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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]]"

= Austria =
= Europe =
== Austria ==
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= Belgium =
 
 * 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 ]]
== 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 ]]
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= Brasil =
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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]]

= 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!]]

= France =
== France ==
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 * Gendarmerie nationale (national police): [[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39203431,00.htm | La gendarmerie nationale passe à OpenOffice]]  * Gendarmerie nationale (national police): [[http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39203431,00.htm | La gendarmerie nationale passe à OpenOffice]] (update: [[http://www.osor.eu/news/fr-gendarmerie-saves-millions-with-open-desktop-and-web-applications | Gendarmerie saves millions with open desktop and web applications ]]
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= Germany =
 
 * Munich:
  * [[http://osor.eu/case_studies/declaration-of-independence-the-limux-project-in-munich | Declaration of Independence: The LiMux Project in Munich]]
  * [[http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39195204,00.htm | Munich picks GNU/Linux]]
 * Federal Foreign Office: [[http://www.twerner42.de/ | a blog]] and [[http://www.opensourcejahrbuch.de/blog/162 | another]]
== Finland ==
 * 20090225: [[http://www.osor.eu/news/finland-publishes-recommendations-regarding-the-use-of-f-os-software | Government encourages open source use by public administrations]]
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 * 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]] == Germany ==
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= Iceland = 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)
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 * 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]]
  * 20090220: [[http://www.cio.bund.de/SharedDocs/Kurzmeldungen/DE/2009/090226_Bundesregierung_investiert_zusätzlich_500_Mio/Bundesregierung_investiert_zusätzlich_500_Mio_meldung.html | BMI invests in "open source" (German)]]
 * 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]]

== Hungary ==

 * 2009-04-12: [[http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/135835 | Government decides that spending on proprietary software cannot excede spending on free software]]

== Iceland ==
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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]]

= Italy =
== Italy ==
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 * 2009-03-17: [[http://www.osor.eu/news/it-head-of-it-venice-region-open-source-wherever-appropriate | IT: Head of IT Venice region: 'Open source wherever appropriate' ]]
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= Mexico = == Netherlands ==
 * [[http://en.octrooicentrum.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1 | The Netherlands Patent Office changes to open source software]]
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== Norway ==
 * 2008-11-17: [[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008401043_apeunorwayopensource.html | seattletimes.nwsource.com: Norway encourages use of open source software]]
 * 2007-12-21: [[http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fad/press-centre/press-releases/2007/open-document-standards-to-be-obligatory.html?id=494810|Open document standards to be obligatory for state information]] (implemented 2009-01-01)

== Russia ==

 * 2009-03-02: [[http://www.govtech.com/gt/624218 | Russian Government IT Development Strategy: Free and Open Source Software]] (en); http://cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml?2009/03/11/340321 (ru); http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2009/13929.html (de)
 * 2009-04-12: [[http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/04/all-tatarstan-schools-moving-to-free.html | Tartarstan announces migration of schools to free 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]]"
 * 20090225: [[http://www.osor.eu/news/uk-government-to-actively-and-fairly-consider-open-source-solutions |Government to actively and fairly consider open source solutions]]

= 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]]"

== Brasil ==
 * [[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]]

== 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]]



= North America =
== Mexico ==
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= 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]]
== 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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 * [[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]]

See also: Reasons for public administration to use Free Software.

Europe

Austria

Belgium

France

Finland

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)

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Russia

Spain

United Kingdom

Africa

South Africa

Asia

China

India

Vietnam

South America

Argentina

Brasil

Ecuador

Venezuela

North America

Mexico

Canada

Further information sources


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