Then, summing up a lot, the question is this: the Puglia region has just signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft Italy.
Among the objectives: "to develop a synergy for the creation of a competence center that fosters applied research in the area of \u200b\u200bknowledge technologies, the development of excellence within the region and the adoption of modern solutions for businesses and public administrations "," a center competence to be developed jointly, "" facilitate access to and use of information technology at all the schools from Puglia, enhancing the use of IT solutions for teaching and administrative purposes.
It adds that Microsoft is committed to the protocol experience the "technological neutrality" (!), and at the same time the region is to approve a bill on Open Source.
Immediate and many protests, because an agreement with the dominant Microsoft platform and not with other subjects related to Open Source really? Why it comes to computer technology for schools and government with next Microsoft?
The Association Free Software has already written in this way to Vendola asking for clarifications.
Vendola replied, pulling the ball into the dynamics of supporters, "saying that the real enemies are not the" international competitors, and shifting attention to the Digital Divide.
I write this with great difficulty, because I respect Vendola and I think one of the last remaining chance for a breakthrough of the Italian left.
But at the same time I could not help but note the superficiality and the demagoguery of his generic response, compared with a very clear choice in many European countries have already made in favor of free software and open source in schools and government, without any support to giants like Microsoft, that can not provide ANY structurally technological neutrality even if they wanted.
I very much regret this, I hope the situation will change soon, though I seriously jeopardized.
LINKS:
examination and a good starting point for further information on Mark's Blog (thanks for the picture)
Among the objectives: "to develop a synergy for the creation of a competence center that fosters applied research in the area of \u200b\u200bknowledge technologies, the development of excellence within the region and the adoption of modern solutions for businesses and public administrations "," a center competence to be developed jointly, "" facilitate access to and use of information technology at all the schools from Puglia, enhancing the use of IT solutions for teaching and administrative purposes.
It adds that Microsoft is committed to the protocol experience the "technological neutrality" (!), and at the same time the region is to approve a bill on Open Source.
Immediate and many protests, because an agreement with the dominant Microsoft platform and not with other subjects related to Open Source really? Why it comes to computer technology for schools and government with next Microsoft?
The Association Free Software has already written in this way to Vendola asking for clarifications.
Vendola replied, pulling the ball into the dynamics of supporters, "saying that the real enemies are not the" international competitors, and shifting attention to the Digital Divide.
I write this with great difficulty, because I respect Vendola and I think one of the last remaining chance for a breakthrough of the Italian left.
But at the same time I could not help but note the superficiality and the demagoguery of his generic response, compared with a very clear choice in many European countries have already made in favor of free software and open source in schools and government, without any support to giants like Microsoft, that can not provide ANY structurally technological neutrality even if they wanted.
I very much regret this, I hope the situation will change soon, though I seriously jeopardized.
LINKS:
examination and a good starting point for further information on Mark's Blog (thanks for the picture)
Updates and response Vendola on Blog on SEL 'ecology of knowledge, where, however, tonight there are still some basic documents
The resolution concerning the Agreement can be downloaded here good and reasoned response to Nichi Vendola
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