Free Software Perspectives in Morocco Bakr Rouchdi In Charged of Studies with Prime Ministre

2 / Outline Needs Situation in Morocco Consequences Alternatives Strategy Perspectives Conclusions

3 / Needs Thousand of public sector workstation –Most of the software are proprietary (OS & Office) –Low % utilisation of the proposed functions –The cost is very high concerning licences and update Legislation –Copyright. –International agreement Most of software application –Tools of development proprietary –Dependency system, limitation –High cost of technical support, assistance and training To appropriate the Technology

4 / Situation in Morocco Many Moroccan administrations arise the question others did the first step. –Ministry of foreign affaires and corporation –Ministry of sea fisheries and CDG (Caisse de Dépot et de Gestation) –Create a reflection unit at the level of Ministry of finance

5 / Solution M.F.A.C Used solution: Redhat, PHP, MySQL, Apache … Why this solution –Freedom –Budgetary Problem –Appropriate evolution Adopted architecture –Centralized system in Rabat with VPN and SSL connexion

Switch External Firewall Active Firewall Standby Switch DMZ Switch Private Load Balancing Server Active Load Balancing Server Standby Switch Application Application Server1Application Server2 Tape Library Baie de Stockage Configuration solution ADSL-2 ADSL-1 L.S. Musil Cluster Management Server Do not think what you can do Think what you could do

7 / Situation in Morocco Many Moroccan administrations arise the question others did the first step. –Ministry of foreign affaires and corporation –Ministry of sea fisheries and CDG (Caisse de Dépot et de Gestation) –Create a reflection unit at the level of Ministry of finance

8 / Ministry of Sea fisheries and CDG Server: –OS and utility under Linux –Web services under Apache and Tomcat –Other services: Webcalendar, Qmail… Client Workstation: –Windows OS –Openoffice

9 / Situation in Morocco Many Moroccan administrations arise the question others did the first step. –Ministry of foreign affaires and corporation –Ministry of sea fisheries and CDG (Caisse de Dépot et de Gestation) –Create a reflection unit at the level of Ministry of finance

10 / Moroccan Customs Reflection comity and implementation of FOSS Solution PKI Plateforme for Transit management Web Server Apache Automatization Tools for testing transit Reflection/test: Infrastructure : Postfix, Network services Migration to php/mysql Workstation: OpenOffice, linux desktop

11 / Consequences Organization of the 1st Seminar concerning the FOSS by the Ministry of the Economic and general affaires charged of ICT Results: –Implementation of a ICTLab in cooperation with Francophonie –Feasibility Study for the realization of free software and mutualisation center to the benefit of the other administrations Feasibility study in the implementation of recommendations to support the strategy e-Morocco (propose the alternative)

12 / Alternatives For a dependence and lower costs the investigation of tracks different as: –Free software and open source Operation system Office Browser Development environment –Web2.0 Web 2.0 Office with decreased management charges Development Mutualisation

13 / Strategy Pilot experience –List of positive and negative points Sensitization of the decision-makers –The best criteria: the costs –The best international practice and experiences –Presentation of a business plan The means for the migration –Financiers, human beings –Political Will: implementation of decrees, more binding laws The users –To sensitive them and to force them (application of the law) –Prepare and train them for the new environments

14 / Perspectives Consolidate our choice of the FOSS –Evaluation of the precise costs –Lessons of the previous experiences Preparation of migration strategy taking into account: –Various existing software –Various alternatives FOSS

15 / Conclusions  Free to think  Free to choose Thank you for your attention