Open Source Observatory April 2017

15 May 2017 1 min read

The Open Source Observatory (OSOR.eu) articles I wrote and published for the European Commission in March 2017.

Majority of towns in Wallonia now use open source	Italy creates digital transformation team
The majority (75%) of municipalities in the Walloon region of Belgium are now using open source software and services.	Italy started ‘Developers Italia’ a digital government transformation team and software development community focusing on open source software development.
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Volunteers tailor Ubuntu Linux to UK’s health service `[United Kingdom]`
Open source growth in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté `[France]`
Finland’s Oskari GIS platform aims to go global `[Finland]`
Citizen: ‘Madrid should study switch to open source’ `[Spain]`
Paris social housing reuses Madrid eParticipation portal `[France]`
Prototype of eParticipation portal shared as open source `[Europe]`
JRC: ‘Releasing code without a licence hinders reuse’ `[Europe]`
Czech Finance Ministry app boosts open data, source `[Czech Republic]`
Switch to open source model turns costs into R&D `[Europe]`
German states adopt open source-based security checks system `[Germany]`