[kictanet] Fwd: SA Government Goes Open Source

[Bernard Mwenda]

James,

Actually it depends on what you want to achieve. Could you please list the applications you run in your office and we we give you the open source equivalent.

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From: kictanet-bounces+bmwenda=iwayafrica.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke [kictanet-bounces+bmwenda=iwayafrica.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of James Kagwe [jkagwe at KIPPRA.OR.KE]
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:27 AM
To: Bernard Mwenda
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: SA Government Goes Open Source

Can someone recommend to me some of the best websites for open-source
software?

Best Regards,
James Kagwe
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From: kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=kippra.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+jkagwe=kippra.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of Alex Gakuru
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 10:27 AM
To: James Kagwe
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: SA Government Goes Open Source

Thanks to the policy space already provided.

On December 14, the Dutch Government gave a "soft
deadline" to all their government agencies to "Adopt
FOSS or Explain Why Not?" I'd written a newspaper
article on this but, we all know, things happened:(

/Alex
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"Dutch government moves ahead with plans to promote
use of open-source software"
December 14, 2007

The Dutch government has set a soft deadline of April
2008 for agencies at the national level to adopt
open-source software such as free word processing
programs and Internet browsers, the Economic Affairs
Ministry said Thursday.

Under the policy, approved Wednesday, government
organizations will still be able to use proprietary
software and formats, but will have to justify that
decision under the principle of "adopt or explain" why
not, ministry spokesman Edwin van Scherrenburg said.

Van Scherrenburg said the plan had been approved
unanimously at a meeting of two parliamentary
commissions Wednesday.
...

<http://news.theage.com.au/dutch-government-moves-ahead-with-plans-to-pr
omote-use-of-opensource-software/20071214-1gzj.html>


--- John Kariuki <ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> Dear all,
> Good idea.
>  The ICT Policy contemplated the  use of open source
> as a component of encouraging growth of local
> software industry in order to increase
> competition,access,diversity of choice and to enable
> users to develop solutions.
>
> John.
>
> Gakiria <gakiria at gmail.com> wrote:




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