BlueHats, who's in?
BlueHats is a worldwide community of public servants (teachers, researchers and other government workers, etc.) who promote Free and Open Source software in, by and for the public sector. BlueHats believe that taxes should go to Free Software and support the principle of "public money, public code".
BlueHats is not a product or a brand of DINUM. All public administrations around the world are invited to join this movement.
BlueHats, where to start?
BlueHats events
You can start by organising BlueHats events, inviting people to support Free Software in the
public sector by sharing their expertise, hacking, etc. Events do not have to be big hackathons: even small
face-to-face meetings are useful.
BlueHats online workshops
As a civil servant, you can easily share your expertise on Free Software through online workshops to which you can invite other civil servants.
BlueHats newsletters
If your administration is willing to commit to spreading information about the progress of Free Software in the public sector, it can publish a newsletter.