The UN Open Source Principles Open by default: Making open source the standard approach for projects. Contribute back: Encouraging active participation in the open source ecosystem. Secure by design: Making security a priority in all software projects. Foster inclusive participation and community building: Enabling and facilitating diverse and inclusive contributions. Design for reusability: Designing projects to be interoperable across various platforms and ecosystems. Provide documentation: Providing thorough documentation for end-users, integrators and developers. RISE (recognize, incentivize, support, and empower): Empowering individuals and communities to actively participate. Sustain and scale: Supporting the development of solutions that meet the evolving needs of the UN system and beyond.
UN FOSS principles https://unite.un.org/en/news/sixteen-organizations-endorse-un-open-source-principles (ao signed by OKF, Rocketchat, Nextlcoud in 2025)
