This is the first time I have seen Nasscom’s name featuring on a anti-MS website. Its worth noting this as it has significant business and revenue impact on business and individuals.
I have blogged about this sometime ago and so have others. In spite of open standards, Indian authorities and governing bodies are adamant to follow MS wherever it may lead to .
http://boycottnovell.com/2009/07/24/nasscom-and-microsoft/
Showing posts with label open standards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label open standards. Show all posts
28 July 2009
08 July 2009
Please don't hurt the country... use open standards
It seems there is a debate going on to implement open standards for e-Governance projects expecially the multi-crore Unique Identity Card (UIC) headed by Nandan N. Read more about it here.
In fact recently EVMs bugs were disclosed. The Indian opposition raised an outcry to revert back to paper voting. If it followed open standards, I am sure people would have provided a patch/ solution within a short time.
I have a belief that in view of transparency of government operations all transactions & data should adopt open standards. This will also ensure government cannot be held hostage to a vendor to use only their services.
This needs to encompass long term storage solutions, documentation, system integration, inter institutional transactions, EVMs - voting machines.
Due to their past experiences, many cities have adopted open standards and Linux operating system. A famous example of this is the city of Munich, Germany. India should learn from these.
In fact recently EVMs bugs were disclosed. The Indian opposition raised an outcry to revert back to paper voting. If it followed open standards, I am sure people would have provided a patch/ solution within a short time.
I have a belief that in view of transparency of government operations all transactions & data should adopt open standards. This will also ensure government cannot be held hostage to a vendor to use only their services.
This needs to encompass long term storage solutions, documentation, system integration, inter institutional transactions, EVMs - voting machines.
Due to their past experiences, many cities have adopted open standards and Linux operating system. A famous example of this is the city of Munich, Germany. India should learn from these.
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