IDA/OpenForum: How Open Can Europe Get? | Linux Today

IDA/OpenForum: How Open Can Europe Get?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 16, 2004

“In April 2004, OpenForum Europe published a white paper on the
contribution Open Source Software can make to interoperability in
Europe. This paper argued that an essential goal of the EU is to
improve efficiency for both citizens and business, maximising the
opportunity of operating in a cohesive environment. It recognised
the particular intergration issues of Europe dwarf the needs of the
US, and that we talk of common processes, eGovernment, and a
variety of programmes that are fundamentally there to promote
interoperability…”

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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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