The WHO works and collaborates on various technology solutions that can benefit from being open source. Appropriate guidance is required to help project owners choose the right open source license for their work depending on their needs. These needs could be:
promoting collaboration and open innovation
catalyzing discovery, awareness and adoption
driving transparency and interoperability of technologies
There are a number of existing resources that exist on choosing open source licenses, including:
The WHO works and collaborates on various technology solutions that can benefit from being open source. Appropriate guidance is required to help project owners choose the right open source license for their work depending on their needs. These needs could be:
There are a number of existing resources that exist on choosing open source licenses, including:
The Open Source Initiative provides a list of commonly use licenses that serve as a good starting point to identify a license.