Public administrations considering a move to open source should make sure they involve universities and IT companies, said Martin Garcia, head of IT at the department for Infrastructure and Transport at the Valencia regional administration, at a conference in the city of Guadalajara, Spain.

The conference was organised by Cenatic, the city council of Zaragoza, and Emergya, an open source IT service provider, reports Gijs Hillenius. The three hope to get public administrations to share their experiences in switching to open source software.