Debate on government's use of open source and open data
Public administration's using open source and open standards and governmental institutions that are making their data publicly available are two of the themes of this year's Open World Forum conference in Paris.
The Open World Forum is a conference on policies and strategies for open source software and open standards. It will take place on 30 September and 1 October in Paris, France.
The organisers are planning a panel discussion 'FLOSS principles for digital citizenship: empowering the people', on how the principles of free and open source are helping governments to modernise themselves using the Internet to get citizens more involved.
There are also workshops scheduled on 'Open Data' and on 'Open Government as a Platform'.
Gender balance
Another topic at this year's Open World Forum is the gender balance in free and open source communities and companies. Next to a round table discussion on this topic, researchers from the Paris Descartes University will present the results of a survey on gender balance.
In an introduction to their research, the academics explain that they want to understand the place of women in the free and open source world. "The free and open source world is based on strong values, such as liberty, altruism and collaboration. Yet it seems that this community unequally addresses men and women."
The researchers are inviting those interested to participate in the poll 'Why women matter'.
The Open World Forum is sponsored in part by the Mayor of Paris and Ile de France Regional Council.
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