Development of a Funding Mechanism for Sustaining Open Source Software for European Public Services
Working with the newly established Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) of the European Commission and the people from Deloitte on the development of a funding mechanism to sustain the critical open-source software used in the European sector, as well as innovation of new open-source software created by individuals, startups and micro communities who are currently not supported financially. Non-financial sustainability issues and possible solutions are an integral part of this exercise.
This project is part of the Commission's new Open Source Software Strategy 2020-2023 'Think Open'. The Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) at DIGIT is the facilitator of this strategy and action plan, involving all directorates-general.
date: October 2020–