- Helping Government deliver world-class digital products and services through Open Source
Sirius, the UK's Flagship Open Source company has confirmed it has been working with the Cabinet Office Government Digital Service
(GDS) on their 'Digital by Default' strategy, the Government's response
to Martha Lane Fox’s ‘Directgov 2010 and beyond: revolution not
evolution’ report. The GDS team, tasked with delivering world-class government services,
are doing this in an entirely new and unique way. Using iterative Agile
methodology and a technology stack built around Open Source, Open
Standards, and Open Data, GDS is also engaging with a new generation of
suppliers and demonstrating by example to the rest of Government how to
engage successfully with SMEs.
GDS online services leverage Drupal,
the hugely successful Open Source Content Management System. Sirius
provide Open Source strategy, training and support services around
Drupal to the GDS Team.
Mark O'Neill, Head of Innovation and Delivery at GDS, said: "At GDS we are committed to delivering rapid, robust and cost effective
solutions. We were very happy with the ability of Sirius to respond
to tight timescales to meet our business needs. This is an example of
how government and SMEs can work together to achieve successful
outcomes."
Mark Taylor, Sirius’ CEO
and well-known Open Source in Government advocate commented:
“Government Open Source usage along with genuine SME engagement has been
a notable feature of policy for some time now. GDS are clearly leading
on both, and we hope other Government departments will take notice and
learn from the low-cost, high-performance results that this innovative
Cabinet Office team are delivering through this approach."
Drupal itself is
increasingly popular with Governments around the world, UK Government
adoption adding further to its evident credibility.
Speaking from New York, Jacob Redding, Executive Director of the Drupal Association said:
"A growing number of governments around the world have migrated to Open
Source not only for the cost savings but for the innovation and
transparency that it provides. As an Open Source Software project Drupal
is a great fit for governments not only because of the cost savings,
but because it allows a government to get its data out on to the web
quickly and efficiently." and continued with "In this modern age it's
important for all governments to get information and data out to its
constituents to provide an open and transparent process. Open Source
software allows government to do exactly that.".
The Sirius solutions portfolio, in addition to Online Presence, includes Identity Management, Data Management and Enterprise Search
- all free from vendor lock-in, with lower acquisition and maintenance
costs, performing to a higher standard and allowing full access to
source code.
About The Cabinet Office The Cabinet Office sits at the very centre of
government, with an overarching purpose of making government work
better. We support the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, helping to ensure
effective development, coordination and implementation of policy and
operations across all government departments. We also lead work to
ensure the Civil Service provides the most effective and efficient
support to Government to help it meet its objectives. For more
information go to http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/
About Sirius Corporation Sirius is the UK's flagship open source
solutions provider with 15 years’ experience supporting mission critical
enterprise applications and infrastructure. Our consultants, business
analysts, IT architects and support engineers work with central and
local government agencies, blue-chip multi-nationals, SMEs and start-ups
to identify, deploy and manage feature-rich and stable open source
solutions. For more information go to http://www.siriusopensource.com/
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