European Open Source Observatory Monthly news: European Commission, France, Germany

EU: European Commission to increase its use of Open Source  - The European Commission will take a more pro-active approach to its own use of Open Source. I hope dissemination of results will be on the agenda. In case I am here to help to spread the word through the internet.

FR: Software fund selects first four Open Source projects - The French software research and development fund System@tic Paris Region’ has selected its first four Open Source projects for funding, it announced early this month. Même for myself: contact Roberto Di Cosmo to know more about that.

DE: Open Source reduces costs for national air traffic control - Using Open Source software has helped the German air traffic control service provider, Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) to lower its costs, while maintaining high quality IT services. When is it going to happen in Italy as well?

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Roberto Galoppini on Open Source Software
Roberto has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, and has spent the last 10 years working in the intersection of open source software and business development. Roberto has taken an active interest in different open source projects and organizations, he also served on some advisory boards, and helped large IT vendors, open source vendors and customers to design and deploy their open source strategies. He works at SourceForge, and opinions expressed here don't necessarily represent employer's positions, strategies, or opinion.