == Vietnam == * [[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/ | The Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an instruction on using open source software products at state agencies]] (via [[http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2009/13649.html | this article]] in German) = South America = == Argentina == * Municipality of Rosario: "[[http://www.rosario.gov.ar/normativa/ver/visualExterna.do?accion=verNormativa&idNormativa=34024 | Ordenanza Nº 7787 / 2004]]" |
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| [http://techforce.com.br/index.php/news/linux_blog/tse_migrates_to_linux Brazilian Election Supreme Court migrates 430 thousand voting machines to GNU/Linux] | * [[http://techforce.com.br/index.php/news/linux_blog/tse_migrates_to_linux | Brazilian Election Supreme Court migrates 430 thousand voting machines to GNU/Linux]] |
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| ==China== *[http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170700943 China's use of free software] |
== Ecuador == * [[http://rudd-o.com/archives/2006/12/13/%c2%a1success-for-free-software-in-latin-america/ | Success for free software in Latin America!]] |
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| ==Ecuador== *[http://rudd-o.com/archives/2006/12/13/%c2%a1success-for-free-software-in-latin-america/ Success for free software in Latin America!] |
== Venezuela == * [[http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/12/venezuela_open_source.html | Jeff Zucker's 2005 status description]] * [[http://www.migrandovenezuela.org/index.php?title=Portada Migrando Venezuela]] |
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| ==France== *Agriculture Ministry: "[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39243613,00.htm Le ministère de l'Agriculture fait un pas vers (GNU/)Linux]" *National Assembly: "[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39364970,00.htm (GNU/)Linux s'installe dans les PC des députés]" *Gendarmerie nationale (national police): "[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39203431,00.htm La gendarmerie nationale passe à OpenOffice]" *Tax administration: "[http://guerby.org/blog/index.php/2007/01/30/144-politique-fiscale-et-transparence one PDF]" and "[http://synergies.modernisation.gouv.fr/article.php3?id_article=160 another]" |
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| ==Germany== *Federal Foreign Office: "[http://www.twerner42.de/ a blog]" and "[http://www.opensourcejahrbuch.de/blog/162 another]" *Munich: "[http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39195204,00.htm Munich picks GNU/Linux]" *Schwäbisch city hall: "[http://www.schwaebischhall.de/Linux.1630.0.html info in German]" and "[http://www.hoise.com/primeur/03/articles/monthly/AE-PR-01-03-52.html in English]" |
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| ==Iceland== *[http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/information-society/English/nr/2882 Iceland governments Free Software policy] |
= North America = == Mexico == * [[http://www.softwarelibre.tlalpan.gob.mx/ | Gobierno GDF/Linux]] |
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| ==India== *[http://mm.gnu.org.in/pipermail/fsf-friends/2007-June/004944.html One year of Free Software implementation in ELCOT - the score card] |
== Canada == * 20090205: [[http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/02/canadian-government-eyes-open-sources-asks-for-feedback.ars | Canadian government eyes open source, asks for feedback]] |
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| ==Italy== *National Council for IT: "[http://www.osspa.cnipa.it/rilevazione/public_browse_quest.php free software usage observatory]" *South Tyrol public transport: "[http://www.cocos.bz.it/sezione/best-practice/best-practice-sad/ free software since 1993]" *South Tyrol: "[http://www.provinz.bz.it/specials/esuedtirol/index_d.htm#k13 use of OpenOffice.org]" and "[http://www.cocos.bz.it/sezione/best-practice/best-practice-gemeindenverband/ and also GNU/Linux]" *All Italian-speaking schools: "[http://www.fuss.bz.it they all use project FUSS]" |
= Further information sources = |
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| ==Mexico== *[http://www.softwarelibre.tlalpan.gob.mx/ Gobierno GDF/Linux] ==Spain== *[http://lwn.net/Articles/41738/ LWN article on GNU/Linux in Spain] ==United Kingdom== *Birmingham libraries: "[http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/discussion/2007-February/006732.html report of failure]" ==Venezuela== *[http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/12/venezuela_open_source.html Jeff Zucker's 2005 status description] *[http://www.migrandovenezuela.org/index.php?title=Portada Migrando Venezuela] ==Further information sources== * [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInThePublicSector Debian in the Public Sector] * [http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/chapter/470 The European Commissions IDABC list of case studies] * ('''French''')[http://chl.be/migrations/ Migrations vers les logiciels libres] [[Category:Pages with per-country lists]] [[Category:Free Software usage|public administration, Free Software usage in]] |
* [[http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInThePublicSector | Debian in the Public Sector]] * [[http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/chapter/470 | The European Commissions IDABC list of case studies]] * ('''French''') [[http://chl.be/migrations/ | Migrations vers les logiciels libres]] * [[http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/opensource/cases/index_en.htm |Cases of official recognition/adoption of F/OSS]] * [[http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ict/policy/doc/2006-11-20-flossimpact.pdf| Study on the: Economic impact of open source software on innovation and the competitiveness of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector in the EU]] ([[http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2007/10709.html|Pro-Linux article about the study]] in German) * [[http://www.iao.fraunhofer.de/d/projekte/oss.hbs| A study of the Fraunhofer institute documenting the advantages of "open source" software, Nov 2006]] (German) * [[http://osor.eu/ | "Open Source" Observatory and Repository for European public administrations]] * [[http://wiki.oss-watch.ac.uk/OpenSourcePolicies| oss-watch.ac.uk collection of "open source" policies]] ---- CategoryAdvocacy |
Contents
See also: Reasons for public administration to use Free Software.
Europe
Austria
Belgium
2006-07-23: Belgian government chooses OpenDocument
2008-10-01: Ministry of Justice: Half of all desktop PCs at ministry of Justice migrated to GNU/Linux
France
Agriculture Ministry: "Le ministère de l'Agriculture fait un pas vers (GNU/)Linux"
National Assembly: "(GNU/)Linux s'installe dans les PC des députés"
Gendarmerie nationale (national police): La gendarmerie nationale passe à OpenOffice
Germany
There is a KBSt letter from 2000 about Free Software. There is also a list of Free Software projects in the German adminstration on KBSt's website Software/OSS-Kompetenzzentrum/Projektsammlung (currently not reachable, asked via e-mail about new location)
- Federal administrations:
- Local adminstrations:
Munich (City): Declaration of Independence: The LiMux Project in Munich and Munich picks GNU/Linux
Schwäbisch Hall (City): info in German and in English
Iceland
Italy
National Council for IT: "free software usage observatory"
South Tyrol public transport: "free software since 1993"
South Tyrol: "use of OpenOffice.org" and "and also GNU/Linux"
All Italian-speaking schools: "they all use project FUSS"
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
The Spanish IT competence centre CENATIC has published a detailed report on the use of Free Software in the Spanish public administration. It has lots of example cases, as well as analysis of legal aspects and a look at strengths and weaknesses. Should make an interesting read.
LWN article on GNU/Linux in Spain (Debian news entry about the same subject)
United Kingdom
Birmingham libraries: "report of failure"
Africa
South Africa
Asia
China
India
Vietnam
The Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an instruction on using open source software products at state agencies (via this article in German)
South America
Argentina
Municipality of Rosario: "Ordenanza Nº 7787 / 2004"
Brasil
Ecuador
Venezuela
North America
Mexico
Canada
Further information sources
(French) Migrations vers les logiciels libres
Study on the: Economic impact of open source software on innovation and the competitiveness of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector in the EU (Pro-Linux article about the study in German)
A study of the Fraunhofer institute documenting the advantages of "open source" software, Nov 2006 (German)
"Open Source" Observatory and Repository for European public administrations