Open source projects

• Arduino · Open source electronics platform combining open hardware and software, referenced in the context of open source skills a
• Decidim · Open source participatory democracy platform, presented in the context of digital public goods as infrastructure.
• Drupal · Open source content management framework, referenced through Drupal/Palantir.Net and the Drupal Association across the D
• FIWARE · Open source platform and curated framework of components for building smart digital solutions, presented as a lesson sou
• GeoSight · UNICEF's open source geospatial data platform, enhanced during the "Ahead of the Storm" hackathon to support disaster pr
• Matrix · An open standard and open source project for secure, decentralised real-time communication, stewarded by the Matrix.org
• Mojaloop · Open source software for interoperable digital payments and financial inclusion, stewarded by the Mojaloop Foundation.
• Software Heritage Archive · An archive preserving the source code of more than 180 million open source projects, cited as essential shared infrastru
• Wikipedia · The free, collaboratively edited encyclopedia. The Edit-A-Thon expanded Wikipedia's coverage of global digital policy, a

Standards, frameworks & references

• Digital Public Goods (DPG) Standard · standard · The Digital Public Goods Alliance standard setting requirements for classifying software, data, AI systems, and content as digital public go
• Global Digital Compact (GDC) · framework · UN framework for international cooperation on digital and emerging technologies, adopted by Member States in September 2024. Explicitly reco
• Mind the AI Divide · report · Joint UN-ODET and International Labour Organization (ILO) report introducing a framework for assessing AI's impact on the workforce, with ea
• Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) v1.0 · definition · Version 1.0 of the Open Source Initiative's definition of open source AI, introduced by Stefano Maffulli, extending openness beyond code to
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) · framework · The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, repeatedly cited as the impact frame for open source, digital public goods, and DPI throughout th
• UN Open Source Catalogue · catalogue · A collection of open source tools developed internally within the United Nations.
• UN Open Source Policy Framework · policy · Framework launched to guide UN agencies in effectively adopting open source software.
• UN Open Source Principles · policy · Principles launched by UN-OICT to guide open source adoption, endorsed by 80 organizations including the Government of France.
• Universal DPI Safeguards Framework · framework · A dynamic framework built by UN-ODET with UNDP to address risk while unlocking the benefits of Digital Public Infrastructure, integrating sa