Abstract
Open source software (OSS) is crucial for the development of information society, in particular for e-governance phenomena. But its implementation seems quite complex due to factors as ICT developing countries market relations public procurement and , security and transparency, training of users and involvement of programmers, interaction with private and public sectors etc. For , OSS represents a way to improve effectiveness of public investments in as well as to promote local development of know-how, necessary to enter in the global market of software development while keeping the individualism. This concept is related with the ways government will promote ICT and how the relation between public and private sectors will be built. OOS implies the voluntary involvement of a critical mass of programmers. Developing countries may base their OSS implementations on exporting, or they may involve local people; all this seems crucial for a sustainable development. Programmers from developing countries may volunteer to be involved, or they may turn towards commercial sectors. OSS may remain a product of voluntarism or may reduce in a special case of commercialism. Policies and practices of OSS development may help for a good e-governance, or may create a destructive climate for a developing market. To solve the dilemma a careful analysis is necessary, taking into account local and international conditions and aiming at a sustainable development. |
