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GOSCON Post-Conference; Taiwan OSS Pjt

I’ll be writing about what I learned at our third annual Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) for weeks. Many thanks to the speakers, sponsors, and the attendees who traveled from the four corners of the world to learn and share what they’re doing. During the conference I conducted an impromptu round-table BOF with some ofContinue reading “GOSCON Post-Conference; Taiwan OSS Pjt”

ODF |Open Document Format Debate at GOSCON

In the summer of 2005, I took on the challenge of creating the first Open Source Conference focused on government. My first phone call was to Linda Hamel from Massachusetts. Hamel had created a Legal Toolkit for state agencies which had become an outstanding reference. What I didn’t know at the time was that MassachusettsContinue reading “ODF |Open Document Format Debate at GOSCON”

Government Open Source Conference 2007

Some day I will join the ranks of diligent bloggers and post here with reasonable frequency. In the mean time, my writing efforts all flow to my favorite project, Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON). It’s coming up in just two weeks in Portland. The process of creating this hand-crafted event gives me plenty to share,Continue reading “Government Open Source Conference 2007”

Australia’s Open Source Initative Matures

CIO Magazine has noted Australia’s maturity in the Open Source Software in government, interviewing Gartner Research’s leading OSS analyst for that sector – Andrea DiMaio – in an article entitled “Public Sector Warms to Open Source“. It’s been over two years since the country released its “Guide to Open Source Software for Australian Government Agencies”.Continue reading “Australia’s Open Source Initative Matures”

The City of Newport News, Virginia “Open eGov” project merged with PloneGov

Andy Stein, IT Director for the City of Newport News, Virgina, shared the news of NN’s recently released eGov platform which has now joined PloneGov. In his email today to colleagues Andy related… “Open eGov is our initiative to create a collaboration of multiple local governments that share in the cost of software enhancements andContinue reading “The City of Newport News, Virginia “Open eGov” project merged with PloneGov”

Vermont Department of Taxes Announces Open Source Project

Exciting news from the IT team at Vermont Department of Taxes; Gateway, an open source application providing an XML based web service for accepting tax submissions was released today. According to the description on the project web site on SourceForge where the project is currently hosted, gateway is a JavaEE application developed by the VermontContinue reading “Vermont Department of Taxes Announces Open Source Project”