It is with huge sadness that I must let you know that Mel McIntyre passed away on Sunday after a long illness.Mel has not only been a long term Director of OFE but personally and through his company OpenApp have been supporters of OFE almost from the beginning. OpenApp built its business in Ireland on the back of Open Source and Mel was a leader in its use in Healthcare. OpenApp is now a European ... [Continue Reading]
A new version of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) – was it worth waiting for?
I have been involved (in a previous life) as manager of the team responsible for the implementation of the predecessors of the present ISA2 programme, in the conception and promotion of previous versions of the document. And, having retired from the Commission in 2012, I have since then been following (as an outside observer) the Commission’s initiatives in the eGovernment area, of which ... [Continue Reading]
The EU should strengthen the use of open source
Open Source Software (OSS) is software that everyone can run, for any purpose; that everyone is free to study and change, so that it functions as they wish; and of which everyone can redistribute copies, for example in order to help others. These freedoms provide huge potential, not least because (subject of course to the existing copyright and patent rights of others) they can allow individuals, ... [Continue Reading]
IMCO Opinion on the Copyright Proposal ensures more progressive orientation of the debate
After CULT (the European Parliament's Committee on Culture & Education) delivered its draft Opinion earlier this month, yesterday IMCO (the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection) also published its draft Opinion. In the same positive light as rapporteur Marc Joulaud finally recognises users as active contributors, now both sources and recipients of ... [Continue Reading]
Are you an SME or a highly innovative company relying on data for your business?
Let the Commission know your views on the emerging issues!The potential of free flow of data to support the achievement of the Digital Single Market (DSM) and of sustainable economic growth is placed high on the political agenda. The European Free Flow of Data Initiative, a key component of the broader DSM Strategy, focuses on tackling “restrictions on free movement of data for reasons other than ... [Continue Reading]
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