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A pilot project in PAs to transit to an open source solution

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dg.o '05: Proceedings of the 2005 national conference on Digital government research

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Published: 15 May 2005 Publication History

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This manuscript reports of a small-scale deployment of OSS for office automation in Public Bodies. We describe the environment, the rocess and the problems encountered. We analyze data about the personal productivity in this light transition approach. We describe the major issues encountered and we suggest possible solutions. We find that personal productivity is not affected by the introduction of the new open source solution.

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A pilot project in PAs to transit to an open source solution
1. Information systems
  1. Data management systems
    1. Information integration
    2. Middleware for databases
      1. Object-relational mapping facilities
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Management of computing and information systems
      1. Project and people management

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dg.o '05: Proceedings of the 2005 national conference on Digital government research

May 2005

328 pages

Conference Chairs:
Lois Delcambre
Portland State University
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Genevieve Giuliano
DGRC and USC/ISI

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