CEBIT - Hannover: Open Source Software in Europe's Public Administrations: Policies and Implementations

Abstract

This talk gives an overview of how public administrations in the Germany and the rest of Europe are embracing free and open source software solutions. It will outline the major trends, providing a context and a roadmap for European public administrations' policies. The presentation will give plenty of examples of public administrations that jointly develop, share and re-use such software solutions.

Gijs Hillenius

Context for Digital Government

Policy specialist on open source in public services, knowlegde transfer expert