In case you don’t know already, the UN has launched a community called “Open Source United”. Open Source United, a community of practice established by the DTN, works to advance open source technologies throughout UN agencies. It promotes collaboration and scalable solutions to support the UN’s digital transformation.
The UN Open Source Principles, recently adopted by the UN Chief Executive Board’s Digital Technology Network (DTN), provide guidelines to drive collaboration and Open Source adoption within the UN and globally.
The UN Open Source Principles are comprised of eight guidelines and provide a framework to guide the use, development and sharing of Open Source software across the organization.
Open by default: Making Open Source the standard approach for projects
Contribute back: Encouraging active participation in the Open Source ecosystem
Secure by design: Making security a priority in all software projects
Foster inclusive participation and community building: Enabling and facilitating diverse and inclusive contributions
Design for reusability: Designing projects to be interoperable across various platforms and ecosystems
Provide documentation: Providing thorough documentation for end-users, integrators and developers
RISE (recognize, incentivize, support and empower): Empowering individuals and communities to actively participate
Sustain and scale: Supporting the development of solutions that meet the evolving needs of the UN system and beyond.
The OSI has become the first organization to officially endorse the UN Open Source Principles.
Does the community have any thoughts on the announcement? Should FOSS United endorse this effort as well?
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