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Using FOSS For Better Service Delivery (Presented at Mycio 2008). Mr. Jeff Waugh Principal Consultant Waugh Partners Australia. The Public Sector CIO Conference is held to enhance the knowledge and awareness of all Public Sector CIOs on the current ICT development. It is also to improve Malaysia\'s ranking in ICT implementation at the global level. The conference will be officiated by the Hon. Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, Chief Secretary to the Government.
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Open Source: The Australian
Experience
No strategic approach from
Government
Successes driven by innovative agencies
Barriers to adoption...
Knowledge & Procurement
Cost?
Fit forPurpose
Value for Money
Fit forPurpose
Vendor sympathy for
failed projects?
Try beforeyou buy!
Malleable to current and future goals
Value for Money
Customer service
imperative
Leads to related
savings...
Staffefficiency
Hardware efficiency
Riskmanagement
Quantityvs.
Shape
The Big Company answer...
Open Source offers an
alternative
Software sustainability
Multi-sourcing
Shared development
resources
Inter-agency or jurisdictioncollaboration
Strategic Independence
AGIMOGuide to Open
Sourcehttp://www.finance.gov.au/publications/guide-to-open-
source-software/
NSW Department of
Educationhttp://www.det.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Judicial Commission
http://www.judcom.nsw.gov.au/
National Archives of
Australiahttp://www.naa.gov.au/
Your most important
Open Source asset?
Your people!
Nourish your industry and community
(Your best ICT employees are among them!)
