On 27 May 2010 the discussion day OS: knowing to do takes place: the initiative is part of the cycle of meetings organised by T-OSSLab in collaboration with the University of Pisa, the Polo Tecnologico di Navacchio, the Province of Pisa and Regione Toscana.
Stefano Noferi of noze gives a talk titled “The contribution of OS companies” to highlight the activities and progress due to the joint action of companies specialised in open source technologies.
In February 2008, with the protocol signed with the University of Pisa, the Province of Pisa and Polo Tecnologico, the creation of a competence centre was decided: TOSSLab.
The day presents the two initiatives that TOSSLab has carried out in recent months:
- the survey on the use of OS in Tuscan municipalities;
- the catalogue of OS products used by public bodies and supported by Tuscan companies.
Both initiatives respond to the need to acquire and share information on awareness, OS use and OS skills availability in our territory. Knowledge that is essential to building the role and modes of action of TOSSLab.
In this perspective, the day also presents TOSSLab’s upcoming initiatives and the proposals currently under study:
- the cycle of seminars for companies “Working Open Source”;
- the establishment of an association of public bodies and companies for the concrete promotion of free software.
Participation in the day is open to anyone interested and is, above all, an occasion to discuss the results and future of TOSSLab two years after the start of the protocol of understanding that marked the birth of the competence centre.
The seminar takes place on 27 May 2010 at the Department of Computer Science, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, Building C, G.B. Gerace lecture hall, Pisa, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.
Programme
- 9:00 am Registration
- 9:30 am Greetings and opening of the works
- 10:00 am TOSSLab: results and open questions — Giovanni A. Cignoni, Dept. of Computer Science
- 10:30 am Survey on OS in Tuscan municipalities — Laura Bertellotti, Dept. of Computer Science
- 11:00 am The OS products catalogue — Massimiliano Brocchini, Net7
- 11:30 am Coffee break
- 12:00 noon The contribution of OS companies — Stefano Noferi, noze
- 12:15 pm Future initiatives — Paolo Alderigi, Polo Tecnologico di Navacchio
- 12:30 pm Open discussion
- 1:30 pm Conclusions and closing of the day
Registration is free and open at www.tosslab.it.