Peagise valitsuse koalitsioonileppe punktidest on e-riigi arenduse all olev infosüsteemide arenduse põhimõte tekitanud vähe avalikku vastukaja, küllalt aga kaadritaguste niiditõmbajate huvi, kohati nördimust, kohati ka nõutust. See-selleks, et meil on mingi kildkond avatud lähtekoodi eest kõnelevaid inimesi (nagu neid leidub kõikjal maailma riikides oma normaalses propotsioonis), kuid et valitsusliidu programmi saab sisse allolev tekst – see on küll mõne tarnija jaoks tööõnnetus.
“infosüsteeme tellides lähtub riik põhimõttest, et süsteem ei oleks seotud konkreetse tarnijaga ning seda oleks võimalik edasi arendada ja kasutada kogu riigi sektoris piiranguteta”
Esimese pääsukese tunnustuseks selle lause peale andis ECIS (European Committee for Interoperable Systems), kes lennutas laiali pressiteate vormis kommentaari:
ECIS Press Statement
ECIS commends Estonian coalition agreement
Tallinn, 2 April 2007 — Today the new Estonian government adopted its coalition agreement. By putting e-government as a central plank in its programme, the new government will maintain Estonia’s leadership position in use of information technology in the public sector
“The coalition agreement will avoid imposing a single technology choice on Estonians seeking access to government services,” said Thomas Vinje, spokesperson for the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS). “By committing the coalition to ensuring that e-government services are available to citizens in a variety of widely used formats, fair and open competition are enhanced and citizens will benefit from greater choice in the marketplace.”
About ECIS
ECIS is an international non-profit association founded in 1989 that strives to promote market conditions in the ICT sector allowing vigorous competition on the merits and a diversity of consumer choice. ECIS has actively represented its members on many issues related to interoperability and competition before European, national and international bodies, including the EU institutions and WIPO. ECIS’ members include large and smaller information and communications technology hardware and software providers Adobe, Corel, IBM, Linspire, Nokia, Opera, Oracle, RealNetworks, Red Hat, and Sun Microsystems.
ECIS media desk at Burson-Marsteller:
Tel: +32 2 743 66 10
Fax: +32 2 735 85 28
Email: info@e-c-i-s.org
