Open Source Software-policy can influence the global economy.
New policy brief on the importance of Open Source Software.
– Published 29 June 2023
Open Source Software (OSS) contributes with about 2.2% to world GDP and is an important driver of the economy. In a study published earlier this year researchers Knut Blind and Torben Schubert looked at OSS and its macroeconomic impact.
OSS has spurred hopes of new potentials for economic growth but also fears of losing competitive advantages by causing spillovers to competing firms or economies. Knut Blind and Torben Schubert found that strengthening the OSS skill base as well as the incentive to invest in Open Source Software is the way forward.
The latest CIRCLE policy brief explains both challenges and fields of action for policy.
Policy brief authors
Torben Schubert
Deputy head of the Competence Centre Innovation and Knowledge Economy at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research. Associate Professor in innovation management at CIRCLE – Centre for Innovation Research at Lund University.
E-mail: torben.schubert@circle.lu.se
Knut Blind
Coordinator of the Business Unit Regulation and Innovation at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research. Since 2006, Professor in Innovation Economics at the Technical University Berlin.
E-mail: Knut.Blind@isi.fraunhofer.de