QualiPSo is a four-year project, co-funded by the EU Commission, whose objective is to foster and promote the adoption of Open Source in Industries, SMES, and Public administrations by means of new software, methods, mortars and bricks. In particular, the objective will be achieved by means of different research activities, ranging from the legal issues to the definition of quality measurements mechanisms, all integrated into next generation Factories. These results will be then used within QualiPSo Competence Centre, widespread all over the world.

1. QualiPSo
Boosting innovation and growth by fostering
Open Source
M. Melideo, Engineering Ing. Inf. S.p.A.
17-18/11/2009
FOSSA Conference

2. Open Source in the economy
• Economies are evolving from product orientation to
service orientation
• Open Source is a chance for industries to foster growth
and increase competitiveness
• Open Source is one of the top IT issues by Gartner
• Open Source as the engine of the Service Economy
– For the service providers to keep the service cost as lower as
possible
– For the service consumer (citizens) to have more competition
– For the Software Industry to have more resources for innovation
– For Public Administration to release resources to boost and
support local employment
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3. The open source paradox
Large perspectives… … but still uncertainties
 A chance for  Legal issues?
enterprises &  Business models?
governements  Interoperability?
 Know how?
 A chance for IT  Quality?
industries in Europe  Maturity?
& emerging countries  Industrialization?
 Support?
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4. QualiPSo Project
– A unique alliance to help industries and governments fuel innovation and
competitiveness in today’s and tomorrow’s global environment by providing
the way to use trusted low-cost, flexible open source software to develop
innovative and reliable information systems.
– The largest open Source project funded by the European Commission under
its sixth framework program (FP6), as part of the Information Society
Technologies (IST) initiative
– 18 founding members, across Europe, Brazil and China
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5. The mission
It is all about TRUST!
Trust cannot be claimed without being
proved!!!
• To define and implement technologies,
procedures and policies to leverage the Open
Source Software development current practices
to sound, well recognized and established
industrial operations.
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6. The challenges
• Dismiss the popular myths against OSS
that prevent the industrial commitment
• Prove the quality of the OSS for the
industry
From rebellion TO industrial practices
keeping the freshness and enthusiasm of
OSS tradition
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7. Approach overview
Quality Industry
Community Interoperability
Legal
Business Factory
Life Cycle Maturity Organisation
PRODUCE TRUST INSURE
Paris Roma Berlin
Madrid
Telco
eGov Enterprise
Sao Paulo Guangzhou
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8. QualiPSo Competence Centers
• QualiPSo CCs form a Network
(federative model) sharing the
same ethics, methods and tools
• Act locally and cooperate
globally
• Provide expertise and a common
set of services to Open Source
users, producers or consumers
on a variety of topics related to
quality
• Each CC has its own legal model
and be self-sustainable
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9. QualiPSo Factory
• Provides the base services for Competence
Centers
• Opens a migration path to the QualiPSo factory
• For an innovative framework
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10. VISIT AND CONTACT US!
www.qualipso.org
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