Growing the impact of Open Source around the world
The Open Source Initiative is the global nonprofit building the future powered by open collaboration, transparency and innovation.
Supported by the whole Open Source ecosystem
Open Source licenses: The cornerstone of an 8.8 trillion dollar industry
Open Source software plays a central role in global innovation, research, and economic growth.
According to a Harvard study from 2024, the Open Source ecosystem’s demand-side value is around 8.8 trillion, and firms would need to spend 3.5 times more on software than they currently do if Open Source software did not exist.
THE open source ai definition 1.0
We have released the first stable version of the Definition.
OSI News
-
Europe’s Open Source Opportunity: our vision for the EU Open Digital Ecosystems strategy
-
Open Source at the Heart of Europe’s (and the World’s) Digital Future
-
Ensuring the Long-Term Sustainability of ClearlyDefined: OSI and AboutCode Sign MoU
-
OSI Joins OpenForum Europe and the Open Knowledge Foundation to Officially Launch Open Technology Research Initiative
OSI Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter
Receive the top news and articles of the Open Source ecosystem in your inbox, the first week of every month.