Hear about the Open Source panorama in Portugal.

2. OPEN SOURCE PORTUGAL
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AGENDA
1) Introduction to ESOP
2) Open Source in Portugal

4. INTRODUCTION TO ESOP

5. WHO WE ARE
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ESOP is a Corporate Association that represents Portuguese companies
dedicated to software development and services provision, based on Open
Source solutions.

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ASSOCIATES
Institutional Associates

7. OUR GOALS
• to promote Open Source software & solutions;
• to promote interoperability & platform independence;
• to promote synergies within associates;
• to develop the Open Source ecosystem in Portugal.
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8. WHAT WE HAVE DONE
• Contribution to the ‘Open Standards Law’ and the RNID –
National Regulation for Open Standards adoption;
• Contribution the National plan for ICT rationalization in the public
sector;
• Contribution to the Directive on Copyright and transposition;
• Contribution to Net neutrality actions;
• Workshops to promote Open Source solutions in Public Sector.
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9. Aims to award recognition to entities that stood out by the usage
and adoption of Open Source technologies or that have
contributed to their disclosure and promotion.
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PRÉMIO ABERTURA AWARD
2018 | IGFEJ
2017 | Barcelos City Council
2016 | Instituto de Informática II, I.P.
2015 | TAP Air Portugal
2014 | Institute Superior Técnico, Mechanical Engineering Dept – Numeric Weather Forecast Group
2013 | SPMS – Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde
2012 | Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade
2011 | Comissão de Trabalho, Segurança Social e Administração Pública &
Agência para a Modernização Administrativa
Winners since 2011:

10. OPEN SOURCE IN PORTUGAL
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PUBLIC SECTOR

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WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT
Government spending to GDP in 2018
44,0%
Portugal
45,6%
EU-28

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK
From 2011 to 2014:
• Open Standards Law (06/2011): http://dre.pt/pdf1s/2011/06/11800/0359903600.pdf;
• National Regulation for Open Standards adoption (11/2012 updated in 01/2018):
https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/114457664;
• Strategic Global Plan for Rationalization and Reduction of IT Costs in Public
Administration (02/2012): https://pgetic.tic.gov.pt/ticgov/pgetic;
• National regulation for the duty of prior information and the issue of prior opinion by
AMA, applicable to the expenditure in ICT (05/2012):
https://dre.pt/pesquisa/-/search/551977/details/maximized;
• Total Cost of Ownership for expenditure with software - defined in the State Budget Law
for 2014, that became law (Law no. 83-C / 2013, of December 31).
PS: The Financial Assistance Programme (Troika): from 05/2011 to 06/2014

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TCO – Total Cost of Ownership:
For a period of 4 years (period adopted as reference):
• Acquisition and licensing - licensing expenses, including software upgrades and
fixes;
• Maintenance - expenses with corrective and evolutive maintenance and software
support;
• Adaptation/evolution - development expenses to fulfillment technical and
functional requirements;
• Migration - expenses for specialized work, consulting and vocational training
resulting of moving from one software product to another;
• Exit/Handover - expenses from replacement of the solution or service provider.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK

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SINCE 2015

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PLAYING FIELD HAS CHANGED
500% growth
In 4 years period

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PLAYING FIELD HAS CHANGED

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PLAYING FIELD HAS CHANGED

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PLAYING FIELD HAS CHANGED

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PLAYING FIELD HAS CHANGED

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PLAYING FIELD HAS CHANGED
CLOUD ON-PREMISES
OPEX
SERVICE
CAPEX
LICENSE

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• The playing field has changed. The laws and regulations not;
• With public cloud: national sovereignty, data privacy (confidential and sensitive
information), vendor lock-in, long term costs (OPEX);
• Ability to SME (ICT local service providers) adapt to market changes;
• Avoid remaining barriers: going from a good legal framework to good practices.
MAJOR CONCERNS

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TO- BE DONE
A Government Cloud Strategy (IaaS,
PaaS, SaaS) and a national regulation for
applicable to public cloud

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TO- BE DONE
Active policies in
favour of public
code: for private
and public
e.g: source code property
principle

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TO- BE DONE
A strategy for share
and reuse
e.g.: Building Blocks by EC

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TO-BE DONE
Overcome the silos'
organization and built
knowledge communities
e.g: Liferay

26. OPEN SOURCE IN PORTUGAL
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PRIVATE SECTOR

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NEARSHORE LOCATION
Where you find:
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Talent
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Innovation
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Language skills
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Infrastructures
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Quality of life

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START- UPS ECOSYSTEM

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FOSS MARKET MATURITY
ACQUISITION AND MERGER
OPEN INNOVATION 1
PRODUCT BASED COMPANIES
COMMUNITIES
1 - cooperation between companies developing FOSS
technologies and products
Global success
stories will
come

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THE WORLD IS CHANGING
FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE

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THE GOOD NEWS
Open source
technologies are
playing a crucial
role in every major
tech trends

32. THANK YOU!
PAULO.RIBEIRO@ESOP.PT