scholarly journals Open Source Software Migration in Integrated Information Systems in Public Sector

2007 ◽  
pp. 683-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Rossi ◽  
Barbara Russo ◽  
Giancarlo Succi
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Software Migration ◽  
Integrated Information

Review of Open Source Software (OSS)

2012 ◽  
pp. 26-40
Author(s):  
Bhasker Mukerji ◽  
Ramaraj Palanisamy
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Source Code ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Large Pool ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

The popularity of Open Source Software (OSS) in developing countries is quiet evident from its widespread adoption across government departments and public sector organizations. The use of OSS saves economic resources of cash starved countries, provides an opportunity to promote e-government, and to utilize their resources in other sectors. Many developing countries have a large pool of skilled developers who can modify the source code of the OSS at a very low cost. Many governments in developing and developed countries have switched to OSS which probably encourages others to follow the trend. It was not possible to follow the adoption trend in all the developing countries but the usage of OSS in countries like India, Brazil, and Venezuela provides us an insight. The successful adoption of OSS requires thorough analysis of its advantages as well as the issues associated with it. This chapter will provide an overview of OSS, characteristics of OSS developers, and their motivation to volunteer by contributing in OSS projects, followed by the advantages and issues associated with OSS.

Boundary Critique and Stakeholder Collaboration in Open Source Software Migration

2012 ◽  
pp. 194-208
Author(s):  
Osden Jokonya ◽  
Stan Hardman
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
South African ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
South African Government ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
African Government ◽  
Stakeholder Collaboration ◽  
Boundary Critique ◽  
Software Migration

This paper investigates the contribution of stakeholder collaboration during an open source software migration using a case study. The case study is based on the Presidential National Commission, a South African government department that migrated from proprietary software to open source software in 2007. The organization was one of the few that migrated to open source software as part of a South African government initiative. The case study consisted of semi-structured interviews with the participants involved in the migration. The interviews centered on the contribution of stakeholder collaboration during the software migration using a boundary critique. The results suggest that stakeholder collaboration can contribute to open source software migration. From a managerial perspective, business leaders must understand the value of stakeholder collaboration in open source software migration. Boundary critique can be an important tool for achieving broader collaboration of stakeholders.

Beyond Development

2009 ◽  
pp. 1822-1834
Author(s):  
Leigh Jin ◽  
Daniel Robey ◽  
Marie-Claude Boudreau
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Open Source Software Development ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Information Systems Research ◽  
User Communities ◽  
Research Questions

Open source software has rapidly become a popular area of study within the information systems research community. Most of the research conducted so far has focused on the phenomenon of open source software development, rather than use. We argue for the importance of studying open source software use and propose a framework to guide research in this area. The framework describes four main areas of investigation: the creation of OSS user communities, their characteristics, their contributions and how they change. For each area of the framework, we suggest several research questions that deserve attention.

Open Source Software Adoption

2009 ◽  
pp. 1675-1698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Software Adoption ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Desktop Application ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Over Time

Current estimates suggest widespread adoption of open source software (OSS) in organizations worldwide. However, the problematic nature of OSS adoption is readily evidenced in the fairly frequent reports of problems, unforeseen hold-ups, and outright abandonment of OSS implementation over time. Hibernia Hospital, an Irish public sector organization, have embarked on the adoption of a range of OSS applications over several years, some of which have been successfully deployed and remain in live use within the organisation, whereas others, despite achieving high levels of assimilation over a number of years, have not been ultimately retained in live use in the organization. Using a longitudinal case study, we discuss in depth the deployment process for two OSS applications – the desktop application suite whose deployment was unsuccessful ultimately, and the email application which was successfully deployed. To our knowledge, this is the first such in-depth study into successful and unsuccessful OSS implementation.

scholarly journals TEACHING REQUIREMENTS OF A DIGITISED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-15
Author(s):  
Robert Müller-Török ◽  
Alexander Prosser
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Self Service ◽  
University Course ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Integrated Information

The digitisation of public sector ICT is driven by a number of factors: Increased self- service via the Internet, the Internet of Things (IoT), real-time business intelligence  and the advent of integrated information systems as the “backbone” of  organisational ICT. This is accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The paper  presents an implemented university level teaching programme that covers the  topics of integrated information systems for the environment described above. The  paper also deals with the research question of how to embed such a programme in a conventional, public sector-oriented university course  programme. It details the didactic specificities and analyses the feedback from the  roll out and the prior knowledge required from students and the changes in other  elements of a public administration course programme necessitated by digitisation  orientation. It finally summarises the experience made and illustrates  the necessity for further research. 

Review of Open Source Software (OSS)

2011 ◽  
pp. 198-212
Author(s):  
Bhasker Mukerji ◽  
Ramaraj Palanisamy
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Source Code ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Large Pool ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

The popularity of Open Source Software (OSS) in developing countries is quiet evident from its widespread adoption across government departments and public sector organizations. The use of OSS saves economic resources of cash starved countries, provides an opportunity to promote e-government, and to utilize their resources in other sectors. Many developing countries have a large pool of skilled developers who can modify the source code of the OSS at a very low cost. Many governments in developing and developed countries have switched to OSS which probably encourages others to follow the trend. It was not possible to follow the adoption trend in all the developing countries but the usage of OSS in countries like India, Brazil, and Venezuela provides us an insight. The successful adoption of OSS requires thorough analysis of its advantages as well as the issues associated with it. This chapter will provide an overview of OSS, characteristics of OSS developers, and their motivation to volunteer by contributing in OSS projects, followed by the advantages and issues associated with OSS.

Open Source Software

2010 ◽  
pp. 410-422
Author(s):  
David Parry ◽  
Emma Parry ◽  
Phurb Dorj ◽  
Peter Stone
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Health Project

The global burden of disease falls most heavily on people in developing countries. Few resources for healthcare, geographical and infrastructure issues, lack of trained staff, language and cultural diversity and political instability all affect the ability of health providers to support effective and efficient healthcare. Health information systems are a key aspect of improving healthcare, but existing systems are often expensive and unsuitable. Open source software appears to be a promising avenue for quickly and cheaply introducing health information systems that are appropriate for developing nations. This article describes some aspects of open source e-health software that are particularly relevant to developing nations, issues and problems that may arise and suggests some future areas for research and action. Suggestions for critical success factors are included. Much of the discussion will be related to a case study of a training and e-health project, currently running in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

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