Government Tenders & Open Source Legislation
Over 95 % electronic tenders that are published on the OTMG Tender Information Management Service [TIMS] are Government Agency tenders.
The number of tenders has increased dramatically over the last 4 years
TOTAL 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
2003 2,189 488 577 567 557
2002 1,567 357 348 400 462
The tenders are analysed by 9 Industry Groups and 11 Application Groups
Legislating for Open Source solutions to be considered by Government Agencies will have a major impact for Australian software developers