This talk will give an overview of the use of free and open source software solutions by public administrations in the European Union. It will outline the major trends and give plenty of examples of public administrations that jointly develop, share and re-use such software solutions.
Gijs Hillenius is news editor for the European Commission's Open Source Observatory & Repository (OSOR.eu), part of Joinup.ec.europa.eu
OSOR and Joinup are projects by the European Commission on the sharing and reuse of software, by public administrations across Europe.