The federal coalition said it planned to continue encouraging the use of open source software as part of its e-government strategy to help agencies make "informed decisions" regarding information technology needs.
While government departments remain concerned about the implications of using open source, successful projects have overcome that concern by simply demonstrating better value for money.
The Australian arm of IT services multinational Unisys has placed an advertisement for an evangelist to plug open source software locally, with a potential pay packet of AU$250,000 per year.
Senator Eric Abetz on Wednesday launched a free open source content management system (CMS) for use by government departments and not-for-profit organisations.
A new guide designed to help federal government agencies evaluate open-source products alongside their proprietary rivals is due to be completed and distributed by September, officials told ZDNet Australia today.
Government departments have shed their initial reluctance to use open source technologies, but the problem persists -- how do you determine appropriate usage?
A new guide designed to help federal government agencies evaluate open-source products alongside their proprietary rivals is due to be completed and distributed by September, officials told ZDNet Australia today.
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