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  1. Open source tendering: the questions shift from 'why' to 'how'

    (in Dutch… please translate to your preferred language)

    ✍️ by Maurice Hendriks, open source expert at the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

    ibestuur.nl/markt-en-overheid/

    #Bundestag #opensource #tenders #procurement

  2. My message to open-source advocates, devs, experts, and those who were held back: keep going. No bitterness, no “I told you so.” Help decision-makers, legal, and procurement teams see how it can work and where it already does.

    Big Tech makes bold 5-year financial claims, even when they miss the mark. We often hesitate and reject giving estimates because there are too many variables. Make the estimates and provide them to the decision makers.

    #Bundestag #opensource #tenders #procurement

  3. #Bundestag report: Authorities may demand #opensource in #tenders

    The Parliament's Scientific Service clarifies: The targeted #procurement of open source is permissible under procurement law and often even financially advisable…

    The report in 🇩🇪:
    🔗 bundestag.de/resource/blob/116

    heise.de/en/news/Bundestag-rep