FOSSA - Grenoble: What is hindering the open source desktop (in the public sector)?

Abstract

Of the fifteen million civil servants in the member states of the European Union, those in education and health care not included, 105 thousand use a PC running an open source operating system. In other words, for every thousands PCs, seven will be running an open source operating systems. The main reason for this obvious failing of the market for desktop operating systems and the market for office applications, is the lack of political will.

Gijs Hillenius

Context for Digital Government

Policy specialist on open source in public services, knowlegde transfer expert