Why FLOSS

• Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)

  • Includes Free Software and Open Source Software movements. Puts focus on public policy issues

• Software is not just technology choice, but a governance issue

  • Control of ICT tools critical in modern world
  • Software is intermediary in citizen-government communications
  • Freedoms offered by FLOSS may become as critical as Access to Information laws

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