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The State of Open Source: Privacy and Governance
Privacy has received a great amount of attention globally in recent months. Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor, has been releasing extensive information about the NSA through the Guardian. These leaks have painted a very questionable picture of the US government, specifically the NSA, carrying out ongoing spying operations . Before now, privacy in digital […]
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South Korea’s ministry of ICT wants to increase the country’s participation in the development of open source projects. The ministry views this as an opportunity to expand the development of new technology in South Korea and to increase competition between software vendors and service providers. More from joinup.
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The Government of India recently announced a major effort to expand open source in the country’s governance. The government appears to be setting themselves up for success, at least initially, but there are still some major considerations that must come into effect if the government wants to achieve sustainable success. The government must also make […]
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The European Commission has just wrapped up the election of the new European Commissioners and Vice Presidents who will lead the activities of the Directorates General. Estonia prime minister Andrus Ansip has been named as the VP for Digital Single Market and Gunther Oettinger has been named Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society. Neither of […]
