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When Tuesday the 17th of August, 6:30pm
Where Room G05/G06 Gerard Innovation Centre
Prince Alfred College
Capper Street, Kent Town SA
(location details here)
Who Anyone and everyone -- no pre-registration necessary

Presentation

OpenSA Strategic Plan 2010 - 2015

Derek Munneke, Deputy-Chairman, Chief Technical Officer 2moromobile.com

Derek Munneke is Chief Technology Officer at 2moro mobile, a mobile application and services company in Adelaide, and the local coordinator of the Java User Group since 2000. Derek has a passion for mobile and social computing, with a background in enterprise integration with open standards and open spatial systems from the OGC. Derek believes in community based organisation to support and foster innovation through collaboration and mentoring.
Bas Scheffers Board Member, MD Formicary Australia
Bas Scheffers is managing director of Formicary Australia, the local branch of an increasingly global financial services industry and enterprise IT consultancy and software developer. Focussing on web-based and mobile applications, Formicary's products and solutions are based on open source and open standards and key individuals, like CTO Hani Suleiman are active contributors to open source projects and a member of the Java Community Process. Bas is an expert on open source databases, content management systems, web based applications and system architecture.

OpenSA is an association of businesses located in South Australia that contribute to the development and service of open source software and standards. The OpenSA mission is to promote open technologies in business, community and government and facilitate the uptake of open standards nationally and globally. OpenSA will increase awareness of competence and competitive advantage of its members by coordinating cooperative activities that develop opportunities and showcase the innovation of Open Source companies in South Australia. The products and services of our members underpin innovation and productivity of industry in South Australia, and are critical to the economic prosperity of South Australia. OpenSA is committed to realising the value of open technologies in partnership with Industry, Government and affiliate organisations for the benefit of members and the wider community.

The aim of the strategic plan is to chart a way forward for increasing the adoption and spread of open source software and associated standards in South Australia. The plan is structured with 26 Strategies within 5 Core Objectives; including:

  1. Promote The Open Source Business Case
  2. Globalisation and Export Pathway
  3. Market Penetration, Adoption, and Opportunities
  4. Building Industry Collaboration
  5. Breaking down Regulatory and Industry Barriers

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