What Osbourne said is sensible:
"government needs to stop thinking that when it comes to procuring IT systems, big is always beautiful...We need to move in the direction of what are known as âoeopen standardsâ...We're not saying that government should not use traditional licensed software - simply that open source should be used where it makes sense and can deliver better value for money"
When my taxes are being wasted by big business - the £100 billion that the Government spends on IT is running nearly £19 billion over budget - then let's get real. Not every government project needs to be a mega system; small projects and incremental gains generally get their faster and with more ownership and so security.
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What Osbourne said is sensible: "government needs to stop thinking that when it comes to procuring IT systems, big is always beautiful...We need to move in the direction of what are known as âoeopen standardsâ...We're not saying that government should not use traditional licensed software - simply that open source should be used where it makes sense and can deliver better value for money" When my taxes are being wasted by big business - the £100 billion that the Government spends on IT is running nearly £19 billion over budget - then let's get real. Not every government project needs to be a mega system; small projects and incremental gains generally get their faster and with more ownership and so security.