Open Source Bridge

Excerpt

Description

Government consumes lots of technology, and the benefits to using it in the public sector may seem intuitively obvious. But what if you own a small business or are an independent developer/contractor? Can the little guy do business with a big bureaucracy? This session will provide:

• An overview of where open source is being used in government today
• Why government needs your skills (or is just about to find out they do)
• The culture of government procurement
• Government government procurement systems nutshell
• A brief introduction to Hoops (as in the ones you’ll need to jump through)
• Ideas that can get you working on government projects

This talk is designed to help you decide if providing open source “products” or services to the government is something that makes sense for you. It will also serve as general enlightenment on where the government stands today on their uptake on open source and where some of the challenges remain.

Tags

government, contracting, subcontracting, marketing, civics

Speaker

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  Deborah Bryant

  OSU Open Source Lab
  • Website: http://www.osuosl.org/
  • Blog: http://www.bryantsblog.com/
  • Twitter: debbryant

  Biography

  Deborah Bryant is Public Sector Communities Manager at Oregon State University’s Open Source Lab, and produces the annual Government Open Source Conference.

  Deborah’s interest in open source and its implication for government is reflected in her civic involvement; she serves as a Board Director for DemocracyLab.org; as an Advisor for the Open Source Digital Voting Foundation; and on the Oregon Statewide Distance Learning Advisory Council. She is also an elected official, serving as Commissioner in a special services district and is known for her advocacy of transparency in government. Her government background also includes five years in the Oregon State CIO’s office as Senior Policy Advisor, Enterprise Planning Manger, and Deputy State CIO.

  Her government OSS blog is www.bryantsblog.com

  About OSU OSL: The Open Source Lab is home to growing, high- impact open source communities. Its world-class hosting services power the Linux operating system, Apache Web server, Drupal content management system and over 50 other leading open source software projects now changing the face of computing.

  Sessions

  • * Work for the Government for Fun and Profit
    • Title: Work for the Government for Fun and Profit
    • Track: Business
    • Room: Steel
    • Time: 5:00 – 5:45pm
    • Excerpt:

      Government consumes lots of technology and, with the stimulus dollars poised to invest heavily in information technology, spending will increase sharply over the next several years. The potential benefits to using open source software in the public sector may seem intuitively obvious. But what if you own a small business or are an independent developer/contractor? Can the little guy do business with a big bureaucracy? And what IS the government doing to pursue open source today?

    • Speakers: Deborah Bryant