User:StuartJMackintosh/Open Source Consortium

Open Source Consortium

Notes:
 * Add 3rd party inbound links
 * Look at notability of OSC

Activities
The organisation has been behind many activities to promote the accessibility and use of Open Source software across public and private sectors.
 * 2015: Support of the production of the ODF toolkit published on Document Freedom Day 2015
 * 2014: Support of the 10th OpenDoc Society ODF Plugfest hosted by the Government Digital Service
 * 2013: Provision of written evidence to the Public Administration Select Committee on the subject of procurement affecting SMEs supplying ICT in the area of Open Source software
 * 2012: Inclusion in the Cabinet Office "An Introduction to Open Source Software for Government IT V2" as a source of information for Open Source implementation
 * 2011: FoI request regarding the process leading up to the 2011 Use of Open Standards policy note
 * 2011: FoI request in response to the CESG  assertion of Open Source software