Encouraging open source software in public administrations
The European Commission's Enterprise DG has published a call for tenders to establish a service to encourage good practice in the area of open source software in public administrations. The service will primarily address national and regional open source competence centres and will include carrying out technical and economic analysis and issuing recommendations. The prime action, however, will be to establish a systematic overview of open source activities in European public administrations, and to facilitate the exchange of information about opportunities and risks associated with open source software. The total envisaged budget for the contract is 500,000 euro.For further information, please contact: European Commission Directorate-General Enterprise Unit D2 'Networks between public administrations (IDA)' FAO: Ms Manuela Finetti rue de la Science 2/49 B-1049 Brussels Tel +32-2-296 0109 Fax +32-2-299 0286 To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address: http://ted.publications.eu.int/static/doccur/en/en/142895-2003.htm(opens in new window)