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.

Open menu

FOSS & Multilingual Computing

Research Question
How do open source tools enable multilingual computing, especially for underserved language communities?

This project investigates how open source tools contribute towards creating a multilingual internet. Open source software has been a common element and aspiration in the multilingual computing stack. This is in part because many minority language users were unsupported by, and thus opted to work outside of, proprietary systems. By exploring the use and value of open source software within multilingual computing, we can understand how current initiatives function and what challenges exist, whether they be in funding, expertise, interoperability, or otherwise.

Round 2
Team