Seminars

Open Source: A Case for e-Government

Date: October 16, 2002
Location: Marvin Center George Washington University Grand Ballroom
800 21st St. NW (on the corner of 21st and H Sts. NW)

Date: October 17 and October 18, 2002
Location: The World Bank IFC Auditorium
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue (near 21st and K Sts. NW)

 

The Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute (CSPRI) of The George Washington University, the Information for Development program (infoDev) of the World Bank, and the Sustainable Development Networking Programme of the United Nations Development Program are pleased to invite you to a conference on "Open Source: A Case for e-Government" to be held in Washington, DC, USA, October 16 - 18, 2002. The aim of the conference is to raise awareness and to share experiences among policy makers, users, developers, universities, and industry specialists in Open Source, e-Government and related fields. The conference will draw participants from local, national and international organizations from both the public and private sector.

The core sessions of the conference will focus on:

  • Keynote by Congressman Rick Boucher, co-founder of the Congressional Internet Caucus
  • Open Source e-Government projects in the U.S., Europe and developing countries
  • A debate on the proper role of Open Source in Government
  • How governments and local authorities are benefiting from using Open Source
  • Demonstrations of Open Source Projects (LinuxTM, OpenOffice, MozillaTM, GNOME, MySQL)
  • Opportunities to meet the major Open Source vendors
  • Open Source and the Security of the Critical Infrastructure
  • Business Cases: The Economics of Using Open Source Software and Total Cost of Ownership

Please visit the conference website www.eGovOS.org for further information. As this is an invitation only event, you must be registered to attend. You may register online by visiting the conference website and kindly note that all registrations must be received no later than October 11, 2002. There is no registration cost for the event.