PloneGov Italy: already reaping in 2009 what we sow in 2008
ANCITEL, the institutional IT network and service provider for more than 7000 Italian Communes, expressed its interest in evaluating the implications of getting involved in the dissemination in Italy of CommunesPlone - presently being ported in an Italian language, Italian accessibility regulations-compliant version. Even though preliminary, this opening to an in-depth examination of CommunesPlone potential seems promising, as long as ANCITEL, under the direct control of ANCI, the association of more than 7000 of Italian Communes, serves 90% of the Italian population.
All the four Italian ZEA members have been extremely active in supporting PloneGov:
- Abstract Open Solutions S.r.l.
- Noze S.r.l.
- Reflab S.r.l.
- RedTurtle Technology S.r.l.
Taking advantage of their very good interrelation, have invested in PloneGov as a marketing tool, and in 2008 have collectively managed all the activities related to PloneGov promotion, co-financing a dedicated Italian Plone Launch event, relating about PloneGov in nationwide events like ForumPA and EISCO Conference, and sharing the expenditure of a very successful stand at Com-PA, where about 100 useful contacts where collected. Furthermore, the Italian ZEA members have begun porting CommunesPlone in a Plone 3, Italian accessibility regulations-compliant version.
More: http://www.zeapartners.org/Members/redturtle/ancitel2009