When Local Governments Choose Open Source Technology

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Author(s): Mark Cassell (Kent State University, USA)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on Strategies for Local E-Government Adoption and Implementation: Comparative Studies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Christopher G. Reddick (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA )
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-282-4.ch028

Keywords: Electronic Government / Government & Law / Information Science Reference

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This chapter examines empirically, the intended and unintended consequences that occur when a local government chooses to migrate away from a proprietary software technology such as Windows, and adopt a free/open source (FOSS) technology alternative. Motivation driving the process is also considered. Drawing on a comparative case study of 4 European cities, the research finds evidence that migration to FOSS is driven by a strong desire to maintain control over a municipality’s IT infrastructure and that organizational change can be an important unintended consequence of the policy.

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