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  1. Legislation on the use of Free Software in the Government

  2. Use of Free Software in the Government

  3. Open Hardware in the Government

  4. Free Software in Education

  5. Free Development Projects

  6. Other Reference Sources

 


1. Legislation on the use of Free Software in the Government:

Argentina: · Bill 5613-D-00 (Dragan). Source: CNET
· Bill 904-D-02 (Dragan, Becerra & Bertone). Source: F.Heinz
· Bill 1280-D-04 (Cantini). Source: F.Heinz
Buenos Aires City: · Bill 1416-D-02 (Caram). Source: www.cedom.gov.ar.
· Bill 1499-03 (Maiorkevich). Source: www.cedom.gov.ar.
· Bill 2801-04 (Schifrin & others). Source: www.cedom.gov.ar.
Buenos Aires Prov.: · Declaración F-210/02-03 (Conde). Source: Proposición,
· Bill E-135/02-03 (Conde). Source: www.senado-ba.gov.ar,
Jujuy Prov.: · Bill 207-D-2002 (Fernandes). Source: L.T.Wayar,
Misiones Prov.: · Bill D-22034/03 (Sosa & Kornuta). Source: diputadosmisiones.gov.ar.
Santa Fe Prov.: · Ley Nº 12360 (D´Ambrosio & Zogbi). Source: R. Tagliaferri.
La Plata City: · Council Bill 37202 (Frangul, Aricci & Viñes). Source: P. Lorente,
Mar del Plata City: · Ordinance 17584 (Cordeau & Sanz). Source: P. Duthey.
Porteña City: · Ordinance 1275/2004 (Peretti, Rossotto & Sadone). Source: D. Spada,
Rosario City: · Ordinance Nº 7787/2004 (Javkin). Source: F. Heinz
Santa Fe City: · Ordinance Nº 11063 (Simoniello, Henn, Giménez & Piazza). Source: N. César,
Australia: · Financial Management and Accountability (Anti-Restrictive Software Practices) Amendment Bill 2003 - No. 03160, 2003 (Greig). Source: Parliament of Australia.
ACT: · Government Procurement (Principles) Guidelines Amendment Law 2003 (Dundas) (p. 1071-1077). Source: Computerworld.
South Australia: · State Supply (Procurement of Software) Amendment Bill 2003 (Gilfillan). Draft 2nd Reading Speech. Source: E. Chaparro.
Belgium: · Proposition de loi n° 2-1607/1 - 9/4/2003 (Istasse). Source: AEL.
· Proposition de loi 0244/001 - 14/7/2003 (Mayeur). Source: IDA.
· Proposition de loi n° 3-216/1 - 30/9/2003 (Roelants du Vivier, Defraigne). Source: AEL.
Bruxelles-Capitale: · Proposition d'ordonnance A-287/1-01/02 (Moock, Bultot) - Adoption de la proposition. Ref: AEL. Sources: R. Di Cosmo, Proposición.
Brazil: · Projeto de Lei 2269/1999 (Pinheiro). Text: CIPSGA.
· Projeto de Lei 3051/2000 (Wanderer).
· Projeto de Lei 4275/2001 (Bittencourt).
· Projeto de Lei 7120/2002 (Miranda).
· Projeto de Lei 2152/2003 (Alves).
· Decreto de 29/10/2003: Institui Comitês Técnicos do Comitê Executivo do Governo Eletrônico e dá outras providências (Presidente Lula Da Silva). Source: ITI.
Est. do Paraná: · Lei Nº 14058 de 12/09/2003, Source: E. Chaparro.
· Lei Nº 14195 de 12/11/2003, Source: E. Chaparro.
Est. de São Paulo: · Resolução CC-52, de 23/06/2004, Source: softwarelibre.gov.br.
Est. do Rio
Grande do Sul: 		· Lei 11871 (Bohn Gass) de 19/12/2002, Source: Assembléia Legislativa.
Amparo: · Lei sobre a utilização de programas e sistemas de computador abertos (Dimas Marchi).
  Text: Projeto de Lei 57/2001. Sources: Jornal A Tribuna, Linux On
Campinas: · Lei 11113/2001 (Santini).
Porto Alegre: · Aprovado Projeto de Lei sobre Software Livre (Bonumá).
  Text: Projeto de lei 053/00, Substitutivo ao projeto de lei 053/00. Source: Software Livre-RS
Recife: · Lei 16639/2001 (Borges). Source: Pernambuco.com
São Carlos: · Lei 12883/2001. Sources: Software Livre-RS, Plantão info, Conectiva
Solonópole: · Lei 614/2001. Source: Revista do Linux
Viçosa: · Lei 1472/2001 (Ferrarez). Text: Projeto de lei 049/2001.
  Source: Software Livre-RS.
Colombia: · Proyecto de Ley 83 de 2002 Cámara (Petro, Borja Díaz, Ortiz, Silva, Zárrate, Avellaneda, Cáceres, Córdoba, Jumí, Arenas ). Source: Colibrí.
Costa Rica: · Proyecto de Ley 15191 (Chinchilla M.). Source: E. Herrera Balharry.
Denmark: · Forslag til folketingsbeslutning om en strategi for udbredelse af open source-programmel i Danmark.
France: · Proposition de Loi 117 (Laffitte, Trégouet, Cabanel). Forum.
· Proposition de Loi 2437 (Le Déaut, Paul, Cohen). Source: lwn.
· Décret 2001-737 (Premier ministre Jospin).
Germany: · 152th Parliament Session (2.15.2001): Zehn-Punkte-Programm "Internet für alle" zügig umsetzen.
Italy: · Disegno di legge S.1188 (Cortiana). Text: Ass. Software Libero. Sources: Mediamente.
· Proposta di legge 2544 (Folena). Text: Bologna Free Software Forum.
Reg. Toscana: · Legge regionale n. ?? - 21/1/2004 (Guidi?). Sources: Ansa.it, IDA.
Prov. di Pescara: · Mozione approvata il 7/5/2002 (Ceccomancini, D'Annunzio). Source: Bologna Free Software Forum,
Firenze: · Mozione approvata il 11/7/2001 (Papini, Basosi, Menci, Pettini, Malavolti). Source: CNET, Punto Informatico, InterLex
Lodi: · Mozione approvata il 18/3/2002 (Ugetti). Source: Ass. Software Libero,
Peru: · Proyecto de ley 1609/2001 (Villanueva Nuñez). Ref.: Congreso de la República del Perú
· Proyecto de ley 2344/2002 (Estrada Perez). Ref.: Congreso de la República del Perú
· Proyecto de ley 2485/2002 (Villanueva Nuñez, Rodrich Ackerman). Ref.: Congreso de la República del Perú
· Proyecto de ley 3030/2002 (Gonzáles Reinoso). Ref.: Congreso de la República del Perú
· Proyecto de ley 8251/2003 (Villanueva Nuñez & others). Ref.: Congreso de la República del Perú Source: ASIC.
Portugal: · Projecto de lei N.º 126/IX (Drago, Louçã, Teixeira Lopes). Sources: gildot, Ansol.
· Projecto de Resolução 255/IX/2 (Dias, Soares, Mesquita, Machado, Novo, Filipe, Sousa). Source: PCP.
Spain: · Proposición de Ley 122/000217 (Puigcercós i Boixassa). Source: HispaLINUX.
· Proposición de Ley 122/000126 (ERC). Source: R. Santos.
Andalucía: · Proposición no de Ley en Pleno 6-02/PNLP-000117 (G.p. Socialista).
· Decreto 72/2003, de 18 de marzo. Source: HispaLINUX.
Catalunya: · Proposició de llei tram. 202-00148/06 (Vigo, Benach, Huguet).
  Text (spanish): HispaLINUX, Sources: ERC, HispaLINUX.
Islas Canarias: · Proposición no de ley: PNL-115/2001 (G.P. Coalición Canaria - CC). Ref.: Parlamento de Canarias. Source: CNET.
Sant Bartomeu
del Grau: 		· Moción aprobada el 12/03/03. Source: Web de Sant Bartomeu del Grau
Villaviciosa: · Moción aprobada el 27/11/02 (Izquierda Asturiana). Source: La Nueva España.
Ukraine: · Bill 2065/2002 (Oliynik). Source: Newsforge.
Uruguay:
San José: · Resolución aprobada el 27/6/03. Sources: UYLUG, E. Chaparro.
USA:
Oregon: · House Bill 2892/2003 (Barnhart). Sources: E. Chaparro, The Register.
Texas: · Bill SB 1579 (Carona) - Legislative Session: 78(R). Source: Linux Today.
Venezuela: · Decreto 3390 (Presidente Hugo Chávez Frías). Ref: Gaceta Oficial. Sources: El Universal.com, La Red.
· Proyecto de Ley 354/2004 (Tascón Gutiérrez, Varela Rangel, Pérez Cristancho, Piñango). Sources: RNV, Alfa-Redi.

2. Use of Free Software in the Government:

Argentina:
MECyT: · Coordinación General de Informática y Telecomunicaciones (CGIyT). Source: R. Pluss.
Presidencia: · Ámbito del Software Libre en el Estado (ASLE). Source: Secretaria de Medios de la Presidencia.
· Sitio Web de la Presidencia de la Nación. Source: Secretaria de Medios de la Presidencia.
ONTI: · Sitio de Divulgación de Software Libre en la Administración Pública Argentina.
Buenos Aires City: · DISPOSICIÓN N° 53: Determínase la utilización de los denominados "Software Libres" en dependencias del G.C.A.B.A. - DGSINF. Fuente: M. Olivera.
Formosa: · El Sistema de Gestión Penal del Poder Judicial funciona en Linux. Source: Hipatia.
Tucumán: · Dirección Provincial de Vialidad migra a Linux. Source: Planeta Linux Argentina.
Mun. de Morón: · The Council of Morón City has migrated to Software Libre. Source: SOLAR.
Australia:
AGIMO: · AGIMO Open Source Software.
· A Guide to Open Source Software for Australian Government Agencies
Belgium:
· Le Conseil des Ministres a approuvé les directives et recommandations aux services publics fédéraux pour l'usage de standards, de logiciels d'application et de logiciels libres, faits sur mesure. Source: IDA.
FEDICT: · Directives et recommandations pour l'usage de standards ouverts et/ou spécifications ouvertes dans les administrations fédérales. Source: IDA.
Brazil: · Portal de Software Livre do Governo Federal
ITI: · Planejamento Estratégico 2003-2004. Diretrizes, Objetivos e Ações Prioritárias - Câmara Técnica de Implementação do Software Livre. Source: ITI.
Paraná: · Projeto Software Livre Paraná
Rio Grande Do Sul: · Projeto Software Livre-RS
Bulgaria:
ISOC.bg: · UNDP Project "Support to e-government initiatives based on the Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) at the local (municipality) level in the South-eastern Europe". Sources: IDA, M. Olivera.
Chile:
Aduana: · Proyecto Aries - Capa Caliente. Source: Barrapunto.
China:
Academy of Sciences: · Red Flag Linux. Source: New York Times.
Denmark:
Teknologirådet: · Open-source software in e-government. Source: Teknologirådet.
European Union:
European Parliament: · Recommendations 24 and 25 (§13.2) in the Report of the Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System (A5-0264/2001).
IDA Programme: · Study into the use of open source software in the public sector.
· Pooling Open Source Software. An IDA Feasibility Study.
· The IDA Open Source Migration Guidelines. Source: IDA.
· Open Source Observatory.
IST Programme: · IST Advisory Group (ISTAG). Sources: lwn,
· Free / open source software actions in European programmes.
· European working group on Libre Software
· Free/Libre and Open Source Software: Survey and Study (FLOSS): Final Report
· Three ROSES Project. Source: IDA
· Consortium for Open Source in the Public Administration (COSPA).
Finland:
Ministry of Finance: · "Recommendation on the Openness of the Code and Interfaces of State Information Systems" (Working Papers 29/2003). Source: IDA.
Turku: · "Report on the suitability of the OpenOffice.org office suite and the Linux operation system as the workstation standard of the City of Turku".
· City Approves Linux Pilot Program. Sources: Linux Today, Turku.
France:
Premier ministre: Commissariat général du Plan:
  · "Économie du logiciel: renforcer la dynamique française", Rapport du groupe présidé par Hugues Rougier.
SIG: · Projet AGORA. Sources: B. Thieulin, IDA.
Ministères: De la fonction publique et de la réforme de l'Etat:
  · Lettre de mission de M. CARCENAC (Lionel Jospin).
  · Message aux participants à la 1ère journée du libre dans les administrations (Michel Sapin).
  · Ouverture de la deuxième journée du logiciel libre dans l'administration (Michel Sapin).
 
De la Justice:
  · Le Casier judiciaire national.
 
De la Culture:
  · Le Ministère de la Culture choisit d'utiliser les logiciels libres. Source: MandrakeSoft.
 
De la Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie:
  · Utilisation de Linux par la Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects.
  · The French tax authorities choose Linux and select Linbox to deploy 950 servers. Source: Linbox.
  Secrétariat d'Etat à l'Industrie:
   Conseil Général des Mines (CGM):
    · Le Projet Mimosa.
    · Le Projet Mioga.
 
De l'éducation nationale, de la recherche et de la technologie:
   · MandrakeSoft to provide Linux server software to all levels of French government. Source: MandrakeSoft.
 
De la Défense:
   · The French Ministry of Defence chooses to develop a Linux-based system for optimising security. Sources: IDA, Silicon.fr.
ADAE: · Guide de choix et d'usage des licences de logiciels libres pour les administrations.
SIT du Bas-Rhin: · Architecture du SIT : Présentation Technique.
INRIA: · Les logiciels des projets de l'INRIA.
Internet.gouv.fr: · Pour une administration électronique citoyenne: Méthodes et Moyens (Thierry Carcenac)
Germany:
KBSt: · Letter Nr 2/2000 : Open Source Software in the Federal Administration.. Sources: lwn, linuxtag, internetnews.
· Open Source Software für die Bundesverwaltung .
· A guide to migrating the basic software components on server and workstation computers. Sources: IDA, BMI.
BMWi: · Partner of the BerliOS Proyect.
· GNU Privacy Guard Projekt.
· Open-Source-Software. Ein Leitfaden für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen.
BFF: · Im Intra- und Internet setzt das Bundesamt für Finanzen auf LINUX.
· German Federal Finance Office Chooses Linux. Sources: IDA, CNET News.com.
BMI: · Kooperationsvertrag mit IBM über den Einsatz von Open-Source-Produkten: Schily öffnet die öffentliche Verwaltung für Linux. Sources: The Register, BBC News.
Bayern: · Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung setzt auf Linux. Sources: Golem.de, WorldWatch.
Niedersachsen: · Niedersächsische Polizei rüstet auf Linux um. Ref: Intel's Case Study. Source: Heise Online.
Munich: · Projekt "LiMux - Die IT-Evolution". City of Munich Replaces Windows with Linux. Sources: SuSE, USA Today, The Register.
Schwäbisch
Hall:		 · Schwäbisch Hall builds IT infrastructure based on SuSE Linux and IBM Servers. Ref: H. Brauner. Sources: SuSE, USA Today, ITworld.com.
India:
C-DAT (former NCST): · IndiX Project. Source: The Economic Times.
Kerala: C-DIT: · Open Source Technology Team.
Italy:
MIT: · "Indagine conoscitiva sul software a codice sorgente aperto nella Pubblica Amministrazione". I Commenti. Sources: J. Garcia, MIT.
· Direttiva del 19/12/03: "Sviluppo ed utilizzazione dei programmi informatici da parte delle pubbliche amministrazioni". Sources: Palazzo Chigi, IDA.
Korea: · The Korean government migrates 120K civil servants to Linux desktop. Sources: HancomLinux, The Register
Malaysia:
MAMPU: · Malaysian Public Sector Open Source Software Implementation: · Master Plan. Source: Star-Techcentral.com
· Open Source Competency Centre (OSCC).
Mexico:
Presidencia: · Sistema de Internet de la Presidencia de la República
Ciudad de México: · Migración a Software Libre en el gobierno de la Ciudad de México (DF). Sources: diario Reforma, Wired News
Netherlands:
ICTU: · programma Open Standaarden en Open Source Software voor de overheid. Source: IDA.
New Zealand:
E-government Unit: · Open source software: briefing to the Minister of State Services. Sources: STUFF, NZ Herald.
Norway:
Statskonsult: · Åpen programvare. Egnetheten til Linux og annen åpen programvare for statlig forvaltning. (english version). Source: Linux Today.
Bergen: · The city of Bergen is migrating its education and health services to Linux. Source: ZDNet UK.
Pakistan:
MOITT: · IT ministry to train 4000 govt servants, others in Open Source software. Sources: PakTribune.com. HiPakistan.
PSEB: · Open Source Resource Center. Sources: O. Haq, I. Khan.
TReMU: · Task Force For Linux. Source: Linux Journal.
Peru:
INICTEL: · Desarrollo de Sistemas usando Software Libre. Source: L. Bauchwitz.
Philippines:
ASTI: · Implementation of an Open Source System on Workstations and Servers. Source: CVIS.net.
Poland: · Linux in the Ministry of Finance in Poland. Source: www.linuxnews.pl.
Slovenia:
MID: · Policy of the Government of RS for the development, introduction and use of open-source software and solutions. Source: IDA.
South Africa:
NACI: · Open Software & Open Standards in South Africa. A Critical Issue for Addressing the Digital Divide. Source: ITWeb.
GITO: · Government OSS site. Source: ITWeb.
· Using Open Source Software in Government Discussion Document.
· OSS Policy Framework Document. Source: ITWeb.
· Using Open Source Software in South African Government. A proposed strategy. Sources: Tectonic, WorldWatch.
Sweden:
Statskontoret: · Free and open source software feasibility study, (Appendix 1: Extensive survey). Sources: Statskontoret, Linux Today.
Switzerland:
USIC: · Stratégie OSS. Source: IDA.
Spain:
MAP: · Proyecto RHODAS. Source: Barrapunto.
Castilla-La Mancha: · El SESCAM ha optado por el sistema de 'software' libre Linux para la informatización de su red sanitaria. Fuentes: El Mundo, HispaFuentes.
Extremadura: · Proyecto LinEX. Sources: Wired News, HispaLINUX.
Taiwan: · Government plans to implement open source code system. Sources: Taipei Times, The Register, CNET.
Thailand:
NECTEC: · Linux SIS (School Internet Service). Source: Bangkok Post.
· OpenTLE Project. Source: AOSS Report.
United Kingdom: · Open Source Software use within the UK Government. Draft for public consultation. Source: UK GovTalk
· Open Source Software use within the UK Government. The Policy. Source: The Register
USA:
U.S.Courts: · The AOUSC has hired PEC Solutions to migrate the Federal Judiciary's national IT infrastructure to a Linux/Intel platform. Sources: OpenSector.org, Washington Technology, PEC.
Census Bureau: · "State & County QuickFacts" Project. Source: O'Reilly Network
DARPA: CHATS Program: DARPA Sponsored Research (Source: IA&S):
· High Assurance Open-Source Certificate Management System (CMS).
· Code Security Analysis Kit (CoSAK).
· Community-Based Open Source Security (CBOSS). Source: CNET.
· Enhancing ReiserFS In Linux.
· Secure File Sharing Over The Internet Using SFS.
· Secure Auditing for the Linux Kernel.
· Architectural Frameworks for Composable Survivability and Security.
· Security Enhanced Bootstrap for Operating Systems (SEBOS).
· Sardonix Securty Portal,
DISA: · Use of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense. Source: The Register.
NASA: Ames Research Center (ARC):
  · "Developing An Open Source Option for NASA Software", Patrick J. Moran.
  · Personal Satellite Assistant. Source: LinuxDevices.
  · Solar Spectral Flux Radiometer (SSFR). Source: LinuxDevices.

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC):
  · The FlightLinux Project.
  · The Beowulf Project.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL):
  ACL: · The LinuxBIOS Project.

NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS):
  · In Nov. 6, 2001 a team at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center finished the transition of the NAIS from Oracle to MySQL. Source: FCW.
NRL: · Analyzing Security Policies for SE Linux.
NSA: · Security-Enhanced Linux
Texas: · Standards Review and Recommendation Publication (SRRPUB09). - Texas Department of Information Resources. Source: Linux Journal.
Largo City: · Public administration use Linux, taxpayers save millions. Sources: NewsForge, Enterprise Linux Today.
Venezuela: · Venezuela's Government Shifts to Open Source Software. Sources: Linux Today, LaRed.com.
MCT: · Libro Amarillo del Software Libre: Uso y Desarrollo en la Administración Pública ( Presentación, Parte 1A, Parte B, Parte 1C ).
Vietnam: · Decision No. 235/QD-TTg of March 2, 2004 approving the overall Project on Application and Development of Open-Source Software in Vietnam in the 2004-2008 Period (Pham Gia Khiem - Deputy Prime Minister).
MOST: · Viet Nam Open Source Software (VOSS). Sources: IDA, Asia-OSS.

3. Open Hardware in the Government:

European Union: · European Space Agency launches free 32 bit Sparc-like core. Sources: EETIMES, slashdot.

4. Free Software in Education:

4.1 Primary and Secondary Education:
SCHOOLFORGE:
· Schoolforge Members
· Linux Case Studies
· Schoolforge Link Manegement: Schoolforge Link - by Country.
4.2 University Resolutions about OSS/Free Software:
Argentina:
UNSa: · Resolución R-086-03. Source: D. Saravia.
· Resolución R-087-03. Source: D. Saravia.
Peru:
UNI: · Resolución Rectoral Nº 0429. Source: C. M. Cárdenas Fernández.
Spain:
UAM: · Claustro Universitario 2001 - Inciso nº 8 de la Orden del día: "Principios de conducta informática institucional". Source: AFSL.
USA:
UB: · Resolution for University support of Open Software and Standars. Source: UB Faculty Senate Computer Services Committee.

5. Free Development Projects:

Software · GNU Project
· Open Source Initiative
Hardware · OpenCores.org
Networks · FreeNetworks.org

6. Other Reference Sources:

Spain · Libro Blanco del software libre en España



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