vendredi 7 septembre 2007

Big opportunity for Plone in government, needs votes! The Zope and Plone communities are doing a good job helping governments around the world bring collaboration and openness into their IT projects.  In particular, the PloneGov project is making great progress on this, done itself in a way promoting openness, opportunity for small businesses that are promoting the software, etc. PloneGov is now facing a wonderful opportunity to take a big step forward and needs your help.  It will only take 10 minutes of your time, albeit an annoying ten minutes of answering questions.  Simply stated, PLEASE VOTE!  Deadline is today, so if you read this, please visit the link and follow the process.  Thanks! What is PloneGov? PloneGov aims to create a collaborative software ecosystem where governmental organizations work together, in close relationship with SMEs, to share the cost of software development and enhanced capabilities. This new initiative started by small towns now reaches all levels of public administration and spans over 13 countries on 3 continents. What is this vote? Your vote for the "Most innovative good practice" award is a unique opportunity to reach politicians and decision makers. Winning this award will highlight the maturity achieved by the Open Source collaborative model as a pragmatic way to tackle IT challenges in society. You may vote until Friday, September 7th. The Public Sector has an important influence on many sectors of society. A wider Open Source acceptance in this field is strategic to all Open Source users and advocates. Users in sectors such as Education, NGOs and businesses would directly benefit from broader adoption. It would result in a growing pool of available software, tools, and developers. Beyond the practical example of PloneGov, your vote contributes to support Open Source values that are based on collaboration, openness and fair trade. It is an opportunity to support Open Source as an innovative model of IT development in which the Public Sector, NGOs and Education can work together and all of society will benefit. 2:34:03 PM   comment []