[Linux-aus] Re: [osv-list]Danish government on OS

[Con Zymaris]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 11:07:04PM +1100, Nathan Bailey wrote:
> [ Not sure if this has appeared earlier? ]
> Switching from proprietary software to open source software in Danish
> public administration has an economic scope of several billion DKK
> every year. This is the conclusion in a report prepared by a working
> group under The Danish Board of Technology.
> 	-- http://www.tekno.dk/subpage.php3?article=969&survey=14&language=uk&front=1

nice!

According to:
 http://www.x-rates.com/d/AUD/table.html

'several billion Danish Krone' is about AUD 1 billion.

According to this:

 http://martincrowther.net/europe.html

 Danish Population: 5,352,815 (July 2001 Est)
 Danish GDP: 136,2 bUSD

According to this:

 http://www.euromonitor.com/countryfactfile.asp?country=AU

 Australian Population: 19,831,000 
 Australian GDP: 357.3 bUSD. (2001 figure)

Rough Multiplier factor [(Australian GDP)/(Danish GDP)]:
357.3/136,2 = 2.62

This means that Australia could save AUD 2.62 billion in public
administration costs by adopting FOSS, on the basis of the Danish ecomonic
analysis.

(feel free to disseminate)
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