OSOR Awards 2023

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The European Commission’s Open Source Observatory (OSOR) organizes the EU Public Services Open Source Achievement Awards to honor and showcase the best open-source solutions and initiatives created by or for the public administrations in Europe.

Award categories:

1. EU Public Services Open Source Achievement Award, chosen by a Jury according to the dedicated selection criteria.
2. OSOR Community Award, voted on via the Joinup platform by OSOR users and anyone who will log in to the platform.

Who sponsors this fund?
European Commission Open Source Observatory (OSOR)

Where can you find more information?
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/osor-awards-2023

Details

The Jury will seek to award the solutions and initiatives that can serve as an inspiration for other European public services, that ‘thought outside the box’, that solved a difficult issue for their constituency, that made a complicated process easier for their entities, that contributed to democratic participation in digital transformation of public services, or that in some other way used Open Source Software as a tool to add value to citizens and public services.

• 🗃️ Areas: ambitious goals, determination in overcoming public challenges, contribution towards furthering democracy, transparency and active participation of citizens in creating digital infrastructures serving constituents, the impact on their communities, and effective usage of public resources and exceptional response to solving problems.
• 🌍 Eligibility: Organisations and teams who have successfully implemented an Open Source solution(s) within public administrations or developed initiatives using and advancing the use of Open Source within public services from an EU Member State or association with the Digital Europe Programme.
• ⏰ Deadline for applications: 21 September 2023