The UK Government Digital Service (GDS) has commented on the NHS's decision to move away from open-source software, expressing concern that the retreat undermines previous commitments to digital transparency and cost efficiency. GDS argues that abandoning open-source principles could lead to increased vendor lock-in and higher long-term costs for the health service.
The UK Government Digital Service has published guidance recommending public sector organizations keep code open by default, in an apparent rebuke to the NHS's decision to close its open source repositories after vulnerabilities were disclosed through Project Glasswing.
A UK civil service blog reports on internal tensions after the NHS decided to move away from open-source software, with the Government Digital Service (GDS) publicly weighing in on the dispute—an unusually public airing of an internal government disagreement.