Up Next: Open Source Initiative Board of Directors
I’m headed to Chicago. No, not a delegate to the NATO Summit, but expect to share the same traffic jams. This weekend thirteen Open Source Initiative (OSI) directors meet face-to-face in Chicago. Three directors are recently elected, myself included, and a full agenda awaits. If you’re not familiar, here’s the nutshell background: The Open Source … Read more
Open Government and eParticipation in the EU
I spoke to the OpenGov and eParticipation Summit in Belfast, Northern Ireland in late September. The event was produced by the University of Ulster with the help of a number of organizations and sponsors. I’d met faculty from the University when they came out to visit the Open Source Lab and learn more about the … Read more
Nominations Sought for Open Source Software use in Government
GOSCON AWARDS for Open Business Use in Government Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Excellence Awards for Open Source Business Use in Government. It’s true. After five years of operation of the Government Open Source Conference, we’re looking forward to recognizing government employees who have made significant accomplishments in the application of Open … Read more
Open Source for America Unvieled at OSCON
Not too long ago I attended TransparencyCamp in DC and led a discussion on how to work with government. The session was intended for technologists and advocates. I was pleasantly surprised to find one of the participants was a senate staffer. After listening to much of the discussion she explained that she had worked on … Read more
Public Health IT and Open Source Software | Focus at GOSCON 2008
I’m happy to report GOSCON this year is featuring more government open source projects and implementations that ever. I’m especially excited about our Open Public Health IT track which covers the spectrum between local and international governments and vendors. GOSCON is all about building the IT ecosystem and I’m pleased to say this will be … Read more




