Chapter V – Open source (Art. 41-44) - Digital Horizon by Hannes Snellman

Chapter V – Open source (Art. 41-44)

The Commission shall establish a network of Open Source Programme Offices (‘OSPO Network’) to facilitate cooperation on the implementation of the obligations under this Chapter.
Open Source Programme Offices established by public sector bodies at local, regional or national level in a Member State, and those established by Union entities, may request from the Commission to join the OSPO Network.
The OSPO Network shall have the following tasks:
1. facilitating the exchange of information, experience and best practices between Member States and the Commission, in particular by discussing common technical, legal and organisational challenges, including those related to licensing, security, maintenance and procurement of open-source software;
2. promoting the sharing and reuse of open-source software by public sector bodies;
3. contributing, on a voluntary and non-binding basis, to the development of guidance, templates or recommendations on the sharing and reuse of open-source software;
4. collaborating on and exchanging open-source projects of common interest to Union entities and public sector bodies.
The Commission shall support and coordinate the OSPO Network.
The Commission shall convene and chair a meeting of the members of the OSPO Network at least twice a year. The meetings of the OSPO Network may be organised online.