Today’s tough economy creates fiscal pressures for state and federal government budgets. Resourceful policymakers are increasingly looking for ways to reduce or at least maximize their information technology (IT) spending, and utilizing free software and services is one possible direction. But what does “free” really mean?
Come one, come all. ACT will be hosting a lunch event next Tuesday (June 23) at noon on privacy, free software, and government procurement. We’ll discuss “free” software (ie. no license fees, free as in beer). It’s a nuanced take on some of what Chris Anderson will surely be talking [...]
There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding. We have worked productively with PIN-SME on issues regarding ICT SMEs in the past, so we were very surprised to see the attack they launched against us today. For those who don’t know, PIN-SME is a recently created organization whose members [...]
The European Commission has recognized the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) as an interested third party in opposition to the Commission's Statement of Objections regarding Microsoft's actions in the browser market. While we're happy that the Commission granted us the opportunity to represent our 3000 members in this process, we [...]
Former Washington State Governor Gary Locke will undoubtedly face some tough questions during his confirmation hearing tomorrow, but the truly important ones will likely not be asked. The unfortunate reality is that the typical confirmation process provides little substance, but lots of political theater. Tomorrow is unlikely to be any [...]