Today, many developing countries are acquiring IT budgets. The money must be spent on IT, however the choices are often overly confusing and manipulative. Without adequate representation, Open Source has been intentionally marginalized or erased from the list of global financial partners.
In order to compete on the 'e-government' policy level against other sourceware, Open Source must be prepared to advise governments who do not have policies, to present the menu of projects best suited to the entity, and to assist with bids. Only by following these lines will Open Source take away the current players' advantages and finally help the people who so badly need these projects.