Open Source Industry Australia

OSIA is Australia's national Open Source Industry Association. It exists to further the cause of both Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in Australia and to support its members to improve their business success in this growing sector of the global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) market. It also provides authoritive and consistent information about Open Source Software.

OSIA Survey

This Survey is now closed. Responses will be analysed and a report produced and publised asap.

OSIA would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who have participated.

OSIA Directors for 2013

The 2013 OSIA Board of Directors:

  • Jack Burton (SA) SAOSCE, Chairperson
  • Paul Gampe (Qld) Secretary
  • Bob Waldie (Qld) OpenGear, Treasurer
  • David Bullock (SA) Loftus IT, Director, membership and infrastructure
  • Don Christie (NSW, NZ) Catalyst IT, Director, export markets
  • Carl Holden (NSW) Holden Dynamics, Director, public policy
  • Daniel Jitnah (Vic) GreenwareIT, Director, education
  • Mike Hideo (QLD) Red Hat, Director, domestic markets

OSIA Strategic Planning

Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA) is in the process of resetting its strategy and direction, in order to make decisions on the allocation of its limited resources.

As a representative industry body, OSIA's strategic direction should always be shaped by its members -- the Australian open source software sector. To help ensure that continues to be so, the Board has published this consultation draft (see attachment to this article), and seeks feedback from OSIA members and other interested parties in the industry.

Submission on the ACARA consultation draft senior secondary Australian Curriculum (for Mathematics & Science)

Observations

OSIA welcomes the Commonwealth Government's initiative to help State & Territory authorities standardise senior secondary school curricula across Australia. However, OSIA is concerned to note the conspicuous absence of Computer Science from the subjects covered by the Science & Mathematics learning areas outlined in the consultation draft. ...

See attached for the full details of this OSIA's submission.

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