State of Open: The UK in 2021 — Phase Three: “The Value of Open” Report
The concluding phase of OpenUK’s first annual report series quantifies the value of open to the UK: the economic and social value of open source software, data, hardware and standards to the UK’s businesses, public sector and communities. Produced for OpenUK by Smoothmedia under Research Director Dr Jennifer Barth, it established the economic baseline on which all later State of Open reporting builds.
Report Includes:
- Conclusions of the three-phase 2021 research programme: literature review (Phase One), UK adoption survey (Phase Two) and the value analysis (Phase Three)
- Economic modelling of open source software’s contribution to the UK economy
- Case studies and interviews, including the interview with Rob McQueen, Board Director, OpenUK, and Dr Jennifer Barth
Key findings:
This Report has been produced on behalf of OpenUK by Smoothmedia.
Jennifer Barth, Research Director, Smoothmedia.
Executive Summary
- Quantifies the value of open to the UK, building on Phase One’s finding that open source software contributes up to £43.1 billion to the UK economy annually
- The UK confirmed as Europe’s number one open source contributor and a centre of excellence in open source software
- Sets the baseline metrics — contribution, adoption and value — that OpenUK’s State of Open series has tracked every year since
Interview with Rob McQueen, Board Director, OpenUK and Jennifer Barth, Director of Research, Smoothmedia
Case Studies
OpenUK Annual Survey
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