News and Media
Submission to National ICT Review
Submitted on Tue, 17/06/2008 - 12:36pmThe Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) recently announced it was conducting an independent review of the Australian Government's use and management of information and communication technology (ICT) seeking to identify how the Australian Government can strengthen its management of ICT and maximise the benefits of ICT for greater efficiency and delivery of Government services. The review is also examining Government ICT investments, including maintenance, intra-agency links, development and staffing.
Review of National Innovation System
Submitted on Sat, 03/05/2008 - 10:11amThis submission to the Expert Panel conducting a Review of the National Innovation System for the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research was made by Brendan Scott on 30 April, 2008.
Introduction:
In our view, "innovation" is not an end in itself.
Foundations of Open: ACT Local 2020 Summit
Submitted on Wed, 30/04/2008 - 4:16pmby Donna Benjamin on behalf of OSIA, submitted to the National 2020 Summit.
Australia's Open Source Industry is poised for massive growth. Increasing demand for open source skills draws attention to a deficit our education system is not addressing. Misconceptions are the key barrier preventing broad local adoption of, and contribution to, Open Source Software.
April Melbourne Meeting
Submitted on Wed, 30/04/2008 - 10:47amThese notes were taken by Hamish Taylor during informal discussion at the Melbourne OSIA meeting held on Thu 17 April 2008, in the Innovation@257 centre, Collins St, Melbourne CBD.
The Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census 2007
Submitted on Wed, 30/04/2008 - 3:41pmThe Australian Open Source Industry & Community Report is published by Waugh Partners as a freely downloadable PDF and is redistributable under a Creative Commons BY-ND license.
Major Aussie political parties back open source
Submitted on Fri, 23/11/2007 - 12:00pmStory published in Haymarket's ITnews - 23 November 2007
Australia’s independent Open Source industry body, Open Source Industry Australia Limited (OSIA), has welcomed news that all the major political parties contesting the forthcoming federal election are strong supporters of Open Source software.
South Australian Open Source Industry is set to grow in 2007/08
Submitted on Fri, 06/07/2007 - 12:00pmThe survey results serve to dispel a number of commonly held misconceptions about the open source industry including that there is a lack of support for open source software (OSS) in South Australia.
Linux Australia Urges the Federal Government Not to Abandon Consumer and Competition Interests
Submitted on Thu, 05/07/2007 - 4:56amLinux Australia, Australia's peak Free and Open Source Software community group, announced the launch of a petition today calling on the federal government to resist pressure to abandon consumer and competition rights when drafting anti-circumvention laws. New laws are required under the terms of the Free Trade Agreement negotiated between Australia and the United States.
OSIA opposes Endorsement of OOXML as an ISO standard
Submitted on Wed, 01/08/2007 - 9:00amBrendan Scott, on behalf of Open Source Industry Australia Ltd made this submission to Standards Australia on the matter of endorsing ISO
OSIA suggests that Standards Australia should not support endorsement of the OOXML format as an ISO Standard at this time. OSIA believes endorsement of OOXML as an ISO Standard would create a number of issues including:
OSIA says Adopt OpenDocument Format
Submitted on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 9:00amOpen Source Industry Australia Limited (OSIA), Australia's open source industry body, welcomes Microsoft's acceptance of the new gold-standard in office file formats, ODF. ODF will now be interoperable with the most widely implemented office suite in the country. But OSIA cautions 'buyer beware'. Microsoft have announced development of a conversion plugin for the next version of Office, rather than adding ODF as a default option for saving and opening documents. Conversion does not protect against data loss.