[governance] The Impact of Open Source Software on Transforming Government - Live Webinar

[Fouad Bajwa]

Hi, this may be off-topic but many of you will be interested in this:

Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON),  Oregon State University
and the World Bank's e-Development Thematic Group, invite you to join
via live webcast a videoconferenced Global Dialogue between Portland,
Washington DC, Moscow, Colombo, Daccar, Accra, Kigali and Brasilia on:

The Impact of Open Source Software on Transforming Government

12:00 - 3:00 pm (Washington DC time), October 20, 2008

LIVE WEBCAST: http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/live

Government transformation and information and communication technology
dignitaries from around the world will convene in person and via video
conference for a Global Dialogue on ?The Impact of Open Source
Software on Transforming Government?. The discussion will include 6
countries on five continents, presenting a range of initiatives,
opportunities and experience on a range topics which are of critical
importance to governments everywhere.  This executive panel represents
an outstanding global, non-technical  view of the
impact of Open Source Software based on their direct experience. The
workshop will explore both the business case and real-world
applications for open technology to deliver the next generation of
government services. The US has valuable experience in open source
software development, at the federal, local and academic level. The
speakers assembled in Oregon will provide a very rich base for the
policy dialogue with policy makers from our client countries. This is
also a great opportunity for South-South dialogue on this important
topic for governments worldwide.

All materials will be available at:
http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment and http://goscon.org/summit

About e-Development Thematic Group

e-Development Thematic Group is a global forum and community of
professionals interested in the role of ICT in development,  open for
participation by both World Bank staff and external clients and
partners. The e-TG is hosted by Global ICT Dept in collaboration with
ISG, WBI, PREM, and other partners. Visit us at
http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment to download materials for this
and all previous e-development seminars (over 120 since 2001). Watch
some of the recent events sponsored by the e-Development Thematic
Group if you missed them (with links to videos, slides, speaker
profiles, exclusive interviews, background materials etc.)

  ICT Applications for the Public Sector http://go.worldbank.org/YLBJQROJZ0
  Government Enterprise Architecture as Enabler of Public Sector Reform
  http://go.worldbank.org/NNEZOTX020
  Next-Generation Organizational Models for e-Government
  http://go.worldbank.org/2LA3GGGEA0
  India's Emergence as a Global IT Player: The Role of NASSCOM
  http://go.worldbank.org/B6DF3R8L60
  The Potential of Global Sourcing of Services for Growth
  http://go.worldbank.org/QFF0GUTSF0

About the Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON)

GOSCON targetes specifically to agency CIOs and management-level
personnel, their planning, policy and procurement staff. It is
produced by the Open Source Lab Public (OSL) Sector Communities
Program at Oregon State University. OSL offers a professional hosting
environment to the open source community, as well as software
development services to industry.  OSL hosts and supports some of the
world?s largest open source projects such as the Linux Kernel, Plone,
Drupal, Gentoo, Debian, Apache, The FOSSology Project, and OpenOffice.
Its outreach and educational programs include GOSCON, the Government
Open Source Conference.

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Regards.
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Fouad Bajwa
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