opensource.com is giving away electronic copies of the ‘Applying open source principles to government’ ebook: http://opensource.com/resources/ebook/opengov This collection features stories about government initiatives around the world, from the first two years of opensource.com. They illustrate the impact of open source on government and vice versa. There is a long journey left and we hope you’ll […]

O’Reilly is giving away electronic copies of the ‘Open Government’ book as a tribute to Aaron Swartz: http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/01/open-government-files-released.html In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness? Through a collection of essays and case […]

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: Understanding Big Data: Analytics for Enterprise Class Hadoop and Streaming Data https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=500016891&S_CMP=is_bdebook1_bdmicrornav Big data is going to change the way you do things in the future, how you gain insight, and make decisions (the change isn’t going to be a replacement, rather a synergy and extension). […]

Stefan Lindegaard of OpenSource.com has put together a list of free books and reports on open innovation, co-creation, and crowdsourcing for everyone to enjoy: http://opensource.com/business/12/9/free-books-and-reports-open-innovation?sc_cid=701600000006R96AAE Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.