%0 Conference Paper %B OSS2009: Open Source Ecosystems: Diverse Communities Interacting (IFIP 2.13) %D 2009 %T Panel: Open Source in the Public Sector %A Lundell, Björn %A Amundsen, Morten %A Ghosh, Rishab %A Hardy, Jean-Luc %A Sjöswärd, Per-Ola %X Open Source Software (OSS) is becoming mainstream, and it is perhaps not surprising that public sector organisations seek to explore the potential of OSS in financially difficult times. Today, OSS has become an issue of strategic importance for many public sector organisations. In addition, related to OSS, many organisations and governments are also acknowledging Open Standards as important for addressing various lock-in scenarios. %B OSS2009: Open Source Ecosystems: Diverse Communities Interacting (IFIP 2.13) %S IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology %I Springer %V 299/2009 %P 368 - 369 %8 2009/// %G eng %& 42 %R http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02032-2_42 %> https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/Panel%20Open%20Source.pdf