Interesting, so this is what we're missing? It isn't that difficult to initiate a similar case study. I could help write up one but I'm not familiar with the enterprise/corporate scene. We could, perhaps, collaborate. Most of the data appears to be coming from surveys, so we start small - start Singapore (not ASEAN yet). How about it?
On 10/04/2008, Harish Pillay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Time we did something from the Singapore/ASEAN perspective. > > Harish > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Donna Benjamin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:13 AM > Subject: The Australian Open Source Industry & Community Report > > A census of the Australian Open Source community and industry was > conducted late last year by Waugh Partners. > > The report has now been published. It's a good read. Not overly long, > and beautifully illustrated with graphs to aid in interpreting the data. > > Congratulations to Pia and Jeff for putting this together. > And gratitude for doing a job that really needed doing. > > Download the report here: > http://census.waughpartners.com.au/census-report-2008-r1.pdf > > Summary Points: > > |Introduction| > In our interaction with business, government, education and the Open > Source industry, we have found a sharp disconnect between the > perceptions held by the market, and the reality of Open Source in > Australia. > > We knew that our country has produced some of the world's most > influential Open Source innovators and projects. We knew that clever, > home-grown Open Source companies were succeeding in local and export > markets. > > But we didn't have the numbers. Until now. > > The Australian Open Source Industry & Community Report delivers those > numbers, to encourage an informed conversation about the potential for > Open Source in Australia. > > |Industry| > Our conservative projection of earnings suggests that the Open Source > industry generates $500 million in revenue each year, with over 50% of > that being directly related to Open Source. > > |Community| > The Australian Open Source community is more diverse than the > stereotypical young, single, student programmer. > > |Education & Skills| > The most valuable Open Source skills are forged outside the classroom, > in the hands-on lessons of open, collaborative development and > practical, commercial experience. The industry and community are very > much aware of this, but most of our formal educational institutions have > some homework to do. > > |Careers & Employment| > Community respondents are mostly full-time employed ICT professionals, > many of whom found Open Source work and skills through their > participation in the community... However, some are not involved in ICT > at all. > > |Innovation| > The Australian industry and community constitutes a powerhouse of > innovation and Open Source world leadership. > > |The Market| > The Australian market for Open Source is very strong in both the private > and public sectors, and rapidly growing. > > |Business Development| > Open Source solutions and innovation provide numerous business > development and export opportunities for Australia and our ICT sector, > but more must be done to harness our existing skills base and potential. > > |Opinion| > Industry and community respondents were asked, "What do you feel are the > major impediments facing increased adoption of Open Source in > Australia?" Their answers focused on market knowledge and perception, > leadership of industry and government, and Australia's relatively slow > adoption of new ICT solutions. > > -- > Harish Pillay [EMAIL PROTECTED] gpg id: 746809E3 > fingerprint: F7F5 5CCD 25B9 FC25 303E 3DA2 0F80 27DB 7468 09E3 > > _______________________________________________ > Slugnet mailing list > [email protected] > http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq > http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet >
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