COKS Slovenian Open Source Competence Center in Maribor, Slovenija

COKS (Open Source Center – Slovenia) is Slovene national supporter of development, usage and knowledge of open source technologies and OS solutions. We provide aid and support to OS users in public and private sector and cooperation with EU bodies concerning open source and e-governance policy.

We focus on promoting usage of open source solutions and accelerating their development and localization. We spread knowledge of open source implementations, create good practice models in private and public sector and provide assistance to end users. Our aim is to connect and stimulate cooperation between developers, providers and users. We also provide market research and consultancy. We keep track of numerous open source projects and give recommendation of usage and appliance models.

Activities: End-user support; Call center for cost-free support concerning OS; Business consultancy; Public sector consultancy; OS promotion and PR; Connecting and cooperation; Public sector open source implementations; Creation and customization of open source solutions for public sector; Market research