The Migration of Public Administrations Towards Open Source Desktop Software

2007 ◽  
pp. 191-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Ven ◽  
Dieter Van Nuffel ◽  
Jan Verelst
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Large Impact ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
The Past

Several public administrations (PA) have expressed an increasing interest in open source software in the past few years and are currently migrating to open source software on the desktop. Given the large impact such a migration has on the organization, there is a need for learning from the experiences of previous migrations. In this chapter, we deduct a number of recommendations and lessons learned from previous research conducted on the migration of PAs to open source desktop software. Next, we describe a case study on the migration of the Brussels-Capital Region towards OpenOffice.org, and compare their experiences to these recommendations. In general, our results are quite consistent with previous findings, but also indicate that additional research is still required in order to create a set of best practices—based on empirical research—for the migration towards open source software on the desktop.

The Migration of Public Administrations Towards Open Source Desktop Software

2009 ◽  
pp. 1559-1576
Author(s):  
Kris Ven ◽  
Dieter Van Nuffel ◽  
Jan Verelst
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Large Impact ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
The Past

Several public administrations (PA) have expressed an increasing interest in open source software in the past few years and are currently migrating to open source software on the desktop. Given the large impact such a migration has on the organization, there is a need for learning from the experiences of previous migrations. In this chapter, we deduct a number of recommendations and lessons learned from previous research conducted on the migration of PAs to open source desktop software. Next, we describe a case study on the migration of the Brussels-Capital Region towards OpenOffice.org, and compare their experiences to these recommendations. In general, our results are quite consistent with previous findings, but also indicate that additional research is still required in order to create a set of best practices—based on empirical research—for the migration towards open source software on the desktop.

scholarly journals Experiences of Migrating to Open Source Integrated Library Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana Singh
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Adoption Process

<p>Interest in migrating to open source integrated library systems is continually growing in libraries. Along with the interest, lack of empirical research and evidence to compare the process of migration brings a lot of anxiety to the interested librarians. In this research, twenty librarians who have worked in libraries that migrated to open source ILS or are in the process of migrating were interviewed. The interviews focused on their experiences and the lessons learned in the process of migration. The results from the interviews are used to create guidelines/best practices for each stage of the adoption process of open source ILS. These guidelines will be helpful or librarians who want to research and/or adopt open source ILS.</p> <p> </p>

Open Source Software

2009 ◽  
pp. 1628-1640
Author(s):  
David Parry ◽  
Emma Parry ◽  
Phurb Dorji ◽  
Peter Stone
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Critical Success

This article is organized around a number of sections. The introduction outlines the rationale of the article and deals with some aspects of open source software (OSS) that make it attractive for software development in the health domain for low-income countries. The methodology section then introduces the framework of assessment that is being used. The majority of this article describes a case study of a project run by the authors in Bhutan in the obstetric domain. Critical success factors for such a project are then analyzed and some conclusions are drawn. The discussion covers some of the issues that have arisen from this experience, and articulates some lessons learned.

Transportation Fuel Resiliency: Case Study of Tampa Bay

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110416
Author(s):  
Alexander Kolpakov ◽  
Austin Marie Sipiora ◽  
Caley Johnson ◽  
Erin Nobler
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tampa Bay ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Transportation Fuel ◽  
Fuel Supply ◽  
Preparedness Planning ◽  
The Past ◽  
Hurricane Irma

This case study presents findings from an analysis of the emergency preparation and response for Hurricane Irma, the most recent hurricane impacting the Tampa Bay region. The Tampa Bay region, in particular, is considered one of the most vulnerable areas in the United States to hurricanes and severe tropical weather. A particular vulnerability stems from how all petroleum fuel comes to the area by marine transport through Port Tampa Bay, which can be (and has been in the past) impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms. The case study discussed in this paper covers previous fuel challenges, vulnerabilities, and lessons learned by key Tampa Bay public agency fleets during the past 10 years (mainly as a result of the most recent 2017 Hurricane Irma) to explore ways to improve the area’s resilience to natural disasters. Some of the strategies for fuel-supply resiliency include maintaining emergency fuel supply, prioritizing fuel use, strategically placing the assets around the region to help with recovery, investing in backup generators (including generators powered by alternative fuels), planning for redundancies in fuel supply networks, developing more efficient communication procedures between public fleets, hurricane preparedness-planning, and upgrading street drainage systems to reduce the threat of local flooding.

Reusability of open source software across domains: A case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 211-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Eleni Paschali ◽  
Apostolos Ampatzoglou ◽  
Stamatia Bibi ◽  
Alexander Chatzigeorgiou ◽  
Ioannis Stamelos
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software

The Next Generation of Service Agreements for Publicly Owned Waste-to-Energy Facilities: Pinellas County Case Study

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Stoller ◽  
Anthony LoRe ◽  
William Crellin ◽  
Robert Hauser
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Pinellas County ◽  
The Past ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Service Agreement

This paper discusses one of the key lessons learned from administering the first generation of service agreements for public owners of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities over the past 22 years and how those experiences were incorporated into a new service agreement for the operation and maintenance of Pinellas County’s 24 year old, 3,000 tpd WTE Facility to better protect the county’s interests. Additionally, a major issue raised by the operating companies during the competitive procurement process for continue operation of the facility is discussed and how that concern was addressed in the new service agreement is also presented. Capitalized words or terms used in this paper are defined within the new service agreement.

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