Equip government employees in the use of open source software. (CAQUE0005)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Québec, Canada, 2021 – 2023
Inception Report: Inception Report – Action plan – Québec, Canada, 2021 – 2023
Commitment Start: Feb 2022
Commitment End: Mar 2023
Institutions involved:
- Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor
- N/A
- N/A
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability
Inception Report Summary
Verifiable: Yes
Relevance to OGP Values: Yes
The commitment is a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.
The commitment activities is a positive change to a process, practice or policy but will not generate a binding or institutionalized change across government or specific institution(s).
To view the detailed final assessment of this commitment read the End of Commitment Report
Description
Commitment ID
CAQUE0005
Commitment Title
Equip government employees in the use of open source software.
Problem
Best practicesin the use of open source software include setting up communities, experimenting with innovative solutions and using forges to facilitate collaboration, however these practices are not widely known among public bodies.
Status quo
"The Centre québécois d'excellence numérique [Québec centre of digital excellence] has put in place best digital government practices, one of which seeks to [translation] “promote reuse and interoperability.” This good practice encourages the reuse of existing solutions in the ecosystem, the sharing of source code and experimental results, and the prioritizing of open standards.Indeed, the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor favours the use of open source software when setting updigital government foundations that public bodies can reuse to improve their service delivery. The Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor is also working on a process to enable experimentation with open source software. As these best practices remain little known, measures must be put in place to raise awareness among public bodies. "
Action
The Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor wishes to equip government employees in the use of open source software, where applicable. Community establishment, experimentation with innovative solutions and the use of forges to facilitate collaboration represent a significant part of these methods.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
"5.1 Share best practices when using or sharing open source software
Deadline: March 31, 2023 Responsibility: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor
After documenting the various uses of open source software, the Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor will propose a set of best practices to assist public bodies that have been held back in this area. These practices will address open source community participation, source code sharing and interoperability.
5.2 Share best practices for open source software experimentation
Deadline: March 31, 2023 Responsibility: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor
When selecting a technological solution for public bodies, discussions will be held regarding the best practices to use when considering any technology beyond open source software to ensure the chosen solution adequately meets the business requirements involved.
5.3 Renew the open source software support offer for public bodies
Deadline: March 31, 2023Responsibility: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor
Specifically, support will be offered to assist public bodies in their open source software initiatives and when exploring every aspect involved in the use of open source software. Three organisations will be assisted during the implementation of the action plan."
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
Help government employees benefit from methods used in open source software communities.
Primary Policy Area
Digital Governance
Primary Sector
Public Services (general)
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability | Best practices in open source software communities serve as levers of innovation that fall under the principles of open government. To help government employees take advantage of open source software community methods, a commitment has been made to equip open source software users and thus fully implement the government’s digital transformation. This commitment is intended to respond to the open government’s Collaboration component. |