Information Society Watch

May 25, 2006, The Economic Times

This article questions the Indian government’s contradictory practice of advocating the open source ideology in its e-governance projects, while failing to embrace open technology platforms. This article is in favour of open source, specifically because it would reduce cost and provides interoperability. The author blames the education system where technology education is not part of the core curriculum. Even when computer education is offered, it does not support technology neutrality, and instead promotes proprietary software.

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