Public Sector

In March 2011, the UK government published their ICT Strategy creating a 'level playing field' for Open Source, and stating that Open Source solutions should be considered alongside proprietary ones in Public Sector procurement, and that when there is no significant cost difference open source should be chosen on the basis of its flexibility.

To underline its commitment the Government is proceeding with an Action Plan to implement Open Source and Open Standards in the UK Public Sector.

In November 2011, the Cabinet Office released the Open Source Procurement Toolkit to help Public Sector organisations evaluate and procure Open Source solutions.

Sirius is at the forefront of bringing the benefits of Open Source and Open Standards to the UK Government and Public Sector.

Carmarthenshire County Council is one of the largest and most diverse employers in South West Wales, employing over 9000 employees who provide services across a rural county to a population of 170,000. Staff were under pressure to deploy a centralised, bi-lingual e-mail solution to simplify the provision and management of pupil's mailbox accounts.s.

Read the Carmarthenshire County Council case study