[Evangelism] [DW] Query - Are any government-focused open source consortiums still operational?

[Karl Horak]

Touch base with Deb Bryant.  She's very active with open source and
government.  Try her Twitter account (http://twitter.com/debbryant) or her
blog (http://www.bryantsblog.com/) for more information.


kiazami wrote:
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> Hi There,
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> I am Csaba, working with Balazs in Hungary, and have run into this
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Steven Clift <clift at e-democracy.org>
> Date: 2010/1/6
> Subject: [DW] Query - Are any government-focused open source consortiums
> still operational?
> To: newswire <newswire at groups.dowire.org>
> 
> 
> I am noticing an uptick in interest again in promoting open source for use
> in government technology. This time more on economic reality grounds than
> philosophical.
> 
> Are any government-oriented consortiums operational anywhere in the world?
> This could be either government directly, universities working with
> government, or technology vendors who serve government.
> 
> Also, is there a short list government technology vendors who use open
> source tools actively? And finally is there a government website host that
> provides cookie cutter websites built on an open source platform? (The
> kind
> a small town might use for example.)
> 
> Reply to me directly - clift (at) e-democracy.org or publicly via the
> Exchange: http://dowire.org/x
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> Steven Clift
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