The document discusses the advantages of open source software, specifically Plone, in enhancing efficiency and collaboration in the public sector. It highlights the success of the PloneGov project, which involves over 55 organizations globally, in creating effective tools for government applications. The text also mentions case studies from Brazil and New Zealand showcasing the adoption and benefits of Plone in government operations.

1. Bringing open source to the public sector By Dylan Jay Technical Solutions Manager PretaWeb

2. Efficiency Innovation Security Support Employee satisfaction No lock ins Benefits of Open Source for Governments

3. Collaboration means everyone benefits

4. “ Other government agencies can now build on our experience and resources, to ensure they get a content management system that meets their business requirements, is Web Guidelines compliant and is a very cost effective solution” Laurence Millar, NZ Gov CIO

5. Easy to support and administer Plone runs on anything You won’t need new staff Probably need an integrator Learn then Contribute = Staff are happy Plone and your IT Staff

6. OSS is more secure IE 'unsafe' for 284 days in 2006 Firefox 9 days Plone security is deep rooted Users, Groups, Roles, Local Roles Flexible authentication LDAP, ActiveDirectory etc. Plone is secure

7. ~100 core developers Top 2% of open source projects Plone is Supported Support contracts Custom development Training Deployment

8. PloneGov is: an open source project that involves developing software applications by and for public administrations. built on open source tools: What is PloneGov?

9. Around 55 European, North and South American and African Public organisations participate in the PloneGov project. Participating countries

10. PloneGov has generated 14 usable tools such as: meetings management for a decision-making entity modules to order administrative documents on the Internet business directories job vacancies publishers documentary management tools out of the box municipal Internet sites project management frameworks Applications

12. PloneGov.org’s success results from a close collaboration between Public sector (cities, regions and parliaments) an international network of SMEs building Plone solutions. Government wants to engage with something that understands them Plone is powerful to start with Why is plonegov a success?

14. Parliaments Parlement de la Communauté française ( www.pcf.be ) Parlement francophone bruxellois (www.pfb.irisnet.be) Regional governments Région Wallonne (easi.wallonie.be) Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles (www.etnic.be) Municipalities and cities PloneGov project counts over 50 Belgian local governments eg, Administration communale d'Andenne (www.andenne.be) Administration communale de Sambreville (www.sambreville.be) Public social services Centre public d'aide sociale d'Anderlues (www.cpasanderlues.be) Centre public d'aide sociale de Sambreville Belgium

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16. Challenge In 2002 the new Brazilian president issued a directive to increase effective use of the IT budget. Solution Plone selected for government applications at Federal, State and city levels. just launched its 50 th government portal. collaboration practices have been implemented across IT departments resulting in more work efficiently done in the public interest. Case Study - Brazilian Federal Government

18. “ We were looking for an open source solution that had the requisite functionality, an established track record and a critical mass of developer support. Plone met all those criteria.” Laurence Millar, NZ Gov CIO

19. Challenge By 2010 , the operation of government will be transformed as government agencies and their partners use technology to provide user-centred information and services and achieve joint outcomes. Solution State Services Commission announced Plone will be made freely available to central and local government agencies. Currently used by: www.e.govt.nz , www.mwa.govt.nz , www.electricitycommission.govt.nz www.learningmedia.co.nz Case Study – e-Government New Zealand

20. PretaWeb is a Plone Integration company. We build: CMS websites Intranets Extranets Document Repositories Enterprise 2.0 Systems eGovernment Solutions Who is PretaWeb? Visit: www.pretaweb.com