Question reference: S2W-01896
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 7 August 2003
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Current status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 4 September 2003
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is in relation to the role of open source software in public sector IT procurement and what guidance it issues to public bodies on this matter.
Answer
Guidance on the use of opensource software by UK public bodies, including the devolved administrations, isset out in a policy statement, “Open Source Software, Use Within UKGovernment”, published by the Office of the e-Envoy on 15 July 2002. In supportof this policy, the Office of Government Commerce published a booklet “Guidanceon implementing Open Source Software” in September 2002. The Executive has notissued separate guidance.