GSA and GWU Co-Sponsor Open Source in Government Conference

The Center of Open Source & Government and the General Services
Administration are co-sponsoring a conference in Washington, DC, March
15-17, 2004 at George Washington University on the question, "How does Open
Source provide an Innovative Solution for E-Government?"

The Open Source conference will raise awareness of the suitability and
maturity of open source for the development, acquisition and management of
software solutions. Industry CIO's are reporting lower total cost of
ownership (TCO) by adopting high-quality and proven open source solutions.
In addition to low or non-existent initial acquisition costs, the open
source model leverages external expertise to complement in-house integration
and customization skillsets. In short, the Open Source movement offers
commodity software solutions as viable alternatives to proprietary software.
The movement's open development and governance models enable a culture of
sharing, and provides a framework in which to build high quality and secure
solutions.

The E-Gov Act promotes the use of Internet and Emerging Technologies within
and across Government agencies in providing citizen-centric Government
information and services. The E-Gov Act also encourages collaboration among
Federal, State, local, and tribal government leaders on electronic
Government in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as
leaders in the private and nonprofit sectors. This cross sector
collaboration promotes the sharing of best practices and innovative
approaches in acquiring, using, and managing information resources for the
Government [Section 3602(f)(9) E-Government Act 2002].

It is within this legislative framework that the next E-Gov Open Source in
Government Conference will engage leaders from the Federal, State, local and
international government arena, the Open Source community, industry,
academia, nonprofits, industry associations and the general public to answer
the question, "How does Open Source Provide an Innovative Solution for
E-Government?"

For more information see the conference website at www.egovos.org or contact
Tony Stanco at 202-994-5513.

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Best regards,

Tony Stanco, Esq.
Executive Director
The Center of Open Source & Government
http://www.eGovOS.org
tony-AT-egovos.org

Associate Director
Open Source and eGovernment
Cyber Security, Policy, and Research Institute
George Washington University
[NSA Center of Excellence in Information Assurance]
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