Open Source Software implementation in the UK public sector: Evidence from the field and implications for the future

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 411-428

  Waring, Teresa ^a   Maddocks, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Implementation; Information management; Open Source Software; Public sector

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MARKETING; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (OSS); PROGRAMMERS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 23844448002     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2005.06.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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