Hi folks,<div>Don't believe I've seen this on the list yet.</div><div>Dr Terry Cutler (I believe SA state CIO or former CIO) and Senator Kate Lundy (Pia Waugh's boss) :) are launching the Open Technology Foundation in Canberra on the 14th September.</div>
<div><div><a href="http://www.katelundy.com.au/2011/08/31/launching-the-open-technology-foundation-with-dr-terry-cutler/">http://www.katelundy.com.au/2011/08/31/launching-the-open-technology-foundation-with-dr-terry-cutler/</a></div>
<div>(There is a PDF Invitation to the launch included in that article).</div></div><div>The OTF is separate to AGIMO (<a href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/232110,open-technology-foundation-denied-agimo-support.aspx">http://www.itnews.com.au/News/232110,open-technology-foundation-denied-agimo-support.aspx</a>), for reasons that aren't clear to me, but will work towards spreading open source tech within Australian government.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Open Source & government minded folks might be interested in joining the Foundation, or attending the launch.</div><div><br></div><div>I happen to work in the same building as <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Stephen Schmid, who is the OFT GM, so will be chatting with him as things progress. I'm personally hoping that we can get citizens a bit more on the agenda. They mentioned "citizen-centric" services in the announcement, but it looks squarely about helping government talk to itself about using open source, which is less interesting to me personally. :)<br>
</span><br>Cheers,<br>Sarah<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Sarah Stokely<br>Mobile: 0403 800 991 Twitter: @stokely Skype: sarah.stokely<br><a href="http://www.sarahstokely.com/blog" target="_blank">www.sarahstokely.com/blog</a><br>
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