Author Archives: deborahbryant

Matsue “Ruby City” Journey

http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=67348 Matsue City is a beautiful and remote city located in the Shimane Prefecture of Japan. The region has drawn national recognition for the Matsue “Ruby City” project, a highly innovative initiative to promote open source software through a collaborative partnership created by local industry, academia and government. I was very fortunate to have beenContinue reading “Matsue “Ruby City” Journey”

Oregon’s Health Record Bank Project

I have not been tracking  Oregon’s Health Record Bank (HRB) project closely the last several months after it slowed progress, but current documents are now available for this project.  Oregon’s Department of Human Services Office of Medical Assistance Program (DHS OMAP) was granted $5.5mm as transformational technology in 2007.  Open source technology and Oregon’s localContinue reading “Oregon’s Health Record Bank Project”

I’m going to TransparencyCamp!

I’m lucky! and get to attend TransparancyCamp in Washington D.C. this weekend, February 28 – March 1.  Styled after BarCamp, this event filled up in no time.  Take a look at who will be there (independant developers, NGOs and government folks too) and you’ll quickly see why I’m excited about participating. This un-conference is aboutContinue reading “I’m going to TransparencyCamp!”

Open Source Voting : An idea of Global Importance

I just returned from Matsue, Japan, also known famously as “Ruby City” after the programming language whose inventor lives there. During my stay there I provided the keynote for a Shimane University-sponsored seminar on Open Source Software, Industry and Academic collaboration.  It was an honor to represent some of the institutions and groups in Oregon,Continue reading “Open Source Voting : An idea of Global Importance”

Open Source Voting Systems On the Way

I’ve recently been asked to join as an adviser to the Open Source Digital Voting Foundation.  In my view, this is one of the most important open source projects around for the US system of democracy.  I was deeply impressed by their open standards specification,  public trust approach and the work they’ve done thus farContinue reading “Open Source Voting Systems On the Way”