State of Open: The UK in 2023 — Phase One: “A Year in Review” Report
Released on 20 April 2023
The scene-setter for the 2023 reporting year: a year in review of open technology in the UK. Its headline finding — the UK hits 3 million GitHub accounts, number one in Europe, and with 4.5% of the population holding accounts, more per capita than any country in the world.
Report Includes:
- Introduction, Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK
- A year in review of the UK’s open technology landscape: community, policy, legal and learning
- GitHub data on the UK’s open source community
Executive Summary
- The UK reached 3 million GitHub accounts in 2023 — number one in Europe
- 4.5% of the UK population holds a GitHub account — the highest per capita in the world
- Phase One set the scene for the 2023 series: Phase Two “Show us the Money” (economics and AI openness) and Phase Three “Skills or Bust” (the workforce)
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