"Markets do not stand still": The UK needs to up its game to fend off open source competition

"The UK has contributed a huge amount to the technologies and infrastructure that underpin today's economy. But markets do not stand still - other countries in Europe have increased their level of investment and incentives, putting the UK's leadership position in jeopardy in future," said Amanda Brock, CEO at OpenUK.

"In our report, we detail the considerations to be dealt with for the new UK government to support open source more effectively generating better returns on investment from any new projects, whether those are public sector organizations using open source or releasing new software as open source for others to use and importantly ensuring its adoption and maintenance."

"There needs to be a commitment from both public and private sectors to support open source foundational communities, invest in its infrastructure, and foster policies that embrace the open, collaborative nature of open source software."

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