Where Public Sector Meets Open Innovation.
The Foundation for Public Sector Open Technology (FPSOT) is a non-profit initiative helping governments and public institutions adopt, build, and sustain free and open technologies. We believe public services should run on software that is transparent, interoperable, and community-owned. FPSOT works at both ends of that problem: the policy and procurement frameworks that make open technology adoptable, and the code and reference implementations that make it deployable.
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🏛️ Support the public sector Guidance, reference architectures, and best practices for governments adopting open source and open standards.
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🧩 Build and maintain open technology Reusable, government-grade open source components and reference implementations.
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📜 Advocate for policy change Procurement, funding, and legal frameworks that prioritize open technologies and digital sovereignty.
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🎓 Educate and connect Learning resources, worked examples, and communities of practice for public servants, vendors, and open-source contributors.
- Reference architectures for modern public-sector systems
- Policy & procurement templates for FOSS-friendly RFPs
- Sample projects showing how to build "government-ready" systems with open technologies
- Migration playbooks for moving from proprietary stacks to open source
FPSOT is at an early stage, and the people who show up now will shape its direction.
- 💬 Have an idea or question? Open an issue — this repo is our front door while the project takes shape.
- 🛠️ Want to contribute? Documentation, examples, and code are all welcome; start with an issue so we can point you in the right direction.
- 🌍 Work in the public sector? We'd especially like to hear from you — say hello in an issue.
