Free/open-source contribution policy template to foster states' collaboration

Some countries have already started working on free/open-source contribution policies to setup guidelines and best practices to create and contribute to free/open-source software and engage with communities. This effort allows internal reuse within local administrations but is country specific. The objective of this workshop is to deliver a free/open-source contribution policy template that will set up common guidelines and best practices to foster international collaboration and reuse of free/open-source projects between countries. Governments will then have the possibility to instantiate their own policy and thus contribute to algorithm transparency and accountability.

The workshop will mix people from government agencies, academics, IGO, NGO, and private companies working with and for governments to make sure that administrations collaborate effectively with the ecosystem and understand what is expected from them.

Expected participants for this workshop are:

Governments:

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Italy
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Organizations:

  • The Linux Foundation
  • TODO Group
  • Mozilla
  • Open Source Initiative (OSI)
  • Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)

Companies:

  • Blackduck Software
  • Github
  • Google
  • Inno3
  • Linagora
  • Red Hat

International Organizations:

Academic sector:

All discussions will be held on the public forum: https://forum.etalab.gouv.fr/c/gouvernement-ouvert/FOSS-contrib-policy

The repository of the free/open-source contribution policy is accessible here: https://github.com/DISIC/foss-contrib-policy-template

This workshop is part of the collective action #19 of the Paris declaration that is available here: https://paris-declaration.ogpsummit.org/topic/5820e48c2fd812b46ab9facc

Some countries have already started working on free/open-source contribution policies to setup guidelines and best practices to create and contribute to free/open-source software and engage with communities. This effort allows internal reuse within local administrations but is country specific. The objective of this workshop is to deliver a free/open-source contribution policy template that will set up common guidelines and best practices to foster international collaboration and reuse of free/open-source projects between countries. Governments will then have the possibility to instantiate their own policy and thus contribute to algorithm transparency and accountability.


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