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promoting Open Source (OS) in public procurement in France is shown to have led to a significant increase in contributions to OS projects, 0,6-5,4% yearly increase in OS uptake, 9-18% increase in the number of IT-startups and 6,6-14% more individuals employed, with overall gains in productivity and competitiveness