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This discussion and networking space has been set up by Public Sector Forums to share information and ideas on using open source software and open standards in government. This is a community site and not supported or funded in any way by the UK Government. It's an easy way to meet and connect with lots of new people who, like you, share an interest in the potential of open source in government.

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  • Lashelle Inman updated the “Basic Information” information on their profile   6 days, 4 hours ago

  • Lashelle Inman wrote on the wire of the group Open Source CMS for Government   6 days, 4 hours ago

    Hi Robert,
    I was just wondering how you got on with your Open Source CMS Whitepaper - I’ve been asked to evaluate the pros & cons of using an open source CMS for our Council so if I can save re-inventing the wheel that would be ideal!

  • Lashelle Inman joined the group Open Source CMS for Government   6 days, 4 hours ago

  • Ian Cuddy wrote on their own wire:   1 week ago

    In light of a recent big increase in spam registrations, new users will only be to join the community if they’ve been approved - so if you’re a genuine users and trying to register, please bear with us, there’ll be a delay before you can log in. This isn’t the most ideal situation but [...]

  • Ian Cuddy and Chris Puttick are now friends   1 week ago

  • Chris Puttick updated the “Additional Information” information on their profile   1 week ago

  • Ian Cuddy wrote a new blog post: Government Sets Out Next Steps for Open Source   1 week, 5 days ago

    The Government has published today a ‘revised’ version of its Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use Strategy, coinciding with the launch of its new ICT Strategy, ‘Smarter, Greener, Cheaper’.

    Outlined in the latest plans - the first update in almost a year - are new measures designed to promote open source adoption in the UK public sector. [...]

  • Chris Puttick wrote a new blog post: Adding value to your organisation through technology choices - for free!   1 week, 6 days ago

    A lot has been written in recent years regarding the importance of ICT (IS, IT, technical; pick your collective term of choice) staff having an understanding of the organisation in which they work and therefore being able to add real value to the organisation through their selection and application of technology. Companies the world around [...]

  • Haydn Maidment joined the group PSF Conference Network   1 week, 6 days ago

  • Ian Cuddy and Haydn Maidment are now friends   1 week, 6 days ago

  • Haydn Maidment updated the “Additional Information” information on their profile   1 week, 6 days ago

  • Haydn Maidment joined the group Ubuntu UK   1 week, 6 days ago

  • Haydn Maidment joined the group Open Source CMS for Government   1 week, 6 days ago

  • Haydn Maidment joined the group OSS Supplier Forum   1 week, 6 days ago

  • Ian Cuddy commented on the blog post Open or Closed? New Report on Open Source in Local Government   2 weeks ago

    Do you mean a Creative Commons Licence? (http://creativecommons.org/) That’s a very good point MJ & thanks for pointing that out. I noticed the site content is copyrighted too. I’ll work on updating this so that we move to a Creative Commons system.

  • Ian Cuddy wrote on their own wire:   2 weeks ago

    Groups looks fine to me MJ - would you mind checking again to see if you’re still seeing that bug?

  • MJ Ray commented on the blog post Open or Closed? New Report on Open Source in Local Government   2 weeks ago

    Why isn’t the Open or Closed report released under an free and open source software licence?

  • MJ Ray wrote on their own wire:   2 weeks ago

    On the front page, I see this small display problem in the Groups column:
    Ubuntu UK
    Array members
    Ubuntu UK
    Array members
    - anyone else see that?

  • Ian Cuddy wrote on their own wire:   2 weeks, 3 days ago

    No sooner as I type, the member blog bug is now fixed!! If you have problem trying to access a member’s blog, you just need to clear your browser’s cache and all should be back to normal. Feel free to contact me if you need any help with this. Thanks for MJ Ray for [...]

  • Ian Cuddy wrote on their own wire:   2 weeks, 3 days ago

    Hi everyone - the site’s undergoing maintenance and an upgrade to our server by our hosting company. There’s currently some problems with accessing member blogs, which is being investigated as I type; I’ll hazard a guess it’s somehow related. Sorry for this inconvenience. I’ll post an update as soon as I get word of what’s [...]