1.1 billion each year, it would be the public sector in the European Union to save on the use of open standards. The claim comes from the European Commission last week published a new guide to the area. The guidance is partly based on research from the University of Skövde. Research presented during the ongoing Almedalsveckan.
European Commission has presented a roadmap is meant to be used when public organizations in the Union shall develop and procure their IT systems. Some of the content in the guide is based on research from the University of Skövde.
The research Software Systems at University of Skövde who conducted the study, the European Commission refers to. The research group has been working for more years to study the use of open standards in the Swedish public sector.
– Not using open standards restricts competition authorities to expose their IT suppliers and thus shave IT costs through the roof. Moreover, there is a risk that important
information is lost when the system is not based on open standards are used, says Björn Lundell, assistant professor of computer science at the University of Skövde.
During the ongoing Almedalsveckan’s Björn Lundell on hand to present Software Systems research. He does it at two workshops:
Tuesday, July 2 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Open IT infrastructure in public administration – how to materialize the political ambitions?
Location: Björkanderska, wharf, Visby
Thursday, July 4, 8:30 to 9:30
A custom Estonian model of IT-based decision support meeting – in Sweden
Location: Björkanderska, wharf, Visby
For further information please contact: Björn Lundell 0768 779148
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