Procurement

Public-sector purchasing models and policies that favour reuse, openness, and avoidance of vendor lock-in.

Across years

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UN Open Source Week 2026 (1 sessions)

• Designing Sovereign and Interoperable DPI Ecosystems: Standards, Procurement, and Contribution in Practice · Friday, 26 June 2026

UN Open Source Week 2025 (3 sessions)

• From Policy to Practice: Establishing Effective Government OSPOs · Day 3 — OSPOs for Good
• The Role of Open Source in Digital Public Infrastructure · Day 3 — OSPOs for Good
• Global Cooperation for DPI: Lessons from Cross-Border Projects · Day 4 — DPI Day

UN Open Source Week 2024 (1 sessions)

• Thematic Track #3: Open Source and Governments · Day 1 — 9 July 2024

Organizations active on this theme

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
• Capgemini
• Drupal / Palantir.Net
• East African Community
• Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nigeria
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Linux Foundation Europe
• Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation
• OpenForum Europe (OFE)
• OSPO Now
• OSPO++
• Project Liberty Institute
• Sovereign Tech Agency
• UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET)
• UN Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT)
• UN Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology
• UN Open Source Week
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations University (UNU)

People who spoke on this theme

• 'Bosun Tijani
• Adriana Groh
• Daniel Murenzi
• David Manset
• Franck Greverie
• Gabriele Columbro
• Marc Lepage
• Michael Downey
• Miller Abel
• Moritz Fromageot
• Ruth Ikegah
• Sheila Warren
• Tiffany Farriss
• Tomas Lamanauskas
• Tshilidzi Marwala
• Wolfgang Gehring
• Yolanda Martinez