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Home About OSS Projects Resources Contact Us	Open Source Software in 2010 Progress report 1 Final Report, c. 2003 The scenarios described in these reports were developed from a workshop sponsored by Industry Canada and a unique, web-based forum hosted on OpenSourceScenarios.org.	In January 2003, the Federal Government of Canada commissioned a study of the current and future states of open source software. The study was completed in late 2003 and is available from e-cology corporation. The project was designed to assess the benefits of open source business models and how open source software might assist Canadian suppliers in becoming more competitive in the global marketplace. Scenarios played a key role in anticipating the evolution of open source and the emergence of new business models.
	The Futures of Open Source Software Draft report, c. 2001	Open source software represents a significant opportunity and threat to the software industry. There are many high impact uncertainties about how this phenomenon might unfold; acceptance as a development methodology and profitability are examples of two of the more significant and unpredictable variables. More than a new approach to software development, open source software is a disruptive business model that has yet to be fully understood.

	Partnerships and the Futures of Faith-based Healthcare Draft report , c. 1999	Mergers and acquisitions were a preoccupation of healthcare systems in the years preceding the year 2000. Bigger seemed to be better, or at least they had become a way of management life. Yet the outcomes of whole sale M&A remained unclear as late as 1998, particularly for faith-based non-profit systems that struggled, not only for fiscal health but to maintain their unique missions and values.
	The Futures of Canadian Healthcare Draft c. 1996	As Hospitals continue to become more client-centred, fiscal uncertainties complicate their ability to plan and predictably allocate scarce resources. New ways are needed to better navigate the unstable nature of funding formulae and the appearance of novel partnerships.
	The Futures of Law and Legal Services Preliminary report, c. 2000	The Internet is fundamentally changing the dynamics of most public and private sectors. Judiciaries and legal practices are beginning to respond to increased demand for information service, responsiveness and client participation. The speed and direction of these responses is confusing, and complicated with mergers in the legal, financial and management services industries.
	The Futures of Canadian Manufacturing Interim report, c. 2001	Many experts agree that the best strategy for the Industry to survive the emerging recession is to remain innovative. How this might be done is less clear. The extent and duration of economic challenge, its geographic distribution - are examples of the significant uncertainties about the future that define distinctly different approaches to innovation.