20090623 Governments Increasingly Pressured to Embrace Free Software Rather Than 'Rent' from Abroad

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UN and EU urges legislators to support open source and open standards

Times of economic crisis are an opportunity to review our societal models and take advantage of the latest innovation to foster the world economy. This article is an opportunity to remind that EU officials and United Nations share the same vision on the need to favor open source and open standard to foster economic growth and international collaboration.

http://www.zeapartners.org/articles/unumerit008 Open-source software would save governments money, advocates say

Advocates for open-source software are urging governments to embrace the concept, which they argue will save money, offer more flexibility and create better computer programs by encouraging collaboration.

http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/706558

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BE: Government publishes source code for election software

The Belgian government this week has made available to the public the source code of the applications used for the regional and European elections held on 7 June, Digivote and Jites. The same software will be used in upcoming elections.

http://www.osor.eu/news/be-government-publishes-source-code-for-election-software