Think
of all the things state and local governments do today. They collect
water bills, run public libraries, manage court systems, operate
police department, field emergency response teams, provide public
health services, fix roads, and so much more.
Collaborative
development efforts to create innovative, free and 'open source'
software (FOSS) tools, applications, and other solutions for use by
governments at all levels are well underway. These innovative 'Open
Government' solutions are being released under one or more open
source license arrangements that allow both public and private
institutions to acquire and use these tools at little or no cost.
This has tremendous potential consequences for government
organizations around the world that face funding challenges.
The
following are just a few selected 'Open' Government web sites,
software tools, and mobile apps South Carolina officials and citizens
should seriously consider exploring:
'OpenGov'
Web Sites
'OpenGov'
Software
|
Generic
'Open Source' Software & Tools
Mobile
Apps
*
Other potential free and
open source software
solutions
(FOSS)
for
state
and local
governments to use can be found on COSI
Open Education,
COSI
Open Health, and
other COSI
Open Solutions
web sites. You
might also
want
to check
out TED
Talks: On Innovation & the Power of Cities
If
you have other 'Open' Government web sites or software tools you
would recommend, please share the links to them with our readers.
* Check out the Summerton SC: 'Open' Technology web site.
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