Benefits of ICT Use in Latin America 1/29/2008

Benefits of ICT Use in LA fichas 1/29/2008

ISC Comments to the State of New York on its e-Records Policy Formation 1/29/2008

Letter to Senate Finance Leaders Urging Tech Neutrality in Medicare HIT Procurements 12/3/2007

The ISC Welcomes Massachusetts’ New ETRM Policy which Promotes Choice 8/1/2007

Comments of the Initiative for Software Choice, Urging Massachusetts to Promote Choice for its Archival and Interoperability Needs 7/16/2007

Denmark Letter to Minister Sander and Relevant Danish ICT PMs on implementation of ODF 6/13/2007

HR 811 Testimony 3/28/2007

Letter to relevant legislators on SF-131 3/8/2007

Letter to Commission from ISC 1/18/2007

ISC calls upon Commission to reaffirm its technological neutrality 1/18/2007

Open Letter to European Commission on Pending FLOSS Report. 10/10/2006

Interoperability and Open Standards Road Map for Policymakers 7/26/2006

Coalition Says Massachusetts Search for ODF Plug-in Evidences Flaw in Mandate Policy 5/8/2006

ISC Urges Rejection of AB 2097 Requiring Open Source Code for California Voting Machines 4/24/2006

ISC statement on Massachusetts’ ODF Plan 12/14/2005

Community Letter to Governor Mitt Romney on Administration's ODF Plan 12/1/2005

ISC Testimony on the Massachusetts ODF Policy, Before Senator Marc Pacheco 11/1/2005

Random shots from Massachusetts ODF policy hearing 10/31/2005

ISC Comments on Massachusetts Open Document Format Proposal 9/20/2005

Letter to Dr. David Brailer, Urging Withdrawal of OSS Preference in its Pending National Health Information Network RFP. 7/19/2005

Comments of the ISC to the Chinese Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Information Industry Regarding Protocols for Government Procurement of Software Assets, April 8, 2005 4/12/2005

California’s CIO Issues Statement on State’s Software Development Model Neutrality 3/1/2005

Considerations on Interoperability and the Public Procurement of Software in Latin America 3/1/2005

Letter to President Bush Regarding China's Software Procurement Regulations 1/4/2005

ISC Workshop Summary and Conclusions - "Software and Public Administration in Spain: Policies and Challenges" 12/29/2004

Letter to Dutch Presidency of the EU on the Occasion of the EU-China Summit, The Hague, December 8-9 12/7/2004

ISC Comments to Chinese Ministry of Information Regarding Proposed "Domestic Sourcing" Rules for Software Purchases 11/23/2004

Letter to Venezuelan Government regarding policy for the use and development of open source software. 11/22/2004

Software industry in Spain calls on Autonomous Communities and Central Government to maintain neutrality in public procurement of information technology. 11/18/2004

SIMO Meeting Agenda 11/17/2004

Initiative for Software Choice Welcomes UK Government Commitment to "Neutrality" in Public Procurement of Software 10/28/2004

IT industry: Neutrality the Key in Public Procurement of Information Technology 9/21/2004

New EU Public Procurement Directives - Maintaining Neutrality in Software Procurement 9/21/2004

ISC Urges California to Avoid Procurement Preference for OSS in Its Budget Review Process 8/31/2004

ISC Announces Roundtable Discussion on 'Public Procurement and Information Technology: EU and Global Perspectives,' September 16, 2004, Brussels." 8/26/2004

Letter to John Borras Concerning the UK's R&D Default Licensing Policy. 8/25/2004

ISC letter to City of Vienna Applauding Its Recent Neutrality Policy 8/24/2004

Letter to Malaysian Government Officials Concerning Malaysia's New Preference Policy 8/2/2004

CompTIA Hails Creation of Permanent Massachusetts IT Advisory Board 7/7/2004

ISC Letter to Paul Gottlieb, Asst. General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property U.S. Department of Energy, Concerning the Agency’s Software Procurement Policy 7/7/2004

Letter to Massachusetts State Representatives Urging Support of Permanent IT Advisory Board 7/7/2004

OMB memo outlining technology neutral, software acquisition policies for U.S. agencies 7/7/2004

The ISC Commends the Comunidad de Valencia’s Support for ICT in Education 5/10/2004

ISC Hails Brazilian Supreme Court Decision, Calls Biased Software Acquisition Law Unconstitutional Ruling will benefit public and private sector stakeholders by increasing choice 5/3/2004

Urging Rejection of HB 750, that establishes a preference for the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in Alabama’s Public Administration 4/28/2004

Establishing an Open Source Software (OSS) Pilot Project within Hawaii’s Department of Education 4/27/2004

HB 1849, establishing a mandate for the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in Oklahoma’s Public Administration 4/26/2004

CompTIA Opens New Hong Kong Office Hong Kong directorate to focus on public policy outreach in Asia-Pac region 4/10/2004

Letter to Italian officials regarding Tuscan and Umbrian regional laws on the adoption and diffusion of open source software. 3/10/2004

European Interoperability Framework ICT Industry Recommendations 2/23/2004

Comments of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) For Hong Kong 2004 Digital 21 Strategy 2/1/2004

Open Source Software (OSS) as a Default Exploitation Route for UK Government Funded Software Statement on the UK Government eEnvoy Office Policy 1/23/2004

Coalition Says New Massachusetts Open Standards Rule Fails to Ensure Best Value for Taxpayers on Software Procurements The following statement may be attributed to Bob Kramer, Executive Director of the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC): 1/15/2004

The software industry and economic growth in Latin America (en Espanol and English). 1/8/2004

CompTIA Comments on Massachusetts Draft Software Procurement Policy 12/19/2003

Massachusetts Opens Standards IT Policy Letter to Eric Kriss regarding Massachusetts' recently proposed open source preference policy. 10/22/2003

Massachusetts Open Source Mandate Letter to the Govenor of Massachusetts. 10/13/2003

ISC applauds Portuguese rejection of law restricting government choice in software procurement The Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) today welcomed the decision by the Portuguese parliament to reject Bill no. 126/IX, which had sought to impose the use of “free software” in the public administration, virtually without regard to other viable commercial alternatives. 10/13/2003

Recent policy announcements reveal trend that software "preference" mandates are not needed. Governments across the world are realizing that software should be allowed to compete for public sector business on its merits, for the benefit of public administrations, the software industry and the public. 7/28/2003

US lobbyists step up effort to block AU open source laws 7/16/2003   ZDNet Australia, Andrew Colley

The politics of open-source software 7/14/2003   CNET, Declan McCullagh

AU Democrats take open-source legislation to Senate 7/4/2003   ZDNet Australia, Andrew Colley

Initiative welcomes Danish Government software procurement policy emphasizing quality and value for money, not mandatory software preferences Merit-based choice should be guiding principle. 6/17/2003

Letter To: The Honorable Mike Rann Premier and Minister of Economic Development South Australia Parliament Concerns regarding the proposed State Supply (Procurement of Software) Amendment Bill 2003 (“State Supply Bill”), 6/11/2003

Belgian Supreme Administrative Court says proposed Open Source preference law no good French-speaking authority, Cocof lacks authority to force exclusive use of Open Source Software in its daily administration 6/1/2003

Open-source battle rages in Oregon 4/8/2003   CNET, Lisa Bowman

The Debate: Open Source 4/8/2003   itbusiness.ca, Shane Schick

Tech lobby opposing open-source software 4/4/2003   The Oregonian, Jeffrey Kosseff

House panel will consider open-source software bill 3/26/2003   The Oregonian, Jeffrey Kosseff

Group raises concerns over use of open source 11/28/2002   InfoWorld, Laura Rhode

Europe's Microsoft Alternative 11/3/2002   Washington Post, Ariana Cha

Open Source Debate Heats Up at Conference 10/17/2002   InfoWorld, Gretel Johnston

Source Socialism 10/3/2002   Tech Central Station, Sonia Arrison

Open-Source Tug of War Heats Up 9/26/2002   Wired, Michelle Delio

Economist David Henderson Urges US Government to Avoid GPL "Free Lunch" 9/16/2002

An Alternative to Microsoft Gains Support in High Places 9/5/2002   New York Times , Steve Lohr

ISC response to SF Gate, Perens Article 9/1/2002

ISC Says to NY Times - Government Mandates Reduce Software Choice 9/1/2002

ISC Says to Denver Post - Nothing Prevents Governments From Purchasing Software of their Choice. 9/1/2002

Linux Battle Becomes Political 8/20/2002

S.F. Rally Promotes Open-Source Software 8/15/2002   AP, Rachel Conrad