The conference programme will include presentations by speakers drawn primarily from public authorities, with a prominent participation of government ministry officials from various EU countries as well as from the European Commission. The focus is on concrete plans, policies and actual implementations of Libre Software and open standards.

There will be a spotlight on case studies – among others, a presentation on the European Regional Innovation Award-winning gnu/Linux policies of Extremadura by Regional Minister Luis Millan Vazquez de Miguel. Successful strategies will be presented for the large-scale migration and implementation of Libre software in government – including the German Federal Government’s Migration Guidelines.

Most of the presentations will be organised in three topical sessions on:

• national and EU-level strategies and experiences (chaired by Agnès Bradier, deputy head of the e-Government Unit, European Commission)
• local government strategies and results (chaired by Wilbert Stolte, Vice-mayor of Den Haag)
• interoperability and open standards (chaired by Bernhard Schnittger, acting head of IDA, European Commission)
  

Programme Summary

(for a detailed programme, click here)

Lunch will be provided and a cocktail reception is planned, to facilitate the informal interaction that is one of the most valuable parts of a successful conference.