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While fastidiously avoiding use of the F-word [i.e. freedom], the European Commission has published a very long report on the impact of open source software and hardware on technological independence, competitiveness and innovation in the EU economy. Open hardware is also covered.
This study analyses the economic impact of Open Source Software (OSS) and Hardware (OSH) on the European economy. It was commissioned by the European Commission's DG CONNECT.
It is estimated that companies located in the EU invested around €1 billion in OSS in 2018, which resulted in an impact on the European economy of between €65 and €95 billion. The analysis estimates a cost-benefit ratio of above 1:4 and predicts that an increase of 10% of OSS contributions would annually generate an additional 0.4% to 0.6% GDP as well as more than 600 additional ICT start-ups in the EU. Case studies reveal that by procuring OSS instead of proprietary software, the public sector could reduce the total cost of ownership, avoid vendor lock-in and thus increase its digital autonomy. The study also contains an analysis of existing public policy actions in Europe and around the world.
Back in 2006, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh prepared a similar report for UNU-MERIT, Study on the effect on the development of the information society of European public bodies making their own software available as open source, in The Netherlands.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by c0lo on Sunday September 12 2021, @12:07PM (3 children)
And you really have to live outside it for a long while (to unlearn America) to see how bizarre look, for a good part of this world, the excesses that get in the news about American life.
I don't doubt that there's a lot of common sensical and mundane life in US. That's normal, so don't expect it to be mentioned. It's the "excessive different" that picks my interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday September 13 2021, @02:06PM (2 children)
Anybody accepting and approving the military lockdown in Australia now should refrain from commenting on anyone else's country for any reason whatsoever.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 13 2021, @06:04PM
colo is a sychophantic bitch.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday September 13 2021, @10:30PM
Agreed. Except there was never a military lockdown in Australia.
It was a public health lockdown with the defence force assisting with the logistics of it [defence.gov.au], no use of force or authority from them. In essence, not much different from US DOD assistance for covid [defense.gov].
They tried to do it with private contractors before - it made the matter worse [abc.net.au].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford