Guidelines on the acquisition and reuse of software for public administrations¶
Note
This document is the English translation of the [original guidelines](https://docs.italia.it/italia/developers-italia/lg-acquisizione-e-riuso-software-per-pa-docs/it/stabile/) written in Italian which were enacted on May 9th, 2019, as reported in the Official Gazette Serie Generale n. 119 of May 23rd, 2019).
Table of contents
- 1. Preface
- 2. Guidelines for acquiring software
- 2.1. Introduction and legislative context
- 2.2. Subject of the assessment
- 2.3. Comparative assessment
- 2.4. Macro-phase 1: Identification of requirements
- 2.5. Macro-phase 2: Analysis of reusable PA solutions and open source solutions
- 2.5.1. Phase 2.1: Identifying reusable solutions for the PA
- 2.5.2. Phase 2.2: Assessment of reusable solutions for the PA
- 2.5.3. Phase 2.3: Procurement of the reusable solution for the PA
- 2.5.4. Phase 2.4: Identifying open source solutions
- 2.5.5. Phase 2.5: Assessment of open source solutions
- 2.5.6. Phase 2.6: Procurement of the open source solution
- 2.5.7. Phase 2.7: Impossibility determination
- 2.6. Macro-phase 3: Analysis of other solutions
- 2.7. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- 2.8. Choice of software provision method
- 3. Guidelines for software reuse (Article 69)
- 3.1. Introduction and legislative context
- 3.2. Reuse model
- 3.3. Developers Italia and identifying software for reuse
- 3.4. Process of making software available for reuse under open licence
- 3.5. Open licences and selecting a licence
- 3.6. Releasing existing software under open licence
- 3.7. Development of software from scratch
- 3.8. Maintenance of software by the owner administration
- 3.9. Reuse of software or use of open source software
Index of attachments
- Annex A: Guide to publishing software as open source
- Preface
- Identifying the code hosting tool
- Choosing a licence
- Granting of the licence and identification of ownership
- Identification of materials to be released
- Release of the code and organisation of the repository
- README file
- Documentation
- Release times
- Security
- Registration of the repository on Developers Italia
- Annex B: Open source software maintenance guide
- Annex C: Open source licence guide
- Annex D: Guide to reusing open source software
- Annex E: Summary table of the elements required for the decision-making process