Blogs

The following are links to selected blogging web sites with a focus on 'open source' solutions for governments at all levels:

• Code for America Blog

• COSI Open Gov & America's Future

• Free Government Information

• Goverment IT Blogger

• GovLoop Blogs

• InfoWorld on Open Source

• Open Innovation Blog

• OpenSource.Com: OpenGov Blogs

• Open Source Delivers

• Open Source Insider

• White House Open Government Blog

• World Bank 'Open Data' Blog

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Open Source Cost Savings

Using open technologies creates cost efficiencies, more responsive and innovative software, and can help governments, enterprises and individual users avoid being dependent on a single vendor for software solutions. A 2009 Meritalk study indicated the U.S. federal government could save $3.7 billion by switching to open source solutions. OSFA Report - 2011

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Selected blogs about Open Source & OpenGov

• Understanding'Open' Terminology

• Numberof Open Source Users Continue to Climb

• What isthe Role of the 'Open Source' Movement in Society Today?

• OpenSource Business Models - In Depth

• The 'OpenSource Maturity Model'

• HowOpen Source is Shaping the Future of Business and Our Lives

• Investingin Open Source Companies & Solutions is Smart Business

• A BriefHistory of 'Open Source' Software in Modern Times

• The'Open' Revolution & America's Future