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Ola Adach, \"Munich's Long History with Open Source in Public Administration.\" European Commission, January 31, 2024. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/707462" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-15", "title": "After LiMux shutdown: How Munich is slowly getting closer to open source again", "publisher": "heise online", "date": "2024-10", "type": "press", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Repository count (106), OSPO budget as reported (€75,000), sabbatical budget, councillor criticism of the IT department.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Independent check on the city's own figures; source of the budget discrepancy.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://heise.de/-9981006", "citation": "heise online. 2024. \"After LiMux Shutdown: How Munich Is Slowly Getting Closer to Open Source Again.\" October 2024. https://heise.de/-9981006", "notes": "Publication date not visible in fetched text; confirm." }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-16", "title": "After LiMux shutdown: Munich launches first open source sabbatical", "publisher": "heise online", "date": "2025", "type": "press", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "First sabbatical (Integreat chat) completed.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Evidence the sabbatical model produces results.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://heise.de/-10266612", "citation": "heise online. 2025. \"After LiMux Shutdown: Munich Launches First Open Source Sabbatical.\" 2025. https://heise.de/-10266612", "notes": "Publication date not visible in fetched text; confirm." }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-17", "title": "The rise and fall of Limux", "publisher": "LWN (Jake Edge)", "date": "2017-11-08", "type": "analysis", "category": "history", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The authoritative English account of LiMux: 2003 decision, Microsoft lobbying, 15,000 desktops, 18,000 LibreOffice templates, the 2017 reversal and the Accenture study's organizational findings.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Answers the 'what happened in Munich' question with sourced facts; shows the reversal was governance, not technology.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://lwn.net/Articles/737818/", "citation": "LWN. 2017. Jake Edge, \"The Rise and Fall of Limux.\" November 8, 2017. https://lwn.net/Articles/737818/" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-18", "title": "München: LiMux-Aus endgültig besiegelt", "publisher": "vergabeblog", "date": "2017-12-12", "type": "press", "category": "history", "language": "de", "what_it_is_for": "The November 23, 2017 council decision: unified Windows client architecture for about 29,000 computers, about €89 million, by end of 2020.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Source for the cost of the reversal.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://vergabeblog.de/2017-12-12/muenchen-limux-aus-endgueltig-besiegelt/", "citation": "vergabeblog. 2017. \"München: LiMux-Aus endgültig besiegelt.\" December 12, 2017. https://vergabeblog.de/2017-12-12/muenchen-limux-aus-endgueltig-besiegelt/" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-19", "title": "Munich commits to Public Money? 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Public Code!'\" May 6, 2020. https://fsfe.org/news/2020/news-20200506-01.html", "related": "Coalition agreement PDF (German): https://www.gruene-muenchen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Druckfassung_Koalitionsvertrag-2020_2026.pdf" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-20", "title": "Sustain episode 214: Dr. Laura Dornheim on Munich's open source journey", "publisher": "Sustain OSS", "date": "2024-01-05", "type": "interview", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The IT commissioner's framing: use as much open source as possible, good commercial products where not.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Language for presenting Open by Default to officials as a default rather than a ban.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://podcast.sustainoss.org/214", "citation": "Sustain. 2024. \"Episode 214: Dr. Laura Dornheim on Munich's Open Source Journey.\" January 5, 2024. https://podcast.sustainoss.org/214" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-21", "title": "Interview with Klaus Mueller: Seven questions on open source in Munich's city administration", "publisher": "Zammad", "date": "2025-06-23", "type": "interview", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The OSPO head on digital sovereignty, public money public code, inter-municipal networking, and structures tied to proprietary ecosystems.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Quotable statement of purpose from a sitting city OSPO head.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://zammad.com/en/blog/open-source-public-services", "citation": "Zammad. 2025. \"Interview with Klaus Mueller: Seven Questions on Open Source in Munich's City Administration.\" June 23, 2025. https://zammad.com/en/blog/open-source-public-services" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-22", "title": "Nach LiMux: München wagt zweiten Anlauf mit Open-Source-Software", "publisher": "WinFuture (Felix Krauth)", "date": "2026-05-14", "type": "press", "category": "policy_commitment", "language": "de", "what_it_is_for": "The May 2026 coalition agreement making open source the procurement default.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Shows the trajectory from advisory office to default; quote the agreement text once located.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://winfuture.de/news,158694.html", "citation": "WinFuture. 2026. Felix Krauth, \"Nach LiMux: München wagt zweiten Anlauf mit Open-Source-Software.\" May 14, 2026. https://winfuture.de/news,158694.html" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-23", "title": "LiMux", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": "n.d.", "type": "reference", "category": "history", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Timeline and figures for the LiMux project.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Orientation only; cite primary sources for figures.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux", "citation": "Wikipedia. n.d. \"LiMux.\" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-24", "title": "it-at-m GitHub organization", "publisher": "Stadt München (it@M)", "date": "n.d.", "type": "code", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The city's public repositories.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Example of a municipal GitHub organization managed by an OSPO.", "verification_status": "listed", "url": "https://github.com/it-at-m", "citation": "Stadt München. n.d.-g. it-at-m GitHub organization. https://github.com/it-at-m" }, { "case": "munich", "id": "mun-25", "title": "Open Source Excellence: Munich's Journey towards Public Code", "publisher": "FOSS Backstage 2024", "date": "2024-03-05", "type": "talk", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Conference presentation by the Munich team on the OSPO's first months.", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Practitioner account for a catalogue 'talks' section.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://program.foss-backstage.de/fossback24/talk/WANZN8/", "citation": "FOSS Backstage. 2024. \"Open Source Excellence: Munich's Journey towards Public Code.\" March 5, 2024. https://program.foss-backstage.de/fossback24/talk/WANZN8/" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-01", "title": "Paris Open Source portal", "publisher": "Ville de Paris", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The OSPO's public face; \"200+ city services\" figure; contact form", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The public face an office should have: a portal that states the policy, counts the services and takes contact.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.paris.fr", "citation": "Paris. n.d. Paris Open Source portal. Ville de Paris. https://opensource.paris.fr" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-02", "title": "Paris has a commitment to Open Source (English page)", "publisher": "Ville de Paris", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "policy_commitment", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "English statement of the policy", "use_for_ospo_construction": "A one-page English statement of a city's open source commitment; model for a NYC policy page.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.paris.fr/ossparis/english.html", "citation": "Ville de Paris. n.d.. \"Paris has a commitment to Open Source (English page).\" https://opensource.paris.fr/ossparis/english.html", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-03", "title": "The City's commitment to Open Source through its OSPO (slides)", "publisher": "Philippe Bareille, OSOR webinar", "date": "2023-09", "type": "presentation", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The office's own account of needs, activities and weaknesses; team sizes", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Primary source for the office's mission, activities, team sizes and self-reported weaknesses; the closest thing Paris has to a charter.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/news/2023-10/OSOR%20Webinar%20Philippe%20Bareille%20presentation.pdf", "citation": "Bareille, Philippe. 2023. \"The City's Commitment to Open Source through Its OSPO.\" OSOR webinar slides, September 2023. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/news/2023-10/OSOR%20Webinar%20Philippe%20Bareille%20presentation.pdf" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-04", "title": "How the City of Paris committed to Open Source (slides)", "publisher": "Ville de Paris, OSOR webinar", "date": "2021-06", "type": "presentation", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "300+ services figure; BSD licence rationale", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The city's own rationale for a permissive license and for building on one platform (UN principle: Design for Reusability).", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/news/2021-07/PB_OSOR%20Webinar%20-%20OSS%20dev%20Culture_Final.pdf", "citation": "Paris. 2021. \"How the City of Paris Committed to Open Source.\" OSOR webinar slides, June 2021. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/news/2021-07/PB_OSOR%20Webinar%20-%20OSS%20dev%20Culture_Final.pdf" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-05", "title": "From Lutece to CiteLibre: the City of Paris' journey in OS", "publisher": "FOSS Backstage 2025", "date": "2025-03-11", "type": "talk", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Self-reported founding year 2022; officer's title", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Self-reported founding year and the officer's title; shows how an uncharted office describes itself.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://25.foss-backstage.de/session/from-lutece-to-citelibre-the-city-of-paris-journey-in-os/index.html", "citation": "FOSS Backstage. 2025. \"From Lutece to CiteLibre: The City of Paris' Journey in OS.\" March 11, 2025. https://25.foss-backstage.de/session/from-lutece-to-citelibre-the-city-of-paris-journey-in-os/index.html" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-06", "title": "De Lutece à CiteLibre (talk page)", "publisher": "AlpOSS 2025", "date": "2025-02-20", "type": "talk", "category": "office_description", "language": "fr", "what_it_is_for": "Officer's role description in French", "use_for_ospo_construction": "French-language description of the officer's role inside the IT department.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://pretalx.com/alposs-2025/talk/PKZXCZ/", "citation": "AlpOSS. 2025. \"De Lutece à CiteLibre, retour sur la politique open source de la Ville de Paris.\" February 20, 2025. https://pretalx.com/alposs-2025/talk/PKZXCZ/" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-07", "title": "Logiciels libres et mutualisation : quand Paris montre l'exemple", "publisher": "Acteurs publics (Émile Marzolf)", "date": "2023-07-17", "type": "press", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "fr", "what_it_is_for": "OSPO still being defined in 2023; team of fifteen; CiteLibre uptake", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Independent account of the office still being defined in 2023, the Lutece team size and CiteLibre uptake; the mutualisation argument in the city's words.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://acteurspublics.fr/articles/logiciels-libres-et-mutualisation-quand-paris-montre-lexemple", "citation": "Acteurs publics. 2023. Émile Marzolf, \"Logiciels libres et mutualisation : quand Paris montre l'exemple.\" July 17, 2023. https://acteurspublics.fr/articles/logiciels-libres-et-mutualisation-quand-paris-montre-lexemple" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-08", "title": "City of Paris confirms support to the OSPO Alliance", "publisher": "OSPO Alliance", "date": "2024-11-20", "type": "announcement", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Membership", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Shows the memberships a city OSPO takes on; OSPO Alliance is the umbrella for the FLOSS-PSO registry New York would join.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://ospo-alliance.org/news/20241120_member_city_of_paris/", "citation": "OSPO Alliance. 2024. \"City of Paris Confirms Support to the OSPO Alliance.\" November 20, 2024. https://ospo-alliance.org/news/20241120_member_city_of_paris/" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-09", "title": "Lutece: case studies on sustainability of public sector open source communities", "publisher": "EC Open Source Observatory", "date": "2020-08-05", "type": "case_study", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Funding, licence, other French users", "use_for_ospo_construction": "EC case study of Lutece's funding model, license and reuse; evidence for the sustainability argument.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/702996", "citation": "OSOR. 2020. \"Lutece: Case Studies on Sustainability of Public Sector Open Source Communities.\" European Commission, August 5, 2020. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/702996" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-10", "title": "CiteLibre", "publisher": "Interoperable Europe", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "80% and \"40 cities\" claims", "use_for_ospo_construction": "EC description of CiteLibre; source of the '40 cities' and '80%' claims (treat as the EC's figures).", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/707046", "citation": "EC. n.d. \"CiteLibre.\" Interoperable Europe. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/707046", "playbook_rank": 9 }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-11", "title": "Lutece project site", "publisher": "Ville de Paris", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Modules, contributors, community, press", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The platform itself: modules, contributors, community and press; model for how a city publishes a reusable platform.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://lutece.paris.fr/", "citation": "Lutece. n.d. Project site, community and press pages. Ville de Paris. https://lutece.paris.fr/", "playbook_rank": 9 }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-12", "title": "Introducing CiteLibre", "publisher": "Ville de Paris", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "What CiteLibre packages", "use_for_ospo_construction": "What CiteLibre packages and why; the model for packaging PIT Crew products.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://lutece.paris.fr/en/citelibre.html", "citation": "Ville de Paris. n.d.. \"Introducing CiteLibre.\" https://lutece.paris.fr/en/citelibre.html", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 9 }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-13", "title": "CiteLibre site", "publisher": "Ville de Paris", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "program", "language": "fr", "what_it_is_for": "Packs; metadata naming the OSPO", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The CiteLibre packs; site metadata is the only city artifact naming the OSPO.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://citelibre.paris.fr/fr/", "citation": "Ville de Paris. n.d.. \"CiteLibre site.\" https://citelibre.paris.fr/fr/", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 9 }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-14", "title": "lutece-platform GitHub organization", "publisher": "Ville de Paris", "date": "n.d.", "type": "code", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "497 repositories", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The code organization; repository count and activity for the catalogue.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://github.com/lutece-platform", "citation": "Ville de Paris. n.d.. \"lutece-platform GitHub organization.\" https://github.com/lutece-platform", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-15", "title": "How Open-Source Software Makes Cities More Livable", "publisher": "Worth (Steve Hamm)", "date": "2022-02-15", "type": "press", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Baltimore story; \"first city OSPO in Europe\" claim", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The Baltimore deployment story and the 'first city OSPO in Europe' claim; useful for a U.S. audience.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://worth.com/how-open-source-software-makes-cities-more-livable/", "citation": "Worth. 2022. Steve Hamm, \"How Open-Source Software Makes Cities More Livable.\" February 15, 2022. https://worth.com/how-open-source-software-makes-cities-more-livable/" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-16", "title": "Paris' open source platform is being introduced at a West Baltimore community center", "publisher": "Technical.ly (Stephen Babcock)", "date": "2019-04-19", "type": "press", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "St. Francis Neighborhood Center deployment", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Documents a Paris platform deployed in a U.S. community center with a university OSPO's help; precedent for cross-Atlantic reuse.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://technical.ly/civic-news/paris-lutece-open-source-platform-city-services-west-baltimore-community-center-st-francis.md", "citation": "Technical.ly. 2019. Stephen Babcock, \"Paris' Open Source Platform for City Services Is Being Introduced at a West Baltimore Community Center.\" April 19, 2019. https://technical.ly/civic-news/paris-lutece-open-source-platform-city-services-west-baltimore-community-center-st-francis.md" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-17", "title": "Public Sector Open Source Program Offices", "publisher": "Linåker, Nummelin Carlberg, O'Riordan (arXiv 2603.04891)", "date": "2026-06", "type": "academic", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Finds the Paris OSPO focused on Lutece; licensing preference", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Peer-reviewed comparison of public-sector OSPOs; finds the Paris office focused on Lutece and documents its licensing preference.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04891", "citation": "Linåker, Johan, Astor Nummelin Carlberg, and Ciarán O'Riordan. 2026. \"Public Sector Open Source Program Offices.\" arXiv 2603.04891, June 2026. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04891" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-18", "title": "Paris renforce son engagement pour le logiciel libre (press release)", "publisher": "Ville de Paris", "date": "2015-03-13", "type": "official_release", "category": "policy_commitment", "language": "fr", "what_it_is_for": "April membership; 60% Linux servers", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Official 2015 statement of the city's commitment: April membership and the 60% Linux server figure.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://cdn.paris.fr/presse/2020/03/23/d541e951e6f0a72dedfd4fb864bbc60b.pdf", "citation": "Ville de Paris. 2015. \"Paris renforce son engagement pour le logiciel libre.\" Press release, March 13, 2015. https://cdn.paris.fr/presse/2020/03/23/d541e951e6f0a72dedfd4fb864bbc60b.pdf" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-19", "title": "Libre à vous ! #228, Paris et logiciels libres", "publisher": "April", "date": "2024-12-03", "type": "interview", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "fr", "what_it_is_for": "Officer's manager and bureau", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Interview placing the officer inside the IT department's org chart; who the office reports to.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://libreavous.org/228", "citation": "Libre à vous. 2024. \"Paris et logiciels libres,\" episode 228, April, December 3, 2024. https://libreavous.org/228" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-20", "title": "Linux à Paris mais à petite dose pour le moment", "publisher": "LinuxFr", "date": "2004-10-19", "type": "press", "category": "history", "language": "fr", "what_it_is_for": "The shelved 2004 desktop migration", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The shelved 2004 desktop migration; context for why Paris put its effort into services rather than desktops.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://linuxfr.org/news/linux-a-paris-mais-a-petite-dose-pour-le-moment", "citation": "LinuxFr. 2004. \"Linux à Paris mais à petite dose pour le moment.\" October 19, 2004. https://linuxfr.org/news/linux-a-paris-mais-a-petite-dose-pour-le-moment" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-21", "title": "Microsoft partnership argumentaire", "publisher": "April list archive", "date": "2008-01-30", "type": "document", "category": "history", "language": "fr", "what_it_is_for": "The 2008 Microsoft partnership", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The 2008 Microsoft partnership as described in a political document; the counter-example that an OSPO with a procurement role would have reviewed.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://listes.april.org/wws/arc/candidatsfr-locaux/2008-02/msg00121/argumentaire.doc", "citation": "April. 2008. \"Les Parisiens sont les premiers bénéficiaires du partenariat Microsoft\" [argumentaire], list archive, January 30, 2008. https://listes.april.org/wws/arc/candidatsfr-locaux/2008-02/msg00121/argumentaire.doc" }, { "case": "paris", "id": "par-22", "title": "List of Public Sector OSPOs", "publisher": "FLOSS-PSO Network", "date": "n.d.", "type": "directory", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Self-reported founding date 2022-06-01", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The global public-sector OSPO registry where a NYC office would register; self-reported founding dates for peers.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://floss-pso.network/public-sector-ospos/", "citation": "FLOSS-PSO Network. n.d. \"List of Public Sector OSPOs.\" https://floss-pso.network/public-sector-ospos/" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-01", "title": "Open Source Program Office", "publisher": "CMS.gov", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The office's public page", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The agency's public description of the office; model for a one-page office page.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.cms.gov/digital-service/open-source-program-office", "citation": "CMS.gov. n.d.. \"Open Source Program Office.\" https://www.cms.gov/digital-service/open-source-program-office", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-02", "title": "OSPO Guide", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "guide", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Inbound, outbound and growing guidance; \"Want to Start an OSPO\"", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The most complete public OSPO handbook in U.S. government: inbound, outbound and growing sections; CC0, adoptable as-is.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.. \"OSPO Guide.\" https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 1 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-03", "title": "Functional Statement", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "charter_text", "category": "authorizing_act", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The office's pre-2026 basis", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Example of an office running on a functional statement; shows what a charter needs to add.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/about/functional-statement/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.-a. \"Functional Statement.\" OSPO Guide. https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/about/functional-statement/" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-04", "title": "Inbound Review Checklist", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "process", "category": "procurement_policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The options analysis for adopting software; who signs it", "use_for_ospo_construction": "A working options analysis for adopting software, built on M-16-21; note who signs it and that the OSPO does not.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/inbound/inbound-review-checklist/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.-f. \"Inbound Review Checklist.\" https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/inbound/inbound-review-checklist/", "playbook_rank": 1 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-05", "title": "Outbound Checklists", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "process", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Tiered release checklists", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Tiered release checklists with required sign-offs; template for a city release process.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/outbound/outbound-checklists/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.-b. \"Outbound Checklists.\" https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/outbound/outbound-checklists/", "playbook_rank": 1 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-06", "title": "Risk Acceptance and Exemption Criteria", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "policy", "category": "procurement_policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Exemption categories and deciders", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Exemption categories and named deciders; the starting point for a public exceptions register the CMS office lacks.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/outbound/exemption-criteria/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.-d. \"Risk Acceptance and Exemption Criteria of Open Sourcing.\" https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/outbound/exemption-criteria/", "playbook_rank": 1 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-07", "title": "Maturity Models", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "framework", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Five repository tiers", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Five-tier repository maturity model; adopt and rename.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/outbound/maturity-models/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.-g. \"Maturity Models.\" https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/outbound/maturity-models/", "playbook_rank": 1 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-08", "title": "Release Guidelines", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "process", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Release rules", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Release rules a city can copy.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/outbound/release-guidelines/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.. \"Release Guidelines.\" https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/outbound/release-guidelines/", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 1 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-09", "title": "Technical Reference Architecture (TRA)", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "policy_pointer", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Who leads open source policy at CMS", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Shows where policy ownership sits (the TRA, not the OSPO); design the NYC office to own its policy.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/about/tra/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.-e. \"TRA.\" https://dsacms.github.io/ospo-guide/about/tra/" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-10", "title": "AD 0230 Open Source Business Rules", "publisher": "CMS TRA, 2026 Release 1", "date": "2026", "type": "policy", "category": "procurement_policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Business rules for software selection", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Agency business rules for software selection: products in use preferred, total cost of ownership governs, vendor-supported OSS; the rules an options analysis applies.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.cms.gov/tra/Application_Development/AD_0230_Open_Source_Business_Rules.htm", "citation": "CMS. 2026b. \"AD 0230 Open Source Business Rules.\" Technical Reference Architecture, 2026 Release 1. https://www.cms.gov/tra/Application_Development/AD_0230_Open_Source_Business_Rules.htm" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-11", "title": "CMS Open Source Policy", "publisher": "CMSgov (GitHub)", "date": "2016", "type": "policy", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The agency policy pegged to M-16-21; TRB licence approval", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Agency open source policy pegged to M-16-21; names the Technical Review Board as license approver.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://github.com/CMSgov/cms-open-source-policy", "citation": "CMS. 2016. CMS Open Source Policy. GitHub, CMSgov. https://github.com/CMSgov/cms-open-source-policy" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-12", "title": "Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority (FR Doc. 2026-11743)", "publisher": "CMS/HHS, Federal Register", "date": "2026-06-11", "type": "charter", "category": "authorizing_act", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Creates OHTP and the Open Source Program Group; 20% rule", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The first legal charter for the office; the 20% rule and the parent office's COTS preference in one document.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11743.pdf", "citation": "CMS. 2026. \"Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority.\" FR Doc. 2026-11743, 91 FR 35478, June 11, 2026. https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11743.pdf" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-13", "title": "M-16-21 Federal Source Code Policy", "publisher": "OMB", "date": "2016-08-08", "type": "federal_policy", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Three-step analysis; 20% release rule", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The federal source code policy: three-step analysis and 20% release rule; the domestic legal model for a city rule.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m_16_21.pdf", "citation": "OMB. 2016. M-16-21: Federal Source Code Policy. August 8, 2016. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m_16_21.pdf", "playbook_rank": 10 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-14", "title": "H.R. 9566, SHARE IT Act", "publisher": "U.S. Congress", "date": "2024", "type": "statute", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Code inventory and exemption reporting", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Statutory inventory and exemption reporting duty; template for a city inventory requirement.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr9566eh/pdf/BILLS-118hr9566eh.pdf", "citation": "U.S. Congress. 2024. \"H.R. 9566, SHARE IT Act.\" https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr9566eh/pdf/BILLS-118hr9566eh.pdf", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 10 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-15", "title": "SHARE IT Act landing page", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "tool", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Compliance guidance and exemptions schema", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Compliance guidance and exemptions schema; reusable for a city code inventory.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/share-it-act-lp/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.-c. \"SHARE IT Act\" landing page. https://dsacms.github.io/share-it-act-lp/", "playbook_rank": 3 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-16", "title": "share-it-savings calculator", "publisher": "CMS OSPO", "date": "n.d.", "type": "tool", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The office's savings projections", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The office's savings projections and method; reuse the method, label the numbers as projections.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/share-it-savings/", "citation": "CMS OSPO. n.d.-i. \"share-it-savings.\" https://dsacms.github.io/share-it-savings/", "playbook_rank": 3 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-17", "title": "repo-scaffolder", "publisher": "DSACMS (GitHub)", "date": "n.d.", "type": "tool", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Templates, tier determiner, repolinter rules", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Cookiecutter templates, tier determiner, repolinter rules; day-one tooling for a city office.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://github.com/DSACMS/repo-scaffolder", "citation": "DSACMS. n.d.-a. repo-scaffolder. GitHub. https://github.com/DSACMS/repo-scaffolder", "playbook_rank": 3 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-18", "title": "metrics", "publisher": "DSACMS (GitHub)", "date": "n.d.", "type": "tool", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Repository metrics pipeline", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Metrics pipeline integrating CHAOSS Augur; COCOMO and libyears measures.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://github.com/DSACMS/metrics", "citation": "DSACMS (GitHub). n.d.. \"metrics.\" https://github.com/DSACMS/metrics", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 3 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-19", "title": "CMS Open Source Repository Metrics", "publisher": "DSACMS", "date": "n.d.", "type": "dashboard", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Live metrics; \"249+ repositories\"", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Live dashboard; model for the annual metrics a NYC office should publish.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://dsacms.github.io/metrics/", "citation": "DSACMS. n.d.-b. \"CMS Open Source Repository Metrics.\" https://dsacms.github.io/metrics/", "playbook_rank": 3 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-20", "title": "codejson-index-generator", "publisher": "DSACMS (GitHub)", "date": "n.d.", "type": "tool", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "code.json index CLI", "use_for_ospo_construction": "CLI for building a code.json index; part of the SHARE IT Act stack.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://github.com/DSACMS/codejson-index-generator", "citation": "DSACMS. n.d.-c. codejson-index-generator. GitHub. https://github.com/DSACMS/codejson-index-generator", "playbook_rank": 3 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-21", "title": "DSACMS GitHub organization", "publisher": "DSACMS", "date": "n.d.", "type": "code", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "98 repositories", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The code organization; repository count for the catalogue.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://github.com/DSACMS", "citation": "DSACMS. n.d.-d. GitHub organization. https://github.com/DSACMS" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-22", "title": "Sharing Is Caring: How CMS Is Leading on Federal Open Source Requirements", "publisher": "Beeck Center, Digital Government Hub (Kate Queram)", "date": "2025-10-29", "type": "profile", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Team composition", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Team composition and working practices from an independent profile.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications/sharing-is-caring-how-cms-is-leading-on-federal-open-source-requirements-a-formfest-2025-profile/", "citation": "Beeck Center. 2025. Kate Queram, \"Sharing Is Caring: How CMS Is Leading on Federal Open Source Requirements. A FormFest 2025 Profile.\" Digital Government Hub, October 29, 2025. https://digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications/sharing-is-caring-how-cms-is-leading-on-federal-open-source-requirements-a-formfest-2025-profile/" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-23", "title": "SHARE IT Act Web Guide", "publisher": "Digital Government Hub", "date": "2026-02-18", "type": "guide", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Compliance overview", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Plain-language overview of SHARE IT Act compliance.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://digitalgovernmenthub.org/library/share-it-act-web-guide/", "citation": "Digital Government Hub. 2026-02-18. \"SHARE IT Act Web Guide.\" https://digitalgovernmenthub.org/library/share-it-act-web-guide/", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 10 }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-24", "title": "CMS open source software case study", "publisher": "U.S. Digital Response", "date": "n.d.", "type": "case_study", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Repositories released using the infrastructure", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Independent report of repositories released using the office's infrastructure.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.usdigitalresponse.org/case-studies/cms-open-source-software", "citation": "USDR. n.d. \"CMS Open Source Software.\" U.S. Digital Response case study. https://www.usdigitalresponse.org/case-studies/cms-open-source-software" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-25", "title": "Inside CMS' Ground-Breaking Open Source Program Office", "publisher": "GovConWire (Summer Myatt)", "date": "2023-10-31", "type": "press", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Fletcher and DeCausemaker quotations", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Fletcher and DeCausemaker on why the office exists and what it found ('the policy has been sitting there').", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.govconwire.com/2023/10/inside-cms-ground-breaking-open-source-program-office/", "citation": "GovConWire. 2023. Summer Myatt, \"Inside CMS' Ground-Breaking Open Source Program Office.\" October 31, 2023. https://www.govconwire.com/2023/10/inside-cms-ground-breaking-open-source-program-office/" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-26", "title": "Cloud Exchange 2024 article on CMS OSPO", "publisher": "Federal News Network", "date": "2024", "type": "press", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "January 2024 launch date", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Source for the January 2024 official launch date.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://federalnewsnetwork.com/?p=5031845", "citation": "Federal News Network. 2024. [Cloud Exchange 2024 article on the CMS OSPO.] https://federalnewsnetwork.com/?p=5031845" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-27", "title": "Remy DeCausemaker, FedScoop 50", "publisher": "FedScoop", "date": "2025-09-05", "type": "profile", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Recognition", "use_for_ospo_construction": "External recognition of the lead; RISE principle in practice.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://develop.fedscoop.com/?p=86705", "citation": "FedScoop. 2025. \"Remy DeCausemaker.\" FedScoop 50, September 5, 2025. https://develop.fedscoop.com/?p=86705" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-28", "title": "Establishing the First US Federal OSPO at CMS.gov", "publisher": "FCSM 2024 (DeCausemaker)", "date": "2024-10", "type": "presentation", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The office's own account", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The office's own account of establishing the first federal OSPO; slides reusable for a city pitch.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://assets.fcsm.gov/assets/files/docs/2024-conference-docs/B/B3.4_DeCausemaker.pdf", "citation": "FCSM 2024 (DeCausemaker). 2024-10. \"Establishing the First US Federal OSPO at CMS.gov.\" https://assets.fcsm.gov/assets/files/docs/2024-conference-docs/B/B3.4_DeCausemaker.pdf", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-29", "title": "CHAOSScast episode 81: Managing Federal CHAOSS at CMS.gov", "publisher": "CHAOSS", "date": "2024-03-12", "type": "interview", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Metrics approach; term limits", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Metrics approach and the four-year term-limit problem for digital service staff; argue for permanent posts.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://podcast.chaoss.community/81?t=0", "citation": "CHAOSS. 2024. \"CHAOSScast Episode 81: Managing Federal CHAOSS at CMS.gov.\" March 12, 2024. https://podcast.chaoss.community/81?t=0" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-30", "title": "Elon Musk overhauled the Obama-era Digital Services agency", "publisher": "Fortune (Sharon Goldman)", "date": "2025-02-28", "type": "press", "category": "history", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "USDS renaming and layoffs", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The USDS renaming and layoffs; evidence for chartering an office in law rather than by memo.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://fortune.com/2025/02/28/elon-musk-doge-us-digital-service-betrayal-ex-employees", "citation": "Fortune. 2025. Sharon Goldman, \"Elon Musk Overhauled the Obama-Era Digital Services Agency and Turned It into DOGE.\" February 28, 2025. https://fortune.com/2025/02/28/elon-musk-doge-us-digital-service-betrayal-ex-employees" }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-31", "title": "CMS Creates New Office of Health Technology and Products", "publisher": "Discoveries in Health Policy (Bruce Quinn)", "date": "2026-06-14", "type": "commentary", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Reorganization reaction; Gleason claim", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Reaction to the June 2026 reorganization; treat claims as commentary.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.discoveriesinhealthpolicy.com/2026/06/cms-creates-new-office-of-health.html?m=1", "citation": "Discoveries in Health Policy (Bruce Quinn). 2026-06-14. \"CMS Creates New Office of Health Technology and Products.\" https://www.discoveriesinhealthpolicy.com/2026/06/cms-creates-new-office-of-health.html?m=1", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-32", "title": "United Nations OSPOs For Good Conference Highlights", "publisher": "GWU OSPO (David Lippert)", "date": "2024-07-26", "type": "recap", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "\"First US government OSPO\" claim", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Places CMS in the UN OSPOs for Good context; 'first US government OSPO' claim.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://ospo.gwu.edu/node/151", "citation": "GWU OSPO (David Lippert). 2024-07-26. \"United Nations OSPOs For Good Conference Highlights.\" https://ospo.gwu.edu/node/151", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "cms", "id": "cms-33", "title": "List of Public Sector OSPOs", "publisher": "FLOSS-PSO Network", "date": "n.d.", "type": "directory", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Founding date 2023-08-01", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The global registry; CMS is its one U.S. public-sector entry; a NYC office would register here.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://floss-pso.network/public-sector-ospos/", "citation": "FLOSS-PSO Network. n.d.. \"List of Public Sector OSPOs.\" https://floss-pso.network/public-sector-ospos/", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-01", "title": "EC OSPO collection", "publisher": "European Commission, Interoperable Europe", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The office's home; news and contacts", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The office's home page, news and contact; model for a public office presence.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo", "citation": "EC OSPO. n.d. EC OSPO collection. Interoperable Europe. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-02", "title": "Open Source Software Strategy 2020-2023, \"Think Open\" (C(2020) 7149)", "publisher": "European Commission", "date": "2020-10-21", "type": "founding_strategy", "category": "authorizing_act", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Calls for the OSPO; procurement preference clause", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The founding strategy: names the office as 'the pivotal point', assigns DG DIGIT to run and budget it, and contains the conditional procurement preference. Copy the structure; replace the preference with a decider.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/inline-files/The-Commission-Open-Source-Strategy.pdf", "citation": "European Commission. 2020a. Open Source Software Strategy 2020-2023: Think Open. C(2020) 7149 final, October 21, 2020. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/inline-files/The-Commission-Open-Source-Strategy.pdf", "playbook_rank": 4 }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-03", "title": "Commission adopts new Open Source Software Strategy", "publisher": "European Commission", "date": "2020-10-21", "type": "announcement", "category": "authorizing_act", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Adoption notice", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Adoption notice for the strategy; dates and framing for citation.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://commission.europa.eu/news/european-commission-adopts-its-new-open-source-software-strategy-2020-2023-2020-10-21_en", "citation": "European Commission. 2020-10-21. \"Commission adopts new Open Source Software Strategy.\" https://commission.europa.eu/news/european-commission-adopts-its-new-open-source-software-strategy-2020-2023-2020-10-21_en", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 4 }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-04", "title": "Commission Decision of 8 December 2021 on the open source licensing and reuse of Commission software (2021/C 495 I/01)", "publisher": "European Commission", "date": "2021-12-08", "type": "legal_act", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Legal basis for publishing code; EUPL default; exceptions", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Legal basis for publishing code: EUPL default, single repository, grounds for not publishing, proprietary licensing by exception. Template for a city publishing rule once 'may choose' becomes 'shall, unless'.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://lexaris.de/book/version/documentflat/head/2121049", "citation": "European Commission. 2021a. Commission Decision of 8 December 2021 on the Open Source Licensing and Reuse of Commission Software. C(2021) 8759; OJ 2021/C 495 I/01. https://lexaris.de/book/version/documentflat/head/2121049", "notes": "Read from a mirror of the Official Journal because EUR-Lex rate-limited the fetch; confirm against EUR-Lex (CELEX 32021D1209(01)) before publication. Verification: Opened (mirror).", "playbook_rank": 5 }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-05", "title": "Commission adopts new rules on Open Source Software distribution", "publisher": "European Commission", "date": "2021-12-08", "type": "announcement", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Decision summary", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Commission's own summary of the Decision; plain-language framing for a city equivalent.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-adopts-new-rules-open-source-software-distribution-2021-12-08_en", "citation": "European Commission. 2021b. \"Commission Adopts New Rules on Open Source Software Distribution.\" December 8, 2021. https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-adopts-new-rules-open-source-software-distribution-2021-12-08_en", "playbook_rank": 5 }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-06", "title": "Code.europa.eu: a story of sharing code", "publisher": "EC OSPO", "date": "2024-12-17", "type": "report", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Repository and project counts", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Repository and project counts on code.europa.eu and the €0 GitLab license; evidence that start-up cost can be low.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo/news/spotlight-projects", "citation": "EC OSPO. 2024. \"Code.europa.eu: A Story of Sharing Code.\" December 17, 2024. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo/news/spotlight-projects" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-07", "title": "Gradually align on open source practices", "publisher": "EC OSPO", "date": "2024-06-05", "type": "article", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Inner-source approach", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The inner-source approach: opening internal repositories by stages; a practice a city IT department can adopt before full publication.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo/news/gradually-align-open-source-practices", "citation": "EC OSPO. 2024-06-05. \"Gradually align on open source practices.\" https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo/news/gradually-align-open-source-practices", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-08", "title": "OSOR Community Meetup January 2026, master slide deck", "publisher": "OSOR", "date": "2026-01-28", "type": "presentation", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Office purpose; inner-source targets; catalogue status", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Office purpose statement, inner-source targets and catalogue status in the office's own slides.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/news/2026-02/osor-community-meetup-jan-2026-master-slide-deck.pdf", "citation": "OSOR. 2026. OSOR Community Meetup January 2026, master slide deck. January 28, 2026. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/news/2026-02/osor-community-meetup-jan-2026-master-slide-deck.pdf" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-09", "title": "OSOR webinar on OSPOs, consolidated presentation", "publisher": "OSOR", "date": "2025-06", "type": "presentation", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Six OSPO archetypes; EC OSPO mission", "use_for_ospo_construction": "OSOR's six OSPO archetypes and the EC OSPO mission; useful typology for positioning a NYC office.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/news/2025-06/OSOR_Webinar%20on%20OSPOs_Consolidated_Presentation.pdf", "citation": "OSOR. 2025-06. \"OSOR webinar on OSPOs, consolidated presentation.\" https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/news/2025-06/OSOR_Webinar%20on%20OSPOs_Consolidated_Presentation.pdf", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 7 }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-10", "title": "The role of OSPOs in transforming public services with open source", "publisher": "OSOR", "date": "2025-06-19", "type": "report", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Webinar summary; head of EC OSPO named", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Webinar summary naming the head of the EC OSPO; the 'over 800 projects' figure.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/731054", "citation": "OSOR. 2025a. \"The Role of OSPOs in Transforming Public Services with Open Source.\" June 19, 2025. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/731054", "playbook_rank": 7 }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-11", "title": "Open Source at the EC (OSPO OnRamp slides)", "publisher": "OSPO Alliance", "date": "2025-05-16", "type": "presentation", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Functions overview", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Functions overview presented to the OSPO Alliance OnRamp; PM² integration and labs.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://ospo-alliance.org/resources/onramp/20250516_ospo_onramp_open_source_at_the_ec.pdf", "citation": "OSPO Alliance. 2025a. \"Open Source at the EC.\" OSPO OnRamp slides, May 16, 2025. https://ospo-alliance.org/resources/onramp/20250516_ospo_onramp_open_source_at_the_ec.pdf" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-12", "title": "EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue is now live", "publisher": "Interoperable Europe", "date": "2025-03-31", "type": "announcement", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Catalogue launch figures", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Catalogue launch figures; model for a federated catalogue of reusable solutions.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/interoperable-europe/news/eu-open-source-solutions-catalogue-now-live", "citation": "European Commission. 2025. \"The EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue Is Now Live.\" March 31, 2025. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/interoperable-europe/news/eu-open-source-solutions-catalogue-now-live" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-13", "title": "EU OSPO Network collection", "publisher": "European Commission", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Network purpose, founding, secretariat, how to join", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Network purpose, founding (Paris + DG DIGIT), secretariat, how to join; membership criterion is EU public services.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eu-ospo-network", "citation": "EU OSPO Network. n.d.-a. Collection page. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eu-ospo-network" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-14", "title": "EU OSPO Network members", "publisher": "European Commission", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "28 members", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The 28 members; the peer set a NYC office would want to meet.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eu-ospo-network/network-members", "citation": "EU OSPO Network. n.d.-b. \"Network Members.\" https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eu-ospo-network/network-members" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-15", "title": "About this initiative", "publisher": "FLOSS-PSO Network", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Global registry; OSPO Alliance umbrella; maintainers", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The global registry under the OSPO Alliance umbrella and its maintainers; the venue open to New York.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://floss-pso.network/about/", "citation": "FLOSS-PSO. n.d. \"About This Initiative.\" https://floss-pso.network/about/" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-16", "title": "List of Public Sector OSPOs", "publisher": "FLOSS-PSO Network", "date": "n.d.", "type": "directory", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The global list", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The global list of public-sector OSPOs; register a NYC office here.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://floss-pso.network/public-sector-ospos/", "citation": "FLOSS-PSO Network. n.d.. \"List of Public Sector OSPOs.\" https://floss-pso.network/public-sector-ospos/", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-17", "title": "The OSPO Alliance launched a new volunteer-driven Network", "publisher": "OSOR", "date": "2025-11-03", "type": "announcement", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "FLOSS-PSO launch", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Launch of the FLOSS-PSO Network during UN Open Source Week 2025.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/731969", "citation": "OSOR. 2025-11-03. \"The OSPO Alliance launched a new volunteer-driven Network.\" https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/731969", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-18", "title": "EDPS press release on the Commission's use of Microsoft 365", "publisher": "European Data Protection Supervisor", "date": "2024-03-11", "type": "regulatory_finding", "category": "procurement_policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The 2024 infringement decision", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The 2024 EDPS infringement decision on Microsoft 365; the case an OSPO with a procurement role would have been part of.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/european-commissions-use-microsoft-365-infringes-data-protection-law-eu-institutions-and-bodies", "citation": "EDPS. 2024. \"European Commission's Use of Microsoft 365 Infringes Data Protection Law for EU Institutions and Bodies.\" March 11, 2024. https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/european-commissions-use-microsoft-365-infringes-data-protection-law-eu-institutions-and-bodies" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-19", "title": "EDPS press release: Commission brings Microsoft 365 use into compliance", "publisher": "European Data Protection Supervisor", "date": "2025-07-28", "type": "regulatory_finding", "category": "procurement_policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Case closed by remediation", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Case closed by remediation, Commission stayed on Microsoft 365; shows a preference clause without an owner.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2025/european-commission-brings-use-microsoft-365-compliance-data-protection-rules-eu-institutions-and-bodies", "citation": "EDPS. 2025. \"European Commission Brings Use of Microsoft 365 into Compliance.\" July 28, 2025. https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2025/european-commission-brings-use-microsoft-365-compliance-data-protection-rules-eu-institutions-and-bodies" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-20", "title": "Free Software Strategy of the European Commission: \"Think Open\" But Not Too Big", "publisher": "April", "date": "2020-10-26", "type": "critique", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Procurement and Microsoft dependence critique", "use_for_ospo_construction": "April's 2020 critique: no procurement actions, no budget or manpower published; the checklist of what a city founding act should include.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://april.org/en/free-software-strategy-european-commission-think-open-not-too-big", "citation": "April. 2020. \"Free Software Strategy of the European Commission: 'Think Open' But Not Too Big.\" October 26, 2020. https://april.org/en/free-software-strategy-european-commission-think-open-not-too-big" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-21", "title": "Commission boosts open and interoperable digital ecosystems for public administrations", "publisher": "European Commission", "date": "2026-06-03", "type": "announcement", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The 2026 EU open source strategy", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The June 2026 EU open source strategy; promises procurement guidelines and fair evaluation of open-source bids.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-boosts-open-and-interoperable-digital-ecosystems-public-administrations-2026-06-03_en", "citation": "European Commission. 2026. \"Commission Boosts Open and Interoperable Digital Ecosystems for Public Administrations.\" June 3, 2026. https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-boosts-open-and-interoperable-digital-ecosystems-public-administrations-2026-06-03_en" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-22", "title": "EU Tech Sovereignty: a milestone for Public Code?", "publisher": "FSFE", "date": "2026-06-03", "type": "critique", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Non-binding strategy critique", "use_for_ospo_construction": "FSFE's response: the strategy remains non-binding; argument for mandatory requirements in a city rule.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260603-01.html", "citation": "FSFE. 2026. \"EU Tech Sovereignty: A Milestone for Public Code?\" June 3, 2026. https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260603-01.html" }, { "case": "ec", "id": "ec-23", "title": "Barcelona invited to the European public OSPO network", "publisher": "Canòdrom (Barcelona)", "date": "2026-01-29", "type": "announcement", "category": "context", "language": "ca", "what_it_is_for": "Barcelona's invitation claim", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Barcelona's announced invitation to the EU OSPO Network; the precedent for a city joining.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://canodrom.barcelona/ca/noticies/barcelona-convidada-oficialment-a-la-xarxa-europea-dospos-publiques-1599668", "citation": "Canòdrom. 2026. \"Barcelona, convidada oficialment a la xarxa europea d'OSPOs públiques.\" January 29, 2026. https://canodrom.barcelona/ca/noticies/barcelona-convidada-oficialment-a-la-xarxa-europea-dospos-publiques-1599668" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-01", "title": "United Nations Open Source Principles", "publisher": "Open Source United (UN OICT)", "date": "2025-02", "type": "principles", "category": "policy_commitment", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The eight principles and the endorsement form", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The eight principles and the endorsement form; the standard a NYC office would be built on and the text to quote.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.un.org/en/news/united-nations-open-source-principles", "citation": "Open Source United. n.d. \"United Nations Open Source Principles\" and portal pages. https://opensource.un.org/en/news/united-nations-open-source-principles", "playbook_rank": 6 }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-02", "title": "Open Source United portal", "publisher": "UN OICT", "date": "2026-05", "type": "official_site", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Projects catalog, initiatives, about, news", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The portal: project catalogue, initiatives, about and news; model for a city open source portal.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.un.org/en", "citation": "UN OICT. 2026-05. \"Open Source United portal.\" https://opensource.un.org/en", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-03", "title": "Open Source United Common Policy Framework (RC1)", "publisher": "Open Source United", "date": "2024-11", "type": "policy_framework", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The procurement preference; maturity model; governance", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The Common Policy Framework: procurement preference, staged maturity model (OSPO required at stages 3-4), governance; shows the preference without a gate that a city rule should complete.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.un.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/common_policy_framework.pdf", "citation": "Open Source United. 2024. Common Policy Framework, release candidate 1, November 2024. https://opensource.un.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/common_policy_framework.pdf", "playbook_rank": 6 }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-04", "title": "Common Policy Framework executive summary", "publisher": "Open Source United", "date": "2026-01", "type": "summary", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Short form of the framework", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Short form of the framework for briefing officials.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.un.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/cpf_executive_summary.pdf", "citation": "Open Source United. 2026-01. \"Common Policy Framework executive summary.\" https://opensource.un.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/cpf_executive_summary.pdf", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row.", "playbook_rank": 6 }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-05", "title": "CEB/2023/HLCM/DTN/10, DTN spring session report", "publisher": "UN CEB", "date": "2023-06-12", "type": "governance_record", "category": "authorizing_act", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Approval of the community of practice", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The approval of the community of practice and its terms of reference; how a CIO network creates an open source body.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unsceb.org/assets/media/reports/report-3775-20230612-DTN-Meeting-Report.pdf", "citation": "CEB. 2023. CEB/2023/HLCM/DTN/10: Digital and Technology Network Spring Session Report. June 12, 2023. https://unsceb.org/assets/media/reports/report-3775-20230612-DTN-Meeting-Report.pdf" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-06", "title": "CEB/2024/HLCM/DTN/10, DTN autumn session report", "publisher": "UN CEB", "date": "2024-12-12", "type": "governance_record", "category": "authorizing_act", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Approval of the principles and framework", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Approval of the principles and conditional approval of the framework; the correct adopting body to cite (DTN, not the CEB plenary or the Secretary-General).", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.unsceb.org/assets/media/reports/report-3844-20241212-DTN-Session-Report.pdf", "citation": "CEB. 2024. CEB/2024/HLCM/DTN/10: Digital and Technology Network Autumn Session Report. December 12, 2024. https://www.unsceb.org/assets/media/reports/report-3844-20241212-DTN-Session-Report.pdf" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-07", "title": "CEB/2025/HLCM/DTN/3, DTN session report", "publisher": "UN CEB", "date": "2025-06-17", "type": "governance_record", "category": "funding", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "$10,000 per agency for GitLab", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The $10,000-per-agency GitLab funding decision; the only published funding figure.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unsceb.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/20250617%20DTN%20Session%20Report.pdf", "citation": "CEB. 2025. CEB/2025/HLCM/DTN/3: Digital and Technology Network Session Report. June 17, 2025. https://unsceb.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/20250617%20DTN%20Session%20Report.pdf" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-08", "title": "Digital and Technology Network", "publisher": "UN CEB", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "What the DTN is and reports to", "use_for_ospo_construction": "What the DTN is and reports to; needed to describe the principles' authority accurately.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unsceb.org/dtn", "citation": "UN CEB. n.d.. \"Digital and Technology Network.\" https://unsceb.org/dtn", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-09", "title": "The OSI first to endorse UN Open Source Principles", "publisher": "UN OICT", "date": "2025-02-26", "type": "announcement", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Endorsement process opens", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Opening of the endorsement process; OSI as first endorser.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unite.un.org/en/node/2864", "citation": "OICT. 2025a. \"The OSI First to Endorse UN Open Source Principles.\" February 26, 2025. https://unite.un.org/en/node/2864" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-10", "title": "Sixteen organizations endorse the UN Open Source Principles", "publisher": "UN OICT", "date": "2025-03-25", "type": "announcement", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Early endorser count", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Early endorser count (17).", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unite.un.org/en/node/2863", "citation": "UN OICT. 2025-03-25. \"Sixteen organizations endorse the UN Open Source Principles.\" https://unite.un.org/en/node/2863", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-11", "title": "France becomes first government to endorse", "publisher": "UN OICT", "date": "2025-05-14", "type": "announcement", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "36 endorsers", "use_for_ospo_construction": "France as first government endorser; 36 endorsers.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unite.un.org/node/2327", "citation": "OICT. 2025b. \"France Becomes First Government to Endorse the UN Open Source Principles.\" May 14, 2025. https://unite.un.org/node/2327" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-12", "title": "Milestone reached: endorsements reach 60", "publisher": "UN OICT", "date": "2025-07-21", "type": "announcement", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "60 endorsers", "use_for_ospo_construction": "60-endorser milestone.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unite.un.org/node/2371", "citation": "OICT. 2025c. \"Milestone Reached: UN Open Source Principles Endorsements Reach 60.\" July 21, 2025. https://unite.un.org/node/2371" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-13", "title": "OICT becomes newest member of the DPGA", "publisher": "UN OICT", "date": "2022-11-28", "type": "announcement", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "DPGA membership", "use_for_ospo_construction": "OICT's DPGA membership; the digital-public-goods framing of the UN's reasoning.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unite.un.org/en/node/2897", "citation": "OICT. 2022. \"OICT Becomes Newest Member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance.\" November 28, 2022. https://unite.un.org/en/node/2897" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-14", "title": "Livestream: UN Open Source Week, 22-26 June", "publisher": "UN OICT", "date": "2026-06-15", "type": "event_notice", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "2026 programme", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The 2026 Open Source Week programme; the June convening a NYC office would join.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://unite.un.org/en/node/3059", "citation": "UN OICT. 2026-06-15. \"Livestream: UN Open Source Week, 22-26 June.\" https://unite.un.org/en/node/3059", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-15", "title": "OSPOs for Good 2026, part 5 (transcript)", "publisher": "UN Web TV", "date": "2026-06-25", "type": "transcript", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "\"Passed 250 organizations\"", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Transcript with the 'passed 250 organizations' figure; Mohsine in his own words.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://transcripts.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12620x8tm", "citation": "UN Web TV. 2026. \"OSPOs for Good, UN Open Source Week 2026 (Part 5),\" transcript, June 25, 2026. https://transcripts.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12620x8tm" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-16", "title": "OSPOs for Good 2023 report", "publisher": "UN Office of the Tech Envoy / RISE", "date": "2023", "type": "report", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "First convening", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The first OSPOs for Good convening; the UN's own admission that open source was underutilized internally.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/sites/www.un.org.techenvoy/files/OSPOs_for_Good_Report_1.pdf", "citation": "UN. 2023. OSPOs for Good: Building and Designing Cooperative Digital Infrastructure. Office of the Tech Envoy and RISE. https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/sites/www.un.org.techenvoy/files/OSPOs_for_Good_Report_1.pdf" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-17", "title": "OSPOs for Good 2024 conference report", "publisher": "RISE / OpenForum Europe", "date": "2025-12", "type": "report", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "2024 convening", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The 2024 convening report.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://openforumeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/OPSOs_for_Good_2024_Conference_Report.pdf", "citation": "RISE / OpenForum Europe. 2025-12. \"OSPOs for Good 2024 conference report.\" https://openforumeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/OPSOs_for_Good_2024_Conference_Report.pdf", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-18", "title": "OSPOs for Good 2024", "publisher": "UN ODET", "date": "2024", "type": "event_page", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Attendance", "use_for_ospo_construction": "2024 attendance figures.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/node/1110", "citation": "UN. 2024. \"OSPOs for Good 2024.\" Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies. https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/node/1110" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-19", "title": "UN Open Source Week 2025", "publisher": "UN ODET", "date": "2025", "type": "event_page", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Attendance and programme", "use_for_ospo_construction": "2025 attendance and programme.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/node/1137", "citation": "UN. 2025. \"UN Open Source Week 2025.\" Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies. https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/node/1137" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-20", "title": "UN Open Source Week 2026 site; Omar Mohsine speaker page", "publisher": "unopensource.org", "date": "2026", "type": "event_site", "category": "office_description", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Mohsine's role", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Mohsine's role as described by the 2026 event site.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.unopensource.org/speaker/omar-mohsine", "citation": "UN Open Source Week. 2026. Speaker page, Omar Mohsine. https://www.unopensource.org/speaker/omar-mohsine" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-21", "title": "2026 UN Open Source Week reflections", "publisher": "GWU OSPO (David Lippert)", "date": "2026-06-27", "type": "recap", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Attendance estimate", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Independent attendance estimate for 2026 and a practitioner's recap.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://ospo.gwu.edu/node/626", "citation": "GWU OSPO. 2026. David Lippert, \"2026 UN Open Source Week Reflections.\" June 27, 2026. https://ospo.gwu.edu/node/626" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-22", "title": "United Nations launches Open Source United portal", "publisher": "OSOR", "date": "2026-05-28", "type": "announcement", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Portal launch; OSPO-in-a-Box", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Portal launch and the OSPO-in-a-Box track; the support offer available to a new city office.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/united-nations-launches-open-source-united-portal", "citation": "OSOR. 2026. \"United Nations Launches Open Source United Portal.\" European Commission, May 28, 2026. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/united-nations-launches-open-source-united-portal" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-23", "title": "From open software to open culture (UN event)", "publisher": "OSOR", "date": "2021-10-18", "type": "report", "category": "history", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Mariano's 2021 OSPO statement", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Mariano's 2021 statement that OICT would build an OSPO; start of the timeline.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/united-nations-event-open-source", "citation": "OSOR. 2021. \"From Open Software to Open Culture.\" European Commission, October 18, 2021. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/united-nations-event-open-source" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-24", "title": "Skills-based volunteering case study with UN OICT", "publisher": "GitHub Social Impact", "date": "2023-04-03", "type": "case_study", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "\"Mind the Open Source Gap\"", "use_for_ospo_construction": "'Mind the Open Source Gap' training with GitHub; low-cost capacity building model.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://socialimpact.github.com/insights/Skills-Based-Volunteering-case-study-with-UNOICT/", "citation": "GitHub Social Impact. 2023. \"Skills-Based Volunteering Case Study with UNOICT.\" April 3, 2023. https://socialimpact.github.com/insights/Skills-Based-Volunteering-case-study-with-UNOICT/" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-25", "title": "UNICC GitLab", "publisher": "UNICC", "date": "2025", "type": "code_platform", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Where UN code is hosted", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Where UN code is hosted; model for a shared city code platform.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.unicc.org/", "citation": "UNICC. 2025. \"UNICC GitLab.\" https://opensource.unicc.org/", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-26", "title": "The OSI endorses the UN Open Source Principles", "publisher": "Open Source Initiative", "date": "2025-03-11", "type": "announcement", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "First endorser's account", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The first endorser's account of what endorsement means.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.org/blog/osi-endorses-united-nations-open-source-principles", "citation": "Open Source Initiative. 2025-03-11. \"The OSI endorses the UN Open Source Principles.\" https://opensource.org/blog/osi-endorses-united-nations-open-source-principles", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-27", "title": "OSPO Alliance endorses the UN Open Source Principles", "publisher": "OSPO Alliance", "date": "2026-03-16", "type": "announcement", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Endorsement context", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The OSPO Alliance's endorsement; links the principles to the FLOSS-PSO registry's umbrella.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://ospo-alliance.org/news/20260316_un_principles/", "citation": "OSPO Alliance. 2026-03-16. \"OSPO Alliance endorses the UN Open Source Principles.\" https://ospo-alliance.org/news/20260316_un_principles/", "notes": "Not in the brief's bibliography; citation generated from the catalogue row." }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-28", "title": "Barcelona is the first city in the world to endorse the UN Open Source Principles", "publisher": "Ajuntament de Barcelona", "date": "2025-10-30", "type": "announcement", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The Barcelona endorsement", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Barcelona's endorsement announcement; the precedent New York would follow.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/en/news/news/barcelona-is-the-first-city-in-the-world-to-endorse-the-un-open-source-principles-1567058", "citation": "Barcelona. 2025. \"Barcelona Is the First City in the World to Endorse the UN Open Source Principles.\" Ajuntament de Barcelona, October 30, 2025. https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/en/news/news/barcelona-is-the-first-city-in-the-world-to-endorse-the-un-open-source-principles-1567058" }, { "case": "un", "id": "un-29", "title": "Barcelona first city globally to adopt UN Open Source Principles", "publisher": "OSOR (Clara Thébert)", "date": "2025-12-15", "type": "report", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "OSPO pledge", "use_for_ospo_construction": "OSOR's report of Barcelona's OSPO pledge 'inspired by Paris and Munich models'.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/barcelona-first-city-globally-adopt-un-open-source-principles", "citation": "Thébert, Clara. 2025. \"Barcelona First City Globally to Adopt UN Open Source Principles.\" OSOR, December 15, 2025. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/barcelona-first-city-globally-adopt-un-open-source-principles" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-01", "title": "A Government Measure for Open Digitisation: Free Software and Agile Development of Public Administration Services", "publisher": "Barcelona City Council, Office for Technology and Digital Innovation", "date": "2017-09", "type": "founding_measure", "category": "authorizing_act", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The policy: default, exception clause, targets, budget, staffing, agile method; CC BY-SA 4.0", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The policy text to adopt: default and exception clause, 70% target, flagship budget, 64 staff, agile method, political owner. CC BY-SA 4.0, so a city rule can be built on it directly.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en", "citation": "Barcelona City Council. 2017. Barcelona City Council Digital Plan: A Government Measure for Open Digitisation: Free Software and Agile Development of Public Administration Services. Office for Technology and Digital Innovation, September 2017. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-02", "title": "Barcelona Digital City Plan 2015-2019", "publisher": "Barcelona City Council", "date": "2016-10", "type": "strategy", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Parent plan; \"serve the many and not just the few\"", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The parent strategy and the political frame ('serve the many and not just the few'); shows open source as method, not message.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/sites/default/files/pla_barcelona_digital_city_in.pdf", "citation": "Barcelona City Council. 2016. Barcelona Digital City Plan 2015-2019. https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/sites/default/files/pla_barcelona_digital_city_in.pdf" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-03", "title": "Principles for Designing and Developing Digital Services (Digital Service Standard, v0.1)", "publisher": "Barcelona City Council, Ethical Digital Standards", "date": "n.d.", "type": "standard", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "16 principles; principle 4 options analysis, 6 agile, 14 sovereignty and free software", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The 16 principles; principle 4 (options analysis) is the clause a NYC office would own, 6 (agile) and 14 (sovereignty and free software) pair the two halves.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en/tech-practices/0.1/principles", "citation": "Barcelona City Council. n.d.-a. \"Principles for Designing and Developing Digital Services.\" Ethical Digital Standards, version 0.1. https://barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en/tech-practices/0.1/principles" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-04", "title": "Policy on Technological Sovereignty and Guidelines for Its Implementation", "publisher": "Barcelona City Council, Ethical Digital Standards", "date": "n.d.", "type": "policy", "category": "procurement_policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "\"Shall prioritize free software\"; release of city code; preliminary reports must include open options", "use_for_ospo_construction": "'Shall prioritize free software'; preliminary reports must include open options; release of city code. The procurement language to copy, plus the owner it lacks.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en/tech-sovereignty/policy/", "citation": "Barcelona City Council. n.d.-b. \"Policy on Technological Sovereignty and Guidelines for Its Implementation.\" Ethical Digital Standards. https://www.barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en/tech-sovereignty/policy/" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-05", "title": "Technology Code of Practice", "publisher": "Barcelona City Council, Ethical Digital Standards", "date": "n.d.", "type": "standard", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "51 guidelines on agile delivery, sovereignty and data", "use_for_ospo_construction": "51 guidelines on agile delivery, sovereignty and data; the operating manual behind the principles.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en/tech-practices/guidelines/", "citation": "Barcelona City Council. n.d.-c. \"Technology Code of Practice: Guidelines for Designing and Implementing Digital Services.\" Ethical Digital Standards. https://www.barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en/tech-practices/guidelines/" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-06", "title": "Agile Methodologies: Introduction and Context", "publisher": "Barcelona City Council, Ethical Digital Standards", "date": "n.d.", "type": "standard", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The agile half of the standards", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The agile half of the standards; evidence that agile and open source were written as one program.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en/agile-methodologies", "citation": "Barcelona City Council. n.d.-d. \"Agile Methodologies: Introduction and Context.\" Ethical Digital Standards. https://barcelona.cat/digitalstandards/en/agile-methodologies" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-07", "title": "Barcelona is the first city in the world to endorse the UN Open Source Principles", "publisher": "Barcelona City Council", "date": "2025-10-30", "type": "announcement", "category": "policy_commitment", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The endorsement; signatories", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The endorsement announcement; the precedent New York would follow and the signatories to confirm.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/en/news/news/barcelona-is-the-first-city-in-the-world-to-endorse-the-un-open-source-principles-1567058", "citation": "Barcelona City Council. 2025. \"Barcelona Is the First City in the World to Endorse the UN Open Source Principles.\" October 30, 2025. https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/en/news/news/barcelona-is-the-first-city-in-the-world-to-endorse-the-un-open-source-principles-1567058" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-08", "title": "Barcelona first city globally to adopt UN Open Source Principles", "publisher": "OSOR (Clara Thébert)", "date": "2025-12-15", "type": "report", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The OSPO pledge \"inspired by Paris and Munich models\"", "use_for_ospo_construction": "OSOR's report of the OSPO pledge 'inspired by Paris and Munich models'; the only public statement of the office's intended shape.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/barcelona-first-city-globally-adopt-un-open-source-principles", "citation": "Thébert, Clara. 2025. \"Barcelona First City Globally to Adopt UN Open Source Principles.\" Open Source Observatory, European Commission, December 15, 2025. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/barcelona-first-city-globally-adopt-un-open-source-principles" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-09", "title": "Barcelona invited to the European public OSPO network", "publisher": "Canòdrom (Barcelona)", "date": "2026-01-29", "type": "announcement", "category": "context", "language": "ca", "what_it_is_for": "EU OSPO Network invitation", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The EU OSPO Network invitation; shows a city joining the European network after endorsing.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://canodrom.barcelona/ca/noticies/barcelona-convidada-oficialment-a-la-xarxa-europea-dospos-publiques-1599668", "citation": "Canòdrom. 2026a. \"Barcelona, convidada oficialment a la xarxa europea d'OSPOs públiques.\" January 29, 2026. https://canodrom.barcelona/ca/noticies/barcelona-convidada-oficialment-a-la-xarxa-europea-dospos-publiques-1599668" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-10", "title": "Barcelona will once again host the Mozilla Festival as part of Open Tech Week 2026", "publisher": "Canòdrom (Barcelona)", "date": "2026-10-02", "type": "announcement", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Open Tech Week; the city as host", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Open Tech Week; the convening role a city can take.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://canodrom.barcelona/en/noticies/barcelona-will-once-again-host-the-mozilla-festival-as-part-of-the-open-tech-week-2026-1614276", "citation": "Canòdrom. 2026b. \"Barcelona Will Once Again Host the Mozilla Festival as Part of the Open Tech Week 2026.\" October 2, 2026. https://canodrom.barcelona/en/noticies/barcelona-will-once-again-host-the-mozilla-festival-as-part-of-the-open-tech-week-2026-1614276" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-11", "title": "News item on Barcelona's open source migration plan", "publisher": "Open Source Observatory (European Commission)", "date": "2017-12-21", "type": "press", "category": "history", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The 2018 desktop and email plan: Ubuntu pilot, Open-Xchange, LibreOffice; Sentilo", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The 2018 desktop and email migration plan as announced; the baseline for Section 5.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/700284", "citation": "Open Source Observatory (European Commission). 2017. [News item on Barcelona's open source migration plan.] December 21, 2017. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/700284" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-12", "title": "News item on Barcelona's open source commitment", "publisher": "Open Source Observatory (European Commission)", "date": "2018-10-28", "type": "press", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "78.7% of IT budget to open source; \"continue to work with proprietary software\"", "use_for_ospo_construction": "78.7% of IT budget to open source in 2018; the IT director's line on continuing proprietary systems.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/701490", "citation": "Open Source Observatory (European Commission). 2018. [News item on Barcelona's open source commitment.] October 28, 2018. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/node/701490" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-13", "title": "Testimonial: Barcelona (interview with Francesca Bria)", "publisher": "Joinup (European Commission)", "date": "2018-12-04", "type": "interview", "category": "leadership_perspective", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "\"Over 80% of new IT budget\"", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Bria's 'over 80% of new IT budget'; the political owner's own account.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/joinup/news/testimonial-barcelona", "citation": "Joinup. 2018. \"Testimonial: Barcelona.\" Interview with Francesca Bria, European Commission, December 4, 2018. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/joinup/news/testimonial-barcelona" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-14", "title": "Informe justificatiu, Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Subscription", "publisher": "Institut Municipal d'Informàtica", "date": "2024-12-24", "type": "procurement_record", "category": "procurement_policy", "language": "ca", "what_it_is_for": "The justification report; no alternatives considered", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The justification report for the 2025 Microsoft renewal; the exception taken with no options analysis. The case for a register and an owner.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://contractaciopublica.cat/portal-api/descarrega-document/301061887/023F6E3CDE9C60091AC1270E6A5F794D", "citation": "Institut Municipal d'Informàtica. 2024. Informe justificatiu per a la contractació del subministrament del programari Microsoft en modalitat Enterprise Agreement Subscription (EAS) per a l'Ajuntament de Barcelona, amb mesures de contractació sostenible. Signed December 24, 2024. https://contractaciopublica.cat/portal-api/descarrega-document/301061887/023F6E3CDE9C60091AC1270E6A5F794D" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-15", "title": "Contract record 002_24000117, Microsoft EAS", "publisher": "Diputació de Barcelona (CIDO)", "date": "2025-03-26", "type": "procurement_record", "category": "procurement_policy", "language": "ca", "what_it_is_for": "€13.5M; 7,712 E3, 7,271 F3, 250 Copilot seats", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Contract award: €13.5M, 7,712 E3, 7,271 F3, 250 Copilot seats; the figures for the exception.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://cido.diba.cat/contractacio/18893935/subministrament-del-programari-microsoft-en-modalitat-eas-enterprise-agreement-subscription-per-a-lajuntament-ajuntament-de-barcelona-institut-municipal-dinformatica", "citation": "Diputació de Barcelona (CIDO). 2025. Contract record 002_24000117, \"Subministrament del programari Microsoft en modalitat EAS (Enterprise Agreement Subscription) per a l'Ajuntament de Barcelona.\" Awarded March 26, 2025. https://cido.diba.cat/contractacio/18893935/subministrament-del-programari-microsoft-en-modalitat-eas-enterprise-agreement-subscription-per-a-lajuntament-ajuntament-de-barcelona-institut-municipal-dinformatica" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-16", "title": "Decidim is recognized as a Digital Public Good", "publisher": "Decidim", "date": "2023-07-13", "type": "announcement", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "DPG recognition; adoption figures", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Decidim's Digital Public Goods recognition and adoption figures; proof of reuse at scale.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://decidim.org/blog/2023-07-13-decidim-is-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good/", "citation": "Decidim. 2023. \"Decidim Is Recognized as a Digital Public Good.\" July 13, 2023. https://decidim.org/blog/2023-07-13-decidim-is-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good/" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-17", "title": "Decidim: About", "publisher": "Decidim", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "program", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The association and the platform", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The Decidim association; model for handing a city platform to an independent community.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://decidim.org/about", "citation": "Decidim. n.d. \"About.\" Accessed October 5, 2026. https://decidim.org/about" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-18", "title": "The People's Money", "publisher": "NYC Civic Engagement Commission", "date": "n.d.", "type": "official_page", "category": "outcomes", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "New York's Decidim deployment", "use_for_ospo_construction": "New York already runs Barcelona's software for citywide participatory budgeting; the local proof point.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://www.participate.nyc.gov/processes", "citation": "NYC Civic Engagement Commission. n.d. \"The People's Money.\" participate.nyc.gov. Accessed October 5, 2026. https://www.participate.nyc.gov/processes" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-19", "title": "Ajuntament de Barcelona GitHub organization", "publisher": "Ajuntament de Barcelona", "date": "n.d.", "type": "code", "category": "code", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "77 repositories", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The city's code organization; repository count.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://github.com/AjuntamentdeBarcelona", "citation": "Ajuntament de Barcelona. n.d. GitHub organization. Accessed October 5, 2026. https://github.com/AjuntamentdeBarcelona" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-20", "title": "The New Hanse: Learnings from Other Cities - Barcelona", "publisher": "Cities Coalition for Digital Rights", "date": "n.d.", "type": "case_study", "category": "third_party_account", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Barcelona's standards reused by other cities; NYC co-founded the coalition", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Barcelona's standards reused by other cities; New York co-founded the coalition with Barcelona and Amsterdam in 2018.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://citiesfordigitalrights.org/sites/default/files/The%20New%20Hanse_Learnings%20from%20other%20cities%20%E2%80%93%20Barcelona.pdf", "citation": "Cities Coalition for Digital Rights. n.d. The New Hanse: Learnings from Other Cities - Barcelona. https://citiesfordigitalrights.org/sites/default/files/The%20New%20Hanse_Learnings%20from%20other%20cities%20%E2%80%93%20Barcelona.pdf" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-21", "title": "Public Money? Public Code!", "publisher": "Free Software Foundation Europe", "date": "2018-07-05", "type": "advocacy", "category": "policy_commitment", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Barcelona's signature of the campaign", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Barcelona's signature of Public Money? Public Code!; the campaign framing for publishing public code.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://fsfe.org/news/2018/news-20180705-01", "citation": "Free Software Foundation Europe. 2018. \"Public Money? Public Code!\" News release, July 5, 2018. https://fsfe.org/news/2018/news-20180705-01" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-22", "title": "Key takeaways from the OSOR Community Meetup", "publisher": "Open Source Observatory (European Commission)", "date": "2026-01-28", "type": "report", "category": "context", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "Barcelona in the European OSPO conversation", "use_for_ospo_construction": "Barcelona in the European OSPO conversation, January 2026.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/key-takeaways-osor-community-meetup", "citation": "Open Source Observatory (European Commission). 2026. \"Key Takeaways from the OSOR Community Meetup.\" January 28, 2026. https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/key-takeaways-osor-community-meetup" }, { "case": "barcelona", "id": "bcn-23", "title": "United Nations Open Source Principles", "publisher": "United Nations (Open Source United)", "date": "n.d.", "type": "principles", "category": "policy", "language": "en", "what_it_is_for": "The text Barcelona endorsed", "use_for_ospo_construction": "The principles text Barcelona endorsed; Open by Default says nothing about exceptions, which leaves the gate to the city.", "verification_status": "opened", "url": "https://opensource.un.org/en/news/united-nations-open-source-principles", "citation": "United Nations. n.d. \"United Nations Open Source Principles.\" opensource.un.org. https://opensource.un.org/en/news/united-nations-open-source-principles" } ] }