Panel Discussion: What's the State of Open Source in Europe?
Panelat Open Source Summit Europe 2023 · on Wednesday, 2023-09-20· at 12:20· Room 3A (Floor 3), Abandoibarra Etorb., 4, 48011 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain·
summary
LF Research with Scott Logic runs a Europe-focused survey (Apr–Jun) and 15 expert interviews and finds 89% say open source is valuable to their sector’s future, 73% report widespread use, and 72% of respondents are non‑IT, yet contribution lags: roughly a quarter of orgs lack a contribution policy and 11% have no onboarding checks while 1 in 5 lack OSS risk management. Recommendations focus on procurement-as-contribution, public‑sector guidelines, vertical narratives, education and creating OSS program offices.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Panel introduction
- 5:40Research program overview
- 14:14Key findings report
- 18:53Public sector reflections
- 29:16Panel discussion
- 34:55Investing in ecosystem
- 41:18Closing statements
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