Who we work with
Open Digital works with organisations engaging with open source at the level of strategy, governance, and implementation. The practice is selective and works where it can deliver the greatest value.
Steward and custodian organisations
Open source foundations, associations, and governing bodies responsible for the health and sustainability of projects and ecosystems.
Governance design, contributor frameworks, funding models, and licensing strategy.
Public administration bodies and departments
Government departments, agencies, and EU institutions navigating digital sovereignty, open source procurement, and digital commons policy.
Workshop facilitation, policy development, and procurement strategy.
Corporate and industry groups
Enterprises and industry groups coordinating their engagement with open source ecosystems.
Facilitating collaboration, shared investment, and aligned contribution strategies.
Consultants and consultancies
Practitioners and firms developing or strengthening their own open source advisory capability.
Knowledge transfer, methodology sharing, and collaborative delivery.
Geographic focus
The EU is the primary market, where investment in digital sovereignty is translating into funded programmes, new institutional structures, and procurement mandates. UK public sector engagement with open source is at an earlier stage. Global reach applies where engagements require it, including the US.
Track record
The practice draws on experience across public sector, institutional, and corporate contexts. Engagements have included work where the following organisations were the benefactor.
- UK government: NHS trusts and central bodies, Ministry of Justice, DVLA, DWP.
- EU and international institutions: the European Commission, with global reach including US-based foundations.
- Open source governance: the OCA Governance Working Group, The Perl and Raku Foundation, and DHCF.
- Corporate and financial services: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Q8, and engagements across fintech and other sectors.