Being the scientific biomedical informatics association through which the world's knowledge leaders come together to effectively and efficiently create, assemble, integrate, synthesize or assimilate intellectual knowledge, IMIA is ideally suited to host a virtual competence center for the appropriate use of free/libre and open source solutions and applications in the area of health care. IMIA OS WG is dedicated to fulfil this role. As a global organisation IMIA effectively and efficiently connects people and the nations of the world to bring together from a global perspective, scientists, researchers, users, vendors, developers, consultants and suppliers in an environment of cooperation and sharing to research and develop the concepts needed to support all stakeholders interested in FLOSS in health care.

For more information visit the IMIA OS WG Web site or write to Thomas Karopka: TKaropka at gmail dot com.