Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by John Pugh (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Wednesday, 21 March 2012 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Topical Questions
- Question
- Had we reached Question 10, I would have asked what recent assessment has been made of Government policy on open source software and open standards.
- Answer
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We are strongly in favour of using open source software wherever possible. We have established that that can cut the cost of providing digital services massively, while producing better results. On a recent visit to silicon valley, I and a number of colleagues found businesses that were capable of cutting those costs on a massive scale.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 542 c782
- Session
- 2010-12
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Software Government departments
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