Public Sector OSS Case Study Awards 2010

The submission is now officially closed! We received a total submission of 92 OSS case studies. A big thanks to all Public Sector agencies and IPTAs for their support in submitting their OSS case studies.

Winners and finalists were officially announced during MyGOSSCON 2010. MAMPU would like to congratulate all winners and finalists on their achievements.

Category: Public Sector Agency

Category: IPTA

The Public Sector OSS Case Study Award is back this year. The Awards are open to all Public Sector Agencies and Public Higher Education Institutions (IPTA). Presentation of the Awards will be held in conjunction with MYGOSSCON 2010 scheduled to be held on 2-3 November 2010. The Awards are classified into two (2) groups;

• Group 1: Public Sector agencies

• Group 2: IPTA

The objectives of OSS Case Study Awards are:

• To provide an incentive to Government agencies to share knowledge on OSS implementation and showcase Malaysian OSS initiatives locally and internationally

• To promote the use of OSS amongst Government agencies in support of the Malaysian OSS Master Plan

• To recognise the most innovative and effective implementation of OSS among Government agencies and public universities in boosting the OSS ecosystem

It is very important for all government agencies and IPTAs to specifically share the contribution brought about by their OSS Projects. OSS projects are expected to portray not only in-house software/application development but how their OSS solutions help stimulate and boost the entire OSS ecosystem in Malaysia.

Submissions

Template

A template for submission is provided. It is recommended that the main sections are kept as they are. However additional sub-sections can be added. Submissions in Bahasa Malaysia are also accepted provided that they follow the same formats. English is encouraged, as these case studies will also be used to showcase and share Malaysian OSS implementations to international audiences.

• Case Study Template

• Case Study Example

• Local case studies at OSCC MAMPU Knowledge Bank

Submission Deadline

The submission deadline will be 5.30 p.m, 7th September 2010.

Scoring for Awards

Scoring is based on 4 criteria with higher scores being better. These are addressed directly in questions in the case study template.

1. Innovation This criterion measures innovation and creativity. This includes business processes, change management as well as implementation and development of technical solutions.

2. Impact This criterion measures the impact the solution has in terms of number of users, local vs international and also in terms of value.

3. Quality/Recognition This criterion measures the quality of the solution, this may include adherence to web standards, architecture design and also recognition from users. It also includes any recognition the project has had from users and other government awards.

4. Knowledge Sharing/Products This criterion measures how much knowledge the agency has made available for others, this includes seminars and presentations, technical and non-technical (guides) documentation etc. on the agency website or through other means including OSS project websites.

Each of the above criterion is worth a maximum of 5 point. In addition, a bonus of 3 points will be rewarded if ALL of the following three (3) components use Open Source Software:

• Operating systems

• Language/Framework and

• Infrastructure components.

Eligibility

All Public Sector agencies and IPTA are eligible.

Submitting Submissions

Please submit enquiries and the case studies, to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it before the deadline. If the case study files are too large to be sent by email, please provide a link.

All winners and finalists will get a chance to receive their prizes and recognition from Deputy Prime Minister during an award presentation ceremony held during MyGOSSCON 2010.

Group 1:

Public Sector Agencies
3 finalists will be selected and awarded. 1 winner will be selected and awarded from the finalists.

Group 2:

IPTA
3 finalists will be selected and awarded . 1 winner will be selected and awarded from the finalists.

All winners and finalists will be awarded in recognition of their OSS implementation.

Winners and finalists for National Case Study Award 2009

Award Category: Public Sector Agency

Award Category: IPTA

Photos of the past winners of the National OSS case Study Awards 2008 and 2009