Merika links kai arthra... The Center of Open Source & Government, http://www.egovos.org Open Source Software in Government, http://www.oss.gov.za/ GovernmentForge http://governmentforge.org/ http://governmentforge.org/mt/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/governmentforge Open source software: briefing to the Minister of State Serv. - March 2003 http://www.e-government.govt.nz/docs/open-source-200303/ July 2002, UK Government published a new policy on the use of Open Source http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=2190 Open source riles software makers By WILLIAM WELSH Massachusetts ignites furor with new strategy A decision by the state of Massachusetts to shift to open-computing standards and consider open-source software as part of that strategy has many software companies concerned about their future business with the state. http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/18_15/statelocal/22000-1.html OSSI releases components to eGovernment web wervices platform Nov. 06, 2003 The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) announced the release and availability of the first phase of Project Leopard, the core component of its eGovernment web services platformbased on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python). LAMP serves as a foundation upon which powerful and scalable web-based programs can be developed and implemented in an open-source environment... OSSI also announced the formation of the Open Government Interoperability Standard (OGIS) working group. The OGI Standard will serve as the policy guideline for modules and applications developed using the Leopard program Working group members include representatives from government, academic and corporate sectors. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7678767201.html Kai: http://www.oss-institute.org/ http://oss-institute.org/pressrelease/leopardpr1.html http://leopard.sourceforge.net/ Aussies Do It Right: E-Voting By Kim Zetter Nov. 03, 2003 While critics in the United States grow more concerned each day about the insecurity of electronic voting machines, Australians designed a system two years ago that addressed and eased most of those concerns: They chose to make the software running their system completely open to public scrutiny... http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,61045,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 Thanasis