World  Government  Summit  on  Open  SourceThursday,  October  11,  2012  

REDEFINING THE PUBLIC SECTOR WITH OPEN SOURCE

DRIES  BUYTAERT  DRUPAL  FOUNDER  &  PROJECT  LEAD

ACQUIA  CO-­‐FOUNDER  &  CTO

@DRIES  -­‐  DRIES@ACQUIA.COM

TRENDS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

“My  administra?on  is  commi@ed  to  crea?ng  anunprecedented  level  of  openness  in  

Government.  We  will  work  together  to  ensure  the  public  trust  and  establish  a  system  of

SOURCE: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment

Barack  Obama

,  public.  Openness  will  strengthen  our

democracy  and  promote  efficiency  and  effec?veness  in  Government.”

and

TRENDS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

TRENDS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

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itdashboard.gov

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https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/

SOURCE: http://wwwhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/infographics/petitions-update-0812.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/

peertopatent.org/

ENABLED BY OPEN SOURCE

24%OF ALL

.GOVSITES USE DRUPAL

MORE THAN ANYCOMPETITOR

23.8%

16.9%

11.2%9.4%

8.1% 6.9%

DRUPAL SHAREPOINT DOTNETNUKE EKTRON PERCUSSION WORDPRESS

ENABLED BY OPEN SOURCE - WHY?

FASTER

CHEAPER

BETTER

OPEN SOURCE JUST MAKES SENSE

DO NOT RE-INVENT THE

WHEEL

NOT JUST ABOUT RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL

EMBRACE OPEN SOURCE

IT IS NOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY

IT’S A COMBINATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND ATTITUDE

BUT WHAT CAME FIRST?

the attitude?THE ATTITUDE?

the technology?THE TECHNOLOGY?

MY MONEYIS ON THE CHICKEN*

*BUTENOUGH

ABOUTPOULTRY

THANKS!

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