How open source is powering government
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How open source is powering government
Craig ThomlerGov 2.0 Advocate &
Managing DirectorDelib Australia
@craigthomleregovau.blogspot.comdelib.com.au
I am not an expert inopen source
BUT I am a power user of open source in projects
AND I have a dream…
Agency on an USB stick
Operating sysAccountingHuman resourcesProcurementTravel mgmtGrant mgmtMin corro
Office suiteGraphic designGISStakeholder mgmtDesktop mgmtServer mgmtWebCMSetc…
There’s a long history of open source in
government
Source: gov-oss.org
Back to mid-90s in US
Government is using a lot of open source
software – but it’s not always obvious…
My experience…
My experience…
NZ is sharing code from the UK…
And so is the US…
Source: petitions.whitehouse.gov / https://github.com/WhiteHouse/petitions
Even North Korea
Source: www.northkoreatech.org/2014/01/31/north-koreas-red-star-os-goes-mac/
Source: www.finance.gov.au/files/2012/04/AGuidetoOpenSourceSoftware.pdf
Aussie gov has started…
Aussie gov has started…
Source: govshare.gov.au
National Archives: Xena
Xena is free and open source software developed by the National Archives of Australia to aid in the long term preservation of digital records. Xena is an acronym meaning Xml Electronic Normalising for Archives.
Source: xena.sourceforge.net
ACT Gov
Source: github.com/actgov
InaSAFE
InaSAFE is free software that produces realistic natural hazard impact scenarios for better planning, preparedness and response activities. It provides a simple but rigorous way to combine data from scientists, local governments and communities to provide insights into the likely impacts of future disaster events.Codeveloped by Indonesian & Aussie governments with World Bank assistance.
Source: github.com/AIFDR/inasafe / www.inasafe.org
How close are we?
Operating sysAccountingHuman resourcesProcurementTravel mgmtGrant mgmtMin corro
Office suiteGraphic designGISStakeholder mgmtDesktop mgmtServer mgmtWebCMS (Drupal)etc…
Thanks &Questions
Craig Thomler@craigthomler
egovau.blogspot.comdelib.com.au
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