open source and government procurement

As Venky was saying at a meeting of open source activists, the government
has introduced several "open" policies, including on open standards, APIa

http://deity.gov.in/sites/upload_files/dit/files/Open_APIs_19May2015.pdf
and of course on procurement,
http://deity.gov.in/sites/upload_files/dit/files/Open_APIs_19May2015.pdf

Any thoughts on this? Of course big business doesn't like these policies,
surprising they didn't intervene sooner. Or were they caught by surprise?
Weren't there consultations first?

Arun Mehta


How open software has become a source of grief for tech majors like Cisco,
IBM & Oracle


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47521852.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Industry bodies US-India Business Council and the Confederation of Indian
Industry have urged the government to reconsider its push for open source
software that will cut the cost of licensing from big companies such as
Cisco, IBM and Oracle.

In submissions to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology
(DeitY), which were seen by ET, the two bodies suggested the government
replace the clause on mandatory use of open software with "best-fit and
best-value technologies ..

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