1. OPEN SOURCE &LINUX SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (OZIG)
14: :30 Thu 29/04/2004
Stream: E-Gov Tenders
Topic: The Impact of Government Legislation
QANTAS Theatrette
AAPT Building
259 George Street
SYDNEY 2000

2. Agenda 14:30 Welcome 14:40 Seminar Sponsor 14:45 Open Source in Europe
15:00 Legislating Open Source - The ACT Agenda
15:45 Legislation in other States - Discussion
16:15 Questions
16:30 Finish

3. Background OIC * Formed in 1994
* Forum to raise awareness of Electronic Information Technology (EIT) issues like E-commerce & the Internet
* st member project - Electronic Infrastructure
* nd member project won 1st prize in “IT for SME” Category of Global Bangemann Challenge Competitors
* rd member project - TIMS Tender Service released
* Main Special Interest Groups
2003 Open Source & Linux
2001 Local Government
2000 XML & E-commerce - EDIFACT Review WGp

4. Government Tenders & Open Source Legislation
Over 95 % electronic tenders that are published on the OTMG Tender Information Management Service [TIMS] are Government Agency tenders.
The number of tenders has increased dramatically over the last 4 years
TOTAL st Qtr nd Qtr rd Qtr th Qtr , ,
The tenders are analysed by 9 Industry Groups and 11 Application Groups
Legislating for Open Source solutions to be considered by Government Agencies will have a major impact for Australian software developers

5. Trends with E-Tendering
A review of the Electronic Tenders published for the same 1st Quarter over the last 4years provides the following Industry Category analysis :
1st Qtr st Qtr st Qtr st Qtr 2001
Federal Gov % % % %
State Gov % % % %
Local Gov % % % %
Land, Housing % % % %
Health % % % %
Education % % % %
Utilities & Energy % % % %
Commercial % % % %
Associations % % % %
TOTAL

6. OZIG Co-ordinating issues
A Identifying tenders that may be suitable as Open Source applications
B Co-ordinating Tender response teams that can provide complete Open Source solutions for tender requirements
C Liasing with State Governments to ensure Legislation is equitable for all parties involved - Open Source software developer lobbyist ?
D Raising awareness of developments with Open Source eg legislation