#fossc_oman,Wolfgang Finke National FOSS Strategy and the Supporting Role of Research Institutions
Channel: Foss Oman
Date: 08/04/2015

Title: National FOSS Strategy and the Supporting Role of Research Institutions
Abstract: Free and Open Source Software, FOSS, can - and will - play an important role in businesses and public organizations as part of standard IT/IS infrastructures. The reported amounts of savings which can be achieved through utilizing FOSS by national governments and by business are hotly debated and difficult to compare or verify. From a broader - national - perspective, there are significant advantages of utilizing FOSS as well. Unfortunately, FOSS – as other technologies as well – will not start to employ themselves and Oman FOSS Center of Excellence could be beneficial.
Bio: Prof. Dr. rer. pol. habil. Wolfgang F. Finke. Studies in Business Administration and Business Information systems at the University of Goettingen and the University of Paderborn/Germany. 1980 Ph.D. in the field of Business Information Systems at University of Paderborn/Germany.