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Sydney Morning Herald: Labor Backs Open Source Software for e-Government Projects

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 7, 2002

“Open source software can provide greater security and
innovation in the delivery of e-Government services, and should be
investigated immediately by Government agencies and departments,
the Shadow Minister for Information Technology, Senator Kate Lundy
said today.

“Senator Lundy told the ‘e-Government Australia Summit’ that
information and communications technology (ICT) systems built with
open source software was more likely to serve the needs of
Government customers in the fast changing online environment.

“She said departments and agencies should be asked to assess the
merits of open source software as part of their strategic approach
to sourcing…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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