This workshop was dedicated to open source software and international
cooperation. The workshop had been jointly organized by the DG INFSO’s
units dealing with “Software Technologies” and “International Relations”.
The rationale for the workshop is that the phenomenon of open source
software has received worldwide attention. Due to this global interest
and the pervasiveness of software, OSS offers opportunities for global
partnerships under the umbrella of joint research efforts.
The workshop had speakers from Japan, Korea and China (participation
from other parts of the world had been planned, but was not possible due
to the unavailability of relevant speakers). Also main European
activities in the domain of OSS and international cooperation were
presented. This was followed by a round table discussion with
participants from European industry.
The workshop offered a unique mix of information from Asian and European
activities, and provided illuminating views from industry. For further
information, see the presentation material.
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