This report from Data for Policy presents an overview of the community’s evolution from 2014 to 2023 and introduces its six-area framework, which provides a comprehensive mapping of the data for policy research landscape.
Despite the enforcement on 9 June 2024, the Open Data Maturity Report 2023 has revealed significant disparities in High Value Datasets (HDVs) legislation implementation across Member States. To address these challenges, data.europa.eu has published the research report ‘High-Value Datasets Best Practices in Europe’, highlighting best practices from leading Member States to assist them in complying with the mentioned legislation.
The Public Sector Tech Watch (PSTW) observatory has launched the ‘2024 Best Cases Award’. The award aims to highlight and share the best uses of emerging technologies (Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, etc.) in the public sector as well as reward and showcase the most innovative public administrations. Submit your case here!
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OSOR just published its latest report on the state of open source in Singapore. You can learn about how the Smart Nation Digital Government Group is organising the state digitalisation. It is being supported by innovative organisation like the Open Government Products unit, which is the main creator of open source for the government.
LocalGov is a set of modules to provide services often provided by local governments. The modules work with the Drupal platform. The LocalGov community of individuals and companies work on development and each new customer finances a new feature which is then available to all existing users. With both Drupal and LocalGov released under the GNU GPL, all versions that are published are free and open source software.
The country report and the accompanying factsheet show how Slovakia is making gradual progress in open source policy development and implementation under the lead of the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation (MIRRI).Slovakia’s legal framework contains commitments and mandates for increased OS use in public administration, although a greater takeup of OS has been mixed due to challenges in political commitment.
The case study on Bratislava focuses on the varied ways in which open source is used in the city’s innovation strategies. In Bratislava, the Department of Innovation and Digital Services spearheads the city's digital transformation. Established in 2018, the department initially focused on revamping the city's website, bratislava.sk, and has since expanded its mandate to include projects like the Bratislava ID.
This case study is a retrospective on the policies and use of open source solutions in public administration in the German city of Munich. The OSOR team had the chance to exchange with the Munich City Hall’s IT Team, it@M. You will learn about Munich's ongoing 25+ year history of open source in public administration and its future.
OSOR has just published the first version of its report on the state of open source in Nigeria. This report offers an overview of the country's recently initiated digital government reforms. Structuring 36 federated states, the Nigerian central government is also coordinating a wider policy work with the other member states of the African Union.
This data story from the data.europa.eu team explores family spending by using official EU bodies’ data. The analysis of family budgets reveals the complexities involved in household financial decision-making and identifies key trends in family spending. Each expenditure, whether on necessities or discretionary items, contributes to understanding a broader economic landscape by showing disparities across different socioeconomic groups.
Italy, Portugal and Norway collaborated to digitalise EU public procurement using the Big data testing infrastructure (BDTI). The project centred around providing a scalable virtual environment and analytics routines to work on procurement data and support the creation of the eProcurement data space.
With this update of the 2019 report, you can learn more about the open source initiatives in Belgium and its three regions. This update focuses on the grassroots movements that have shaped the current use of open source in public administrations.
OSOR has just published its new report on the state of open source in the Philippines. It delves into the multiple attempt at regulating open source in the government and shows the resilience of its open source community throughout the decades.
This new report from OSOR on the state of open source in Mexico portrays how the government recently promoted the adoption of open source software at the federal level. It also retraces the history of the FOSS movement in Mexico's member states which influenced today's national policy.
OSOR has just published its new report on the state of open source in China. This report shows the particular approach adopted by the Chinese government when it comes to open source and innovation. Showcasing the recent international developments of China's open source policy, as well as its implication in wider organisations. The report also portrays the heavy involvement of the Chinese government in its industrial open source policy.
OSOR has just published the updated report on the state of open source in Bulgaria. This report shows the recent evolution of open source policy in Bulgaria and consolidate earlier finding on the enactment of the 2016 amendment to the eGovernment Act which mandated the use of open source software in public administration. The report also underscores the active involvement of the open source community in Bulgaria and projects such as the OpenFest or the work of the association Society.
