tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post5396106213235567937..comments2023-11-02T20:45:14.873+11:00Comments on eGov AU: Victorian Government Inquiry recommends that Vic Gov opens most data for free public reuseCraig Thomlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-35998032686162216542009-06-30T14:50:16.076+10:002009-06-30T14:50:16.076+10:00As someone working in this area in the Vic Govt I ...As someone working in this area in the Vic Govt I don't think open source is really the issue. The real issue is data neutrality by which I mean it doesn't matter what system you are using (proprietary, open source, etc) the information made, operated on, stored, viewed by those systems should not require those systems in order to be re-used both now and into the future. All systems die. Data should live longer than systems. Open source frequently does this better than proprietary but not always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-34587326712855878482009-06-29T23:07:42.120+10:002009-06-29T23:07:42.120+10:00This is great news and look forward to seeing more...This is great news and look forward to seeing more open source projects in the future. Other governments around the world are doing this so why not us!<br /><br />ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545044762579702867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-66140993754111586292009-06-29T18:59:20.737+10:002009-06-29T18:59:20.737+10:00James,
I had a similar conversation to that effec...James,<br /><br />I had a similar conversation to that effect today.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />CraigCraig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-86435759650711722832009-06-29T10:45:56.743+10:002009-06-29T10:45:56.743+10:00I agree, its a "hefty read". I hope that...I agree, its a "hefty read". I hope that it doesn't mean Victorian government agencies find it simply too hard to implement. Less might have been more, perhaps?<br />Re: Open Source - In Australia, I think part of the challenge for Open Source is finding vendors who are big enough to get over the hurdles of the government tending process. It takes a lot of effort to even respond and someone has to pay for that work eventually. There are also examples of government agencies getting locked in with a vendor using open source through the support arrangements, so you end up in the same position anyway because of the practical considerations. So I think there is more to it than simply just adopting open source. The model of government IT needs to change too.James Dellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816163470369202593noreply@blogger.com