IDABC Open Source event 2009

IDABC OPEN SOURCE EVENT 2009: THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES

Attend the European Commission IDABC workprogramme Open Source Event 2009 to investigate on Open Source Communities and Public Administrations.

A SIMULTANEOUS ENGLISH/FRENCH TRANSLATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FRENCH-SPEAKING AUDIENCE

2nd OCTOBER 2009 - 11.00-16.00 - EUROSITES GEORGE V, PARIS - Event organized within the Open World Forum

European Public Administrations invest in Open Source Communities: how and why? From multi-stakeholder management to expected outcomes, the IDABC Open Source Event 2009 highlights these key aspects of FLOSS sustainability and presents seven practical cases, closing with a panel discussion. The keynote of the day focuses on the economical aspects of sustainability.

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09.00-10.30	OPEN WORLD FORUM KEYNOTES on FLOSS AND PUBLIC POLICIES: the brazilian experience \| rountable on successful implementations of FLOSS in the regions of Europe - with representatives of IDABC, APRIL, The Netherland in Open Connection, Junta de Andalucia, IT Project LiMux / City of Munich.
10.30-11.00	Pause and networking
11.00-11.10	Welcome and IDABC Open Source event 2009 opening
11.00-11.10	- Karel De Vriendt, IDABC Head of Unit, European Commission
11.10-11.30	Keynote: “A vision for sustainability of FLOSS - the importance of communities”
11.10-11.30	François Elie - President of Adullact - France – recently published a book presenting his vision on the sustainability of FLOSS, “The Economy of Free Software”. His key phrases: “A software is free once it has been paid”, “Public money should pay only once”.
11.30-11.50	CommunesPlone – engaging Public Administration in community management activities
11.30-11.50	- Joel Lambillotte, IT manager, Sambreville, Belgium
11.50-12.10	The SIGNERGIAS Network, an initiative to coordinate Spanish Public Administration led GIS projects
11.50-12.10	- Pedro A. González Pérez, gisEIEL project, Deputación da Coruña, Spain
12.10-12.30	The FriKomPort Community enables sustainable collaboration in the scope of efficient course administration for municipalities
12.10-12.30	- Britt Inger Kolset, Coordinator of a regional ICT-program in the Kongsbergregion, Norway
12.30-13.50	Lunch and networking
13.50-14.10	Involvement of IT-savvy Eisenstadt Court personnel in OS communities - investment and expected results
13.50-14.10	- Dr Herbert Grassner, Austrian Ministry of Justice, Eisenstadt, Austria
14.10-14.30	Guadalinex: Junta de Andalucia interacting with the OS communities
14.10-14.30	(Speaker to be confirmed), Junta de Andalucia, Spain
14.30-14.50	Creating and managing the TYPO3gem community
14.30-14.50	- Jos Kruis, Member of Honour of Board TYPO3gem, Netherlands
14..50-15.10	"Developing Communities"
14..50-15.10	- Alasdair Mangham, Head of Information Systems and Development, Camden Town, England
15.10-15.30	Pause - networking
15.30-15.50	Panel discussion: "Active involvement of public administrations in Open Source communities, how to make this work?"
15.30-15.50	Presenters of the day.
15.50-16.00	Wrap up
	- Karel De Vriendt, IDABC Head of Unit, European Commission
16.00-16.30	Pause and networking
16.30-17.30	OPEN WORLD FORUM CLOSING KEYNOTES with a Keynote from James Bessen on Open Innovation \| Open Innovation Awards \| 2020 FLOSS Roadmap.

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