#publicsector — Public Fediverse posts

I spent an unreasonable amount of my life ensuring a minus sign lands in column 140 of a public-sector ERP file.

Not encryption. Not dark magic. Just fixed-width text, invisible spaces, accounting rules, and a spreadsheet acting as an API specification.

Welcome to my personal integration hell:

https://augustini.wtf/fieldnotes/raindance-fixed-width-personal-hell/

#Raindance #ERP #Integration #FixedWidth #PublicSector #Programming

I spent an unreasonable amount of my life ensuring a minus sign lands in column 140 of a public-sector ERP file.

Not encryption. Not dark magic. Just fixed-width text, invisible spaces, accounting rules, and a spreadsheet acting as an API specification.

Welcome to my personal integration hell:

https://augustini.wtf/fieldnotes/raindance-fixed-width-personal-hell/

#Raindance #ERP #Integration #FixedWidth #PublicSector #Programming

Poland’s digitalisation strategy now formally includes an open source chapter promoting OS software, open standards, and reduced dependence on proprietary systems 🇵🇱🧩
The policy also establishes OSPO-style coordination and pilot funding for public-sector deployments through local government open source projects 🏛️🔓

🔗 https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/poland-adds-open-source-chapter-its-digitalisation-strategy

#TechNews #OpenSource #Poland #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #PublicSector #OSPO #EU #Europe #Policy #Technology #Government #OpenStandards #Privacy #OS #Software

Poland’s digitalisation strategy now formally includes an open source chapter promoting OS software, open standards, and reduced dependence on proprietary systems 🇵🇱🧩
The policy also establishes OSPO-style coordination and pilot funding for public-sector deployments through local government open source projects 🏛️🔓

🔗 https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/poland-adds-open-source-chapter-its-digitalisation-strategy

#TechNews #OpenSource #Poland #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #PublicSector #OSPO #EU #Europe #Policy #Technology #Government #OpenStandards #Privacy #OS #Software

https://www.europesays.com/africa/236875/ Pain at the Pump: How Global Shocks Are Driving Kenya’s Fuel Crisis #brentcrude #businesscosts #costofliving #dieselprices #economy #energycrisis #energypolicy #EPRA #exchangerate #exciseduty #fuelprices #GlobalOilMarket #householdcosts #Inflation #Kenya #kenyaeconomy #matatufares #News&Insights #OilPrices #petrolprices #PolicyAnalysis #PublicSector #Ruto #taxes #TradeAndManufacturing #transportcosts #VAT

3 CIBC: … By sector, #informationculture&recreation saw the largest decline in #employment on the month, and by class of worker the reduction was driven wholly by full-time (-47K) and by #publicsector paid #employment (-10K). #cdnecon #LFS

3 CIBC: … By sector, #informationculture&recreation saw the largest decline in #employment on the month, and by class of worker the reduction was driven wholly by full-time (-47K) and by #publicsector paid #employment (-10K). #cdnecon #LFS

3 CIBC: … By sector, #informationculture&recreation saw the largest decline in #employment on the month, and by class of worker the reduction was driven wholly by full-time (-47K) and by #publicsector paid #employment (-10K). #cdnecon #LFS

The dutch alternative to sharing public code | Interoperable Europe Portal https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/dutch-alternative-sharing-public-code

#OpenSource #Forgejo #DigitalSovereignty #PublicSector #Innovation #GovTech #Digitalisierung #digitalization #Collaboration #CommunityDriven #SoftwareDevelopment #FederatedCode #OpenGov #TechCommunity #CoCreation #Independence #SoftLaunch #UserCentric #DigitalTransformation #PublicService #FutureOfTech

The dutch alternative to sharing public code | Interoperable Europe Portal https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/dutch-alternative-sharing-public-code

#OpenSource #Forgejo #DigitalSovereignty #PublicSector #Innovation #GovTech #Digitalisierung #digitalization #Collaboration #CommunityDriven #SoftwareDevelopment #FederatedCode #OpenGov #TechCommunity #CoCreation #Independence #SoftLaunch #UserCentric #DigitalTransformation #PublicService #FutureOfTech

https://www.europesays.com/uk/908671/ Embridge named Unit4 training provider outside Europe #BusinessTransformation #ChangeManagement #Commonwealth #CustomerSuccess #DigitalSkills #DigitalTransformation #EducationIT #EnterpriseResourcePlanning(ERP) #EU #Europe #European #GlobalExpansion #HigherEducation #Ireland #LocalGovernment #ManagementConsulting #NorthernIreland #PartnerProgrammes #PublicSector #Scotland #SoftwareAsAService(SaaS) #Unit4 #UnitedKingdomUK #UniversityOfLiverpool #Wales

Rikupekka Oksanen from https://jyu.fi talks about Moniviestin - University of Jyväskylä's Plone-based video portal for over 20 years.

https://youtu.be/ZvpgUq8UwHw

#moniviestin #plone #plone6 #volto #video #portal #publicsector #opensource #migration

Rikupekka Oksanen from https://jyu.fi talks about Moniviestin - University of Jyväskylä's Plone-based video portal for over 20 years.

https://youtu.be/ZvpgUq8UwHw

#moniviestin #plone #plone6 #volto #video #portal #publicsector #opensource #migration

Rikupekka Oksanen from https://jyu.fi talks about Moniviestin - University of Jyväskylä's Plone-based video portal for over 20 years.

https://youtu.be/ZvpgUq8UwHw

#moniviestin #plone #plone6 #volto #video #portal #publicsector #opensource #migration

Rikupekka Oksanen from https://jyu.fi talks about Moniviestin - University of Jyväskylä's Plone-based video portal for over 20 years.

https://youtu.be/ZvpgUq8UwHw

#moniviestin #plone #plone6 #volto #video #portal #publicsector #opensource #migration

Rikupekka Oksanen from https://jyu.fi talks about Moniviestin - University of Jyväskylä's Plone-based video portal for over 20 years.

https://youtu.be/ZvpgUq8UwHw

#moniviestin #plone #plone6 #volto #video #portal #publicsector #opensource #migration

As worker strike threat looms, #Oakland school district announces broad swath of #edu job cuts to help alleviate $100m worth of consistently mismanaged civic #budget deficit woes

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/26/oakland-school-district-lays-off-hundreds-of-workers-to-balance-100m-deficit/?share=soticooehfttphharnwb #SharedLink #YayArea #Education #BayArea #PublicSector #Schools #PaywallLift

As worker strike threat looms, #Oakland school district announces broad swath of #edu job cuts to help alleviate $100m worth of consistently mismanaged civic #budget deficit woes

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/26/oakland-school-district-lays-off-hundreds-of-workers-to-balance-100m-deficit/?share=soticooehfttphharnwb #SharedLink #YayArea #Education #BayArea #PublicSector #Schools #PaywallLift

As worker strike threat looms, #Oakland school district announces broad swath of #edu job cuts to help alleviate $100m worth of consistently mismanaged civic #budget deficit woes

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/26/oakland-school-district-lays-off-hundreds-of-workers-to-balance-100m-deficit/?share=soticooehfttphharnwb #SharedLink #YayArea #Education #BayArea #PublicSector #Schools #PaywallLift

@Susan60
Also true. The fetish for the private sector!! 🤑Why can’t we move on? Time & time again we learn through bad experience that the private sector provision of essential goods & especially services, has to be regulated, monitored, & experience consequences when it does the wrong thing. Perhaps when all that is added together, in some ‘Social Economics’ or ‘cost benefit analysis’ that actually includes all the externalities, it will be found to be a more effective use of public monies to offer services through public sector structures. 🤔

Oooo now I feel I’m ranting!!

#SocialEconomics #PrivateSector #PublicSector #essentialGoods #essentialServices # CostBenefitAnalysis #externalities #PublicMonies #Taxation

@joannaholman @Philipnschofield

@Susan60
Also true. The fetish for the private sector!! 🤑Why can’t we move on? Time & time again we learn through bad experience that the private sector provision of essential goods & especially services, has to be regulated, monitored, & experience consequences when it does the wrong thing. Perhaps when all that is added together, in some ‘Social Economics’ or ‘cost benefit analysis’ that actually includes all the externalities, it will be found to be a more effective use of public monies to offer services through public sector structures. 🤔

Oooo now I feel I’m ranting!!

#SocialEconomics #PrivateSector #PublicSector #essentialGoods #essentialServices # CostBenefitAnalysis #externalities #PublicMonies #Taxation

@joannaholman @Philipnschofield

UK announces grand plan to secure online public services https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/07/uk-public-services-cyber-security/ #OrangeCyberdefense #supplychainattacks #publicsector #government #Proofpoint #Don'tmiss #Hotstuff #News #UK

UK announces grand plan to secure online public services https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/07/uk-public-services-cyber-security/ #OrangeCyberdefense #supplychainattacks #publicsector #government #Proofpoint #Don'tmiss #Hotstuff #News #UK

What Canada’s public sector voting divide could mean for future elections
#Canada #Politics #Business #Unions #CanadaPolitics #PublicSector #FederalElections #LiberalParty #NDP #Conservatives #VotingTrends #PublicService #EconomicPolicy #CanadianElections
https://the-14.com/what-canadas-public-sector-voting-divide-could-mean-for-future-elections/

What Canada’s public sector voting divide could mean for future elections
#Canada #Politics #Business #Unions #CanadaPolitics #PublicSector #FederalElections #LiberalParty #NDP #Conservatives #VotingTrends #PublicService #EconomicPolicy #CanadianElections
https://the-14.com/what-canadas-public-sector-voting-divide-could-mean-for-future-elections/

Discover our highlights, key takeaways, and why sovereign, open infrastructures matter for the digital state 👇
👉 Read the full recap: https://www.vshn.ch/en/blog/vshn-smart-country-convention-2025-recap-from-berlin/

#SCCON #SCCON25 #berlin #digitalsovereignty #publicsector #cloudnative #smartcountry #servala #vshn #galotse #OpenSource #govtech

Discover our highlights, key takeaways, and why sovereign, open infrastructures matter for the digital state 👇
👉 Read the full recap: https://www.vshn.ch/en/blog/vshn-smart-country-convention-2025-recap-from-berlin/

#SCCON #SCCON25 #berlin #digitalsovereignty #publicsector #cloudnative #smartcountry #servala #vshn #galotse #OpenSource #govtech

🌉 #Call4Abstracts #CfA #C4A #AAG2026 #SanFrancisco #California #USA March 17–21

#Hybrid Session:
Anticipatory #AI Governance in #Public Administrations Worldwide

Submit by Oct 25: [email protected]
https://aag.org/events/aag2026/

#DigitalGeographies #AgenticAI #PublicSector

🌉 #Call4Abstracts #CfA #C4A #AAG2026 #SanFrancisco #California #USA March 17–21

#Hybrid Session:
Anticipatory #AI Governance in #Public Administrations Worldwide

Submit by Oct 25: [email protected]
https://aag.org/events/aag2026/

#DigitalGeographies #AgenticAI #PublicSector

🌉 #Call4Abstracts #AAG2026 #SanFrancisco #California #USA March 17–21

Session:
Anticipatory #AI Governance in #Public Administrations Worldwide

📩 Submit by Oct 25: [email protected]

🔗 https://aag-meetings.secure-platform.com/aag2026/solicitations/93/sessiongallery/24680

#DigitalGeographies #DigitalInclusion #AgenticAI #PublicSector

🌉 #Call4Abstracts #AAG2026 #SanFrancisco #California #USA March 17–21

Session:
Anticipatory #AI Governance in #Public Administrations Worldwide

📩 Submit by Oct 25: [email protected]

🔗 https://aag-meetings.secure-platform.com/aag2026/solicitations/93/sessiongallery/24680

#DigitalGeographies #DigitalInclusion #AgenticAI #PublicSector

- einer Open-Source-Plattform, die öffentliche Gesundheitsinfrastrukturen in Hessen modernisiert und souverän betreibt.

Unsere Highlights, Erkenntnisse und warum offene, souveräne Infrastrukturen so wichtig für den digitalen Staat sind👉: https://www.vshn.ch/blog/vshn-smart-country-convention-2025-rueckblick-aus-berlin/

#SCCON #SCCON25 #berlin #digitalsovereignty #publicsector #digitalesdeutschland #digitaleverwaltung #souveränität #DigitaleSouveränität #Staatsmodernisierung #cloudnative #smartcountry #servala #vshn #galotse #opensource #govtech

- einer Open-Source-Plattform, die öffentliche Gesundheitsinfrastrukturen in Hessen modernisiert und souverän betreibt.

Unsere Highlights, Erkenntnisse und warum offene, souveräne Infrastrukturen so wichtig für den digitalen Staat sind👉: https://www.vshn.ch/blog/vshn-smart-country-convention-2025-rueckblick-aus-berlin/

#SCCON #SCCON25 #berlin #digitalsovereignty #publicsector #digitalesdeutschland #digitaleverwaltung #souveränität #DigitaleSouveränität #Staatsmodernisierung #cloudnative #smartcountry #servala #vshn #galotse #opensource #govtech

The head of the #union representing #BritishColumbia 's 34,000 #PublicSector workers says #BCgovernment request to get back to the bargaining table appears to have been a "cheap stunt" as it offered little change to end weeks of #StrikeAction.

Paul Finch, president of the B.C. General Employees' Union, said negotiators for the employer were three hours late and hardly increased their offer.

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/talks-break-off-between-bc-government-and-its-public-service-union-11282347

#BCGEU #SupportTheWorkers #UnionStrong #BCpoli #OnStrike #WorkersStrike #Solidarity #CDNpoli

@PhoenixSerenity

The head of the #union representing #BritishColumbia 's 34,000 #PublicSector workers says #BCgovernment request to get back to the bargaining table appears to have been a "cheap stunt" as it offered little change to end weeks of #StrikeAction.

Paul Finch, president of the B.C. General Employees' Union, said negotiators for the employer were three hours late and hardly increased their offer.

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/talks-break-off-between-bc-government-and-its-public-service-union-11282347

#BCGEU #SupportTheWorkers #UnionStrong #BCpoli #OnStrike #WorkersStrike #Solidarity #CDNpoli

@PhoenixSerenity

Well, this is a big one. CISA ending its agreement with CIS is going to send some serious shockwaves through state and local government IT shops. For years, those free CIS services were the baseline security for countless underfunded towns, school districts, and tribal nations.

While CISA talks about evolving its strategy, the immediate reality is that a critical safety net just got pulled away. I'm really concerned about the transition here, because the bad guys aren't going to wait around for these organizations to figure out new budgets and vendors. This feels like a solution in search of a problem, and it's the SLTTs who will likely pay the price.

TL;DR
🚨 CISA is terminating its funding agreement with the Center for Internet Security (CIS).
💸 This ends free access to key tools for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) entities.
❓ Creates a sudden and significant security gap for under-resourced public sector organizations.
📉 SLTTs must now scramble to find funding and alternative solutions, increasing their vulnerability.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/cisa_kills_cis_agreement/
#CISA #CIS #CybersecurityPolicy #GovTech #PublicSector #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #SLED

Well, this is a big one. CISA ending its agreement with CIS is going to send some serious shockwaves through state and local government IT shops. For years, those free CIS services were the baseline security for countless underfunded towns, school districts, and tribal nations.

While CISA talks about evolving its strategy, the immediate reality is that a critical safety net just got pulled away. I'm really concerned about the transition here, because the bad guys aren't going to wait around for these organizations to figure out new budgets and vendors. This feels like a solution in search of a problem, and it's the SLTTs who will likely pay the price.

TL;DR
🚨 CISA is terminating its funding agreement with the Center for Internet Security (CIS).
💸 This ends free access to key tools for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) entities.
❓ Creates a sudden and significant security gap for under-resourced public sector organizations.
📉 SLTTs must now scramble to find funding and alternative solutions, increasing their vulnerability.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/cisa_kills_cis_agreement/
#CISA #CIS #CybersecurityPolicy #GovTech #PublicSector #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #SLED

👉 Read more in our blog post: https://www.vshn.ch/en/blog/vshn-smart-country-convention-2025-in-berlin/

#SCCON25 #SmartCountry #DigitalSovereignty #SovereignCloud #PublicSector #Cybersecurity #DigitalInfrastructure #CloudNative #OpenSource #DigitalTransformation #Berlin #Servala #VSHN

👉 Read more in our blog post: https://www.vshn.ch/en/blog/vshn-smart-country-convention-2025-in-berlin/

#SCCON25 #SmartCountry #DigitalSovereignty #SovereignCloud #PublicSector #Cybersecurity #DigitalInfrastructure #CloudNative #OpenSource #DigitalTransformation #Berlin #Servala #VSHN

👉 Mehr dazu in unserem Blogpost: https://www.vshn.ch/blog/vshn-smart-country-convention-2025-in-berlin/

#SCCON25 #SmartCountry #DigitaleSouveränität #SovereignCloud #PublicSector #Cybersecurity #DigitalInfrastructure #CloudNative #OpenSource #DigitaleTransformation #Berlin #Servala #VSHN

👉 Mehr dazu in unserem Blogpost: https://www.vshn.ch/blog/vshn-smart-country-convention-2025-in-berlin/

#SCCON25 #SmartCountry #DigitaleSouveränität #SovereignCloud #PublicSector #Cybersecurity #DigitalInfrastructure #CloudNative #OpenSource #DigitaleTransformation #Berlin #Servala #VSHN

🇪🇺🇩🇪 Across Europe, public administrations are modernizing project management. In Germany, this has led to the #PMflex standard — supported by #OpenProject.

🔗 Discover how OpenProject supports PMflex-compliant project management in public administration: https://www.openproject.org/pmflex/
🇩🇪 https://www.openproject.org/de/pmflex/

#PublicSector #OpenSource #ProjectManagement #DigitalAdministration #ÖffentlicherDienst #Projektmanagement #DigitaleVerwaltung #PortfolioManagement

🇪🇺🇩🇪 Across Europe, public administrations are modernizing project management. In Germany, this has led to the #PMflex standard — supported by #OpenProject.

🔗 Discover how OpenProject supports PMflex-compliant project management in public administration: https://www.openproject.org/pmflex/
🇩🇪 https://www.openproject.org/de/pmflex/

#PublicSector #OpenSource #ProjectManagement #DigitalAdministration #ÖffentlicherDienst #Projektmanagement #DigitaleVerwaltung #PortfolioManagement

📊 Managing #programmes in the public sector means keeping the big picture in focus: coordinating projects, managing risks, and proving benefits.

🛠️ With OpenProject, programme managers get the central cockpit they need, fully aligned with PM² and PMflex standards.

Our latest blog article introduces 7 features that help administrations steer complex programmes successfully.

➡️ https://www.openproject.org/blog/programme-management/

#PublicSector #ProgrammeManagement #DigitalAdministration #PM2 #PMflex #OpenProject

📊 Managing #programmes in the public sector means keeping the big picture in focus: coordinating projects, managing risks, and proving benefits.

🛠️ With OpenProject, programme managers get the central cockpit they need, fully aligned with PM² and PMflex standards.

Our latest blog article introduces 7 features that help administrations steer complex programmes successfully.

➡️ https://www.openproject.org/blog/programme-management/

#PublicSector #ProgrammeManagement #DigitalAdministration #PM2 #PMflex #OpenProject

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kahptQyTdsI&list=PLocc5Mp7hk0lUOsoPFqdA1IleS9oHJR2q

#DaveNeal #TheRushHour afternoon show

6.58min mark Funny story 😄 . Pompiers, firefighters show up with a room full of women, hilarity ensues...

15.42min mark #Maryland Senator #ChrisVanHollen is NOW in #ElSalvador to bring #KilmarAbregoGarcía BACK!

#BringAbregoGarcíaBACKNOW

20min. mark #Tariffs

23.50 min mark #AbregoGarcía's lawyer talks the nepo baby richsplaining moron that is Chris Cuomo. 26.30 min mark a press conference with #BatshitBondi (who insists on calling people 'illegal aliens, a racist term) and OUT...RIGHT...LYING!!!
28.40min. mark Lawyer Trump admin deciding who is a terrorist or not without proof, and taxpayers and paying for this. This is what the Trump admin wants.

#StopDeportations #StopKidnappings #DueProcess

32.30 min mark: #TradeWar , #PublicSector gutted, social fabric being stripped. Journalist says the miltary might shoot a Americans who will eventually get fed up with Trump and might intensely fight back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kahptQyTdsI&list=PLocc5Mp7hk0lUOsoPFqdA1IleS9oHJR2q

#DaveNeal #TheRushHour afternoon show

6.58min mark Funny story 😄 . Pompiers, firefighters show up with a room full of women, hilarity ensues...

15.42min mark #Maryland Senator #ChrisVanHollen is NOW in #ElSalvador to bring #KilmarAbregoGarcía BACK!

#BringAbregoGarcíaBACKNOW

20min. mark #Tariffs

23.50 min mark #AbregoGarcía's lawyer talks the nepo baby richsplaining moron that is Chris Cuomo. 26.30 min mark a press conference with #BatshitBondi (who insists on calling people 'illegal aliens, a racist term) and OUT...RIGHT...LYING!!!
28.40min. mark Lawyer Trump admin deciding who is a terrorist or not without proof, and taxpayers and paying for this. This is what the Trump admin wants.

#StopDeportations #StopKidnappings #DueProcess

32.30 min mark: #TradeWar , #PublicSector gutted, social fabric being stripped. Journalist says the miltary might shoot a Americans who will eventually get fed up with Trump and might intensely fight back.

EU-OS: نظام تشغيل مفتوح المصدر للقطاع العام الأوروبي 🇪🇺

#EUOS #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #PublicSector #Linux #Gnutux #فيدورا #لينكس #fedora #linux

https://wp.me/p9aAZ6-cJ

🏛️ Municipalities across 🇪🇺 Europe struggle with internal coordination, complaints & maintenance — especially when relying on emails and spreadsheets.

Our new blog post shows how OpenProject is used as a digital ticket system in the public sector, based on the example of a 🇩🇪 German city administration:

🔗 https://www.openproject.org/blog/ticket-management-city-administration/

#OpenProject #PublicSector #DigitalAdministration #TicketManagement #OpenSource