The May 2009 issue of the Open Source Business Resource is dedicated to Open Source in Government:

“Gijs Hillenius, news editor of the Open Source Observatory and Repository, provides an overview of recent advancements and setbacks in the implementation of open source and open standards by public administrations in the 27 member states of the European Union.

Edgy Paiva, Director of IVIA, gives some examples of successful projects within the Brazilian Government that use open source and explains some difficulties for implementing open source.

Mike Gifford, president of OpenConcept Consulting, discusses the global momentum in federal government departments to support open source and problems with the current federal government’s procurement process in Canada.

Darlene Meskell, Director of Intergovernmental Solutions at GSA, provides an overview of current open government initiatives in both the United States and other parts of the world.”