StimulIT Suares & Co.
Open Standards & Open Source Software
Governmental aspects Irving T. Roosburg Information manager Government of Curaçao September 17, 2008
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Outline
● Introduction ● Vision; Government of the Future ● Governmental aspects for OSOSS ● Commitment
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New Government organization
● New Government: ■
Finetuning the optimizationprocess
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Leading and facilitating
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Use of modern tools
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Relation to the community
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The Government of the Future
GovernmentoftheFuture for the Government of Curaçao means: ● Citizens are online connected to the Government programs and services, through the use of modern technology ● Stimulating and facilitating the economy ● Connecting better to the world of Government, information and services ● Reducing costs 4
Governmental aspects of OSOSS
Aspects: 2. Political sponsorship and commitment 3. Governmental organization (administration) 4. Doing business with the government 5. Commitment and example 6. Promoting a non bounded community and OSOSS 5
Governmental aspects of OSOSS
1. Political sponsorship and commitment ■
Government directors
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Council and Parliament
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Executive Council and Ministeries
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Examples • Dutch Ministry of Internal Affairs • European Union
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Governmental aspects of OSOSS
2. Governmental organization (administration) ■
Cost reduction
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Applications connected to e.g. Office Software
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Range of policies to administrate
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Fast, reliable, continuous, affordable, manageable, controllable
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Proper competent staff and support organization 7
Governmental Areas of concern
● 8 Area of concern • Public administration, • Population affairs, • Economy, • Public Health, • Social Security and wellbeing, • Urban, Environmental and Public services, • Public and homeland security, • Education 8
Governmental Areas of concern
● Possible cost cuttings ■
As per January 1, 2004 • ICTinvestment of Nafl. 18 million – Basic software licenses: Nafl. 5 million – Possible savings of Nafl. 3 million
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Governmental aspects of OSOSS
3. Doing business with the government ■
Accessibility • Information • Interacting • Apply for services
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Low accessibility threshold
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Governmental aspects of OSOSS
4. Commitment and example ■
Get grip on current ICTpolicies on proprietary standards • Proper current ICT Policy & Advisory organization and competent policymakers staff
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Webbased applications
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Open source website
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Governmental aspects of OSOSS
4. Commitment and example ■
Dutch OSOSS Municipality Manifest
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Governmental aspects of OSOSS
Dutch OSOSS Municipality Manifest Gemeente Almere
Gemeente Amsterdam
Gemeente Assen
Gemeente Den Haag
Gemeente Eindhoven
Gemeente Enschede
Gemeente Groningen
Gemeente Haarlem
Gemeente Leeuwarden
Gemeente Nijmegen
Gemeente Vaals
Gemeente Wervershoof
Gemeente Heerenveen
Gemeente Pekela
Gemeente Bellingwedde
Gemeente Winschoten
Gemeente Reiderland
ICO Centrum voor Kunst en Cultuur
TU Delft
Hooghuis Lyceum Oss
Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier
Politie Nederland, onderdeel CIP
Stichting Netwerk Hoorn
Gemeente Woerden
Gemeente Lansingerland
Gemeente Arnhem
Gemeente Roosendaal
Gemeente HeezeLeende
Gemeente Schijndel
Gemeente Leiden
Gemeente Boxtel
Gemeente Tilburg
Belastingdienst
Gemeente SintMichielsgestel
Meander Zorggroep Zuid Limburg
Gemeente 'sHertogenbosch
Gemeente Gouda
Gemeente Geertruidenberg
Hogeschool Zuyd
Gemeente Delft
Raphaëlstichting
Gemeente Waalwijk
Gemeente Maasdonk
Gemeente Haarlemmermeer
Gemeente Bergambacht
Gemeente Heemskerk
DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond
Gemeente Wageningen
Gemeente Steenbergen
Bureau Keteninformatisering Werk en Inkomen
Gemeente Utrecht
Gemeente Terneuzen
Gemeente Voerendaal
Gemeente Marum
Gemeente Grootegast
Gemeente Leek
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Governmental aspects of OSOSS
5. Promoting a non bounded community and OSOSS ■
Economy; foreign exchange asset
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ICT role as • Creator of opportunities • An enabler to realize potential possibilities • An enabler of the social economic development
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OSOSS developers as an economic industry
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Education
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Governmental aspects of OSOSS
Should the government regulate OSOSS: No! Should the government promote OSOSS: Yes! Can the government currently promote or campaign OSOSS: No!
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Curaçao OSOSS
But we do have an ICTplatform, we do have an Curaçao Information & Communication Association (CICA); and we do have a Suares & Co., a Caribbean Data Processing Center, a Timbler, a Xplorian, Isings, Hellings etc. and of course StimulIT. To help us Manou Chen from Open Amsterdam, Robin Miller, Arjen Kamphuis from of Gendo. Political sponsors as Minister Adriaens, Government Commisioner Rhuggenaath.
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Curaçao OSOSS
With more affordable high speed internet, the Curaçao internet Exchange and the e commerce park, we can use this golden opportunity to make OSOSS development an economic ICTindustry of Curaçao and thus exporting ICT for the Caribbean and Latin America.
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Curaçao OSOSS
If we put our country first, work towards reform, prosperity ad peace … Is this a change we can believe in?
Yes, we can!
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