scholarly journals Open Source Migration in Greek Public Sector: A Feasibility Study

2012 ◽  
pp. 233-243
Author(s):  
Androklis Mavridis ◽  
Dimitrios Fotakidis ◽  
Ioannis Stamelos
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Feasibility Study

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.

Regulation and Policy Reforms

2010 ◽  
pp. 68-103
Author(s):  
Sylvie Albert ◽  
Don Flournoy ◽  
Rolland LeBrasseur
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Collaborative Culture ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Technical Standards ◽  
Policy Information ◽  
Local Impact

This chapter examines the following ideas on regulation and public policy: • Information societies are enabled by regulations and public policies that support open communications; • Government, business and public sector collaboration is key to establishing policies that lead to economic and social development; • Open source applications, products and collaborative culture are accelerated by adopting universal technical standards; • To be sustained, accessibility to the Internet and keeping it free and open requires some vigilance; • Ways must be devised to assess the local impact of policy and regulations and to provide next steps.

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.

Open Source Public Sector Business Intelligence Systems

2008 ◽  
pp. 379-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Becker ◽  
Björn Niehaves ◽  
Felix Müller-Wienbergen ◽  
Martin Matzner
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Business Intelligence Systems

scholarly journals IPTV technology for the wireless Internet service provider (WISP)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (CITT2017) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Mitchell Vásquez Bermúdez ◽  
Christian Roberto Antón Cedeño
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Internet Service Provider ◽  
Multimedia Content ◽  
Wireless Internet ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Server Application

This article describes the implementation of the IPTV technology through an open source system for the wireless Internet service provider (WISP) in the Cerecita site, located in the province of Guayas, Ecuador. The feasibility of implementing the IPTV technology is given through the use of the Emby Server application, in addition to the use of an operating system such as CentOS 7, which are open source and have the necessary requirements for the creation of this service. The analysis of data tra c generated on the WISP network, which will establish the advantages and disadvantages generated by the transmission of this technology, created to VOD multimedia content server that allows the video signal to be sent to users Finally, a feasibility study was carried out to analyze the advantages and disadvantages that exist in the implementation of this IPTV technology.

scholarly journals Moses, time, and crisis translation

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 486-508
Author(s):  
Federico M. Federici ◽  
Khetam Al Sharou
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Machine Translation ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Statistical Machine Translation ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Context ◽  
System A ◽  
Crisis Scenarios

Abstract Training translators to react to sudden emergencies is a challenge. This article presents the results of a training experiment testing the speed of acquisition of the skills necessary to operate the open-source Moses statistical machine translation (SMT) system. A task-based approach was used with trainee translators who had no experience working with MT technology. The experiment is a feasibility study to ascertain whether training on Moses SMT could be considered for long-lasting crisis scenarios. The article reports its findings in four sections. The first section discusses the research context in which ‘crisis translation’ is defined; the second section illustrates the rationale of the experiment; the third section looks at the results of the training experiment; and the fourth at the trainees’ perceptions of their learning processes. The conclusion reflects on the viability of using Moses and on the next phases needed to refine the findings of this first experiment.

scholarly journals An Open-Source Web Portal for Managing Self-reported Data and Real-world Data Donation in Diabetes Research: Feasibility Study. (Preprint)

JMIR Diabetes ◽  
10.2196/33213 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drew Cooper ◽  
Tebbe Ubben ◽  
Christine Knoll ◽  
Hanne Ballhausen ◽  
Shane O'Donnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Real World ◽  
Diabetes Research ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
World Data ◽  
Reported Data

scholarly journals The empowerment potential of public sector software (PSS)

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (52) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Pradip Ninan Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
South India ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Information Commons ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Public Investments ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Open Standards

Investigations into the potential for public sector software (PSS) to empower citizens are at a very nascent stage. This article explores the theoretical basis for, and practical advantages of, PSS, in the making of an informed and pro-active citizenry. Using the example of the emerging PSS movement in India and in particular the ICT literacy movement in Kerala, South India, it argues, that access to and use of software based on the principles of free and open source has the potential to contribute to an empowered citizenry. However the very concept of PSS is contested by major private software companies given that they stand to lose from public investments that are based on open standards. The article argues that PSS can contribute to the making of an ‘information commons’ and that the need of the hour is for innovative and creative solutions to the information deficits faced by communities in India and elsewhere.

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