Open Digital Infrastructure

Open Digital Infrastructure represents the set of open-source code, standards and knowledge assets that digital building blocks like software libraries, compilers, communication or network protocols are composed of.

They are created by individuals, volunteer communities, in research institutions and SMEs or other corporate environments. Together, they form a foundation of free and public code that is designed to solve common challenges – firstly, in programming, but when applied, also to provide a multitude of core functions for society.

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Mapping the Co-Production of Digital Infrastructure by Peer Projects and Firms

Research Question
How do peer communities and private firms co-develop open infrastructure, and what tensions or benefits arise?

This research project, which focuses on the sustainability of digital infrastructure, aims to understand the social costs and benefits of the co-production of digital infrastructure by volunteer or ‘peer’ projects and commercial firms. We focus on organisational factors, such as developers being paid by firms to develop Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS).

Round 1
Team
Mathieu O’Neil
Researcher
Laure Muselli
Researcher
Mahin Raissi
Researcher
Stefano Zacchiroli
Researcher
Resources
Research 'One-Pager'
Mapping the co-production of digital infrastructure by peer projects and firms
The coproduction of open source software by volunteers and big tech firms