Tag: FOSS

SITA FOSS Focus Newsletter – October 2009

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In this issue:

  • Welcome note by Nthabiseng Mosupye – Chairperson of the Open Source Standing Committee
  • FOSS backend migration at the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry)
  • Open-source software at FNB bank
  • The open-source project in CSIR’s Meraka Institute
  • State of South African government websites in relation to open standards
  • The Limpopo Office of the Premier calls for change
  • Report on FOSS implementation by national government departments
  • The IFMS solution and the use of FOSS
  • FOSS4G by Clinton Papenfus
  • How big is Linux?
  • The Editor’s Choice: 8 most prominent open-source products

SA Gov FOSS Policy Annex A: Policy on Free and Open Source Software Use for South African Government

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Published in August 2006 by the National Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA). It outlines the background leading up to the approval of the policy.

SA Gov FOSS Policy Annex B: Policy Implementation Strategy from OGCIO

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This was faxed out from the OGCIO on 24 December 2007. The strategy states it is built on a previous draft strategy from the Presidential National Commission in 2004, which built on a GITOC strategy developed in 2003. The strategy covered three phases viz. Initiation, Enhancement, and Mature. Annex B is part of the approved Policy for FOSS in South African Government.

Policy and Strategy Recommendations to the Presidential National Commission of South Africa – 5 Jan 2004

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These recommendations followed after the National Cabinet approval in August 2003 on the policy on OSS. These recommendations proposed a set of policy enhancements to shift the overall policy posture from one that was neutral-to-enabling to one that was enabling-to-proactive. They also incorporated Open Content into the policy and brought to the fore important issues around intellectual property rights and Open Standards.

Open Software and Open Standards in South Africa to Address Digital Divide by Open Software Working Group – Jan 2002

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The National Advisory Council on Innovation is a body set up by South African Act of Parliament to advise the Minister of Arts Culture Science and Technology, as well as Cabinet as a whole, on Science and Technology issues. They formulated these recommendations which included non-negotiable open standards as well as a FOSS policy encouraging the use of FOSS and ensuring a level playing field between FOSS and proprietary software with regards to procurement.

Concept Document for Establishing a National FOSS Collaboration and R&D Lab 16 Feb 2010

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A document which was co-authored by Brodwyn Appanna at SITA FOSS Office, Gerrit Botha SAPS Enterprise Architect, and Karl Fischer Dept of Science and Technology to the GITOC FOSS Standing Committee, FOSS LAB Workgroup.