“Locked in” in the European Parliament:
IT monopolies, open standards, open source and EU procurement policy
Participative democracy relies increasingly on the ability of citizens and stakeholders to access public information and to communicate with officials and elected politicians electronically. This half-day conference looks at the situation where public institutions are locked into the ICT products of a single vendor, discusses the implications of this for participative democracy and fair competition, and considers the prospects for the European Parliament to adopt the use of open standards and open source software and to promote interoperability in the European ICT sector.
Interview with Martin Mollema
MEP Eva Lichtenberger is asking
The Netherlands Economic Ministry was taking a very important step in the field of open standards.
Interview with Dr. Rolf Schuster
MEP Eva Lichtenberger is asking the German Foreign Minister
The German Foreign Ministry has decided to go for open standards. Dr. Rolf Schuster tells us why they do not only use products of Microsoft.
Interview with Alberto Barrionuevo from FFII Spain
MEP David Hammerstein is asking
In the European Parlament we are locked in one IT systems controlled by Microsoft. So the question is how we can get out.
