Be part of a global movement for open, transparent, and collaborative digital solutions. Endorse the UN Open Source Principles and show your organization’s commitment to innovation, sharing, and impact across the UN system and beyond.
The UN Open Source Principles are comprised of eight guidelines and provide a framework to guide the use, development and sharing of open source software across the organization.
UN Open Source Principles
1 - Open by Default
Making open source the standard approach for projects.
2 - Contribute back
Encouraging active participation in the open source ecosystem.
3 - Secure by Design
Making security a priority in all software projects.
4 - Foster inclusive participation
Enabling and faciliating diverse and inclusive contributions.
5 - Design for reusability
Designing projects to be interoperable across various platforms and ecosystems.
6 - Provide documentation
Providing thorough documentation for end-users, integrators and developers.
