Open Source Program Offices (OSPO)
"An OSPO is a unit or team located within an organization that facilitates the use and sharing of open-source software. OSPOs are designed to help institutions adopt open-source tools, manage software licensing and build the digital skills needed to work with open-source software systems and digital communities." - Open Source Programme Offices (OSPOs): Greater collaboration for more sustainable impact, by Ben Bertelsen, Michael Downey, and Gregory Smith for UNDP (2025).
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Trinidad and Tobago Open Source Program Office
This pilot, in collaboration with The University of the West Indies, and UNDP, is...a model for how open-source practices can strengthen digital ecosystems and drive inclusive innovation across the re...
OSPOs for Good 2024
Annual symposium celebrating Open Source Programme Offices (OSPOs)
Nätverk för samverkan kring öppna data och öppen källkod (NOSAD)
Swedish network for collaboration on open data and open source code
Software Reuse through Open Source Software in the Public Sector
A qualitative survey on Policy and Practice, by Johan Linåker, Sachiko Muto
Swedish OSPO-network
2023 gathering in support of OSPOs
Free Software unit (France)
Assisting government agencies in increasing their use of Free and Open Source software and supporting their efforts to publish source code .
Pôle open source et communs numériques
Nous accompagnons les administrations pour renforcer leur utilisation de logiciels libres, soutenir leurs démarches de publication et de mutualisation de codes sources et créer des liens avec l'écosys...
Association des Développeurs et Utilisateurs de Logiciels Libres (ADULLACT)
Fondée en 2002, l'ADULLACT a pour objectifs de soutenir et coordonner l'action des Administrations et Collectivités territoriales dans le but de promouvoir, développer et maintenir un patrimoine de lo...
ITU Open Source Programme Office
ITU Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) is committed to harnessing the power of open-source technologies to empower nations, organizations, and individuals to leverage cutting-edge digital solutions f...
BlueHats
BlueHats 🧢 is a worldwide community of public servants (teachers, researchers and other government workers, etc.) who promote Free and Open Source software in, by and for the public sector.
Open Source Ecosystem Enabler (OSEE)
The Open Source Ecosystem Enabler project seeks to empower local and regional public and private actors to effectively adopt open source technologies for delivering digital government services.