1. 1. HOW OPEN SOURCE AND INSPIRE CAN BE USED AS A TACTICAL WEAPON FOR ECONOMICAL GROWTH IN EUROPE Dirk Frigne (@Dfrigne - #foss4ge) July 15, FOSS4G 2015 COMO Based on work in progress by Dirk Frigne, Torsten Friebe, Giacomo Martirano Based on my presentation INSPIRE_GWT 2015 Lisbon:
2. 2. Menu 15/07/15 pag. 2 Appetizer (Assumptions) *** Hotchpotch of observations (context) *** The main course (on Topic) *** Dessert: Conclusion and takeaway *** Coffee
3. 3. Appetizer (Assumptions) 22/05/15 pag. 3
4. 4. Assumptions 22/05/15 pag. 4 We know what GIS is (We know what INSPIRE is) We know what OSGeo stands for We know what open source is We know everything about open source business models
5. 5. Wrong Assumptions? 22/05/15 pag. 5 Maybe: Some will not know what GIS is (I don't) Some will not know what INSPIRE is (I don't, and probably also others, as this is a FOSS4G conference and no INSPIRE conf) Some will not know what OSGeo stands for (this is one of the things I want to discuss in the BOF on Thursday) Some will not know what open source is (I have some modest experience) Some will not know everything about open source business models (and also here some modest experience)
6. 6. Very short: what is GIS? 22/05/15 pag. 6 A geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical data. But being active for more than 15 years in the Geo-ICT industry, it is still hard for me to define the 'borders' of the subject. Different people have different perspectives.
7. 7. Very short: what is INSPIRE? 22/05/15 pag. 7 fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. breathe in (air); inhale. Different people have different perspectives.
8. 8. What is the INSPIRE directive? 22/05/15 pag. 8 The INSPIRE directive aims to create a European Union (EU) spatial data infrastructure. This will enable the sharing of environmental spatial information among public sector organisations and better facilitate public access to spatial information across Europe. My perspective: create the use cases possible with this directive in place
9. 9. Very short: what is Open Source? 22/05/15 pag. 9 Open Source is a certification mark owned by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Developers of software that is intended to be freely shared and possibly improved and redistributed by others can use the Open Source trademark if their distribution terms are conform to the OSI's Open Source Definition. Better speak about FLOSS: 'Free and libre' Different people have different perspectives.
10. 10. OSGeo and Open Source? 22/05/15 pag. 10 BOF: Thursday 16th of July,, 18:00-19:15 hours, room VS9 A European legal entity representing OSGeo SWOT concerning the foundation of a European legal structure mission of OSGeo Europe Membership discussion: face2face continuation of the thread on the discuss list [OSGeo-Discuss] 2015 Charter Member elections Planning of activities and goals for the industry workgroup (in relation with OSGeo Europe?) But of course a lot more! Different people have different perspectives
11. 11. Very short: what are Open Source business models? 22/05/15 pag. 11 CASCADOSS: Model of Berlecon Research (2002) Software Value Chain
12. 12. Business models & open source 22/05/15 pag. 12 Consulting Accessorizing Software as a service Dual-licensing Platform providerSupport-selling
13. 13. Licenses 22/05/15 pag. 13 The copyleft principle License as weapon
14. 14. Hotchpotch of observations (context) 22/05/15 pag. 14
15. 15. Observations 22/05/15 pag. 15 Open source software is used by a lot of companies and organisations Open source & proprietary
16. 16. OSS 22/05/15 pag. 16 - Webserver (Apache, Tomcat, ...) - Android phone - Apple computer Today, Open source is used everywhere
17. 17. OSS 22/05/15 pag. 17 - Webserver (Apache, Tomcat, ...) - Android phone - Apple computer Today, Open source is used everywhere
18. 18. OSS 22/05/15 pag. 18
19. 19. Observations: OSS used by many 22/05/15 pag. 19
20. 20. Observations: OSS used by many 22/05/15 pag. 20
21. 21. Observations - Software Industry 22/05/15 pag. 21 No big software companies in Europe Although industry is large, also in Europe Many examples of US based companies No big players in Europe (SAP, Nokia and TomTom being the bigger players) Although: a lot of SME's producing software (ex SMESpire)
22. 22. Observations (Geo OSS projects) 22/05/15 pag. 22 Many countries/ region have their own framework / project / (local) community projects are more location based than we should expect OSGeo Webmapping examples Deegree (focus in Germany) Geomajas (focus in Belgium) MapBender (focus in Germany) MapFish (focus in France (CH)) other examples: gvSIG (focus in Spain & Spanish speaking regions) Oskari (focus on Finland)
23. 23. Observations (Project Funding) 22/05/15 pag. 23 Many projects stop when funding stops ... Other projects never become an OSGeo project (why is not clear, should fulfill a couple of conditions, resulting in a 'quality label') Diversity vs mainstream success & Branding
24. 24. Observations: new economy 22/05/15 pag. 24 The world is changing Environmental challenges Migration challenges Evolutionary challenges Software is becoming extremely important What is the future of software companies More and more of the industry is based on software Data (and predicting the future) are the next big evolutions where software becomes extremely important Free access to resources becomes extremely important
25. 25. The main course (on Topic) 22/05/15 pag. 25
26. 26. Disclaimer 22/05/15 pag. 26 Defining impact and value is very difficult
27. 27. Disclaimer 22/05/15 pag. 27 Defining impact and value is very difficult Economical impact of Free Open Source Software for Europe Don't compare Apple with Peer
28. 28. Disclaimer 22/05/15 pag. 28 Defining impact and value is very difficult Economical impact of Free Open Source Software for Europe
29. 29. Subroutine Value of Obesitas 22/05/15 pag. 29
30. 30. The Value of obesitas in the US 22/05/15 pag. 30 Question: how many liter excess fat is there if every US- citizen should have only a body mass index of 25 (this is the upper limit of a healthy weight) Calculation by Daniel Reidpath: 2.6 Billion Liter Equals 1.038 Olympic Swimming pools With this fat, it is possible to produce electrical energy for 90.000 Households This has a value of 162 Million $ Different people have different perspectives.
31. 31. Software Industry is big business 22/05/15 pag. 31 Software Industry Facts and figures Dixit BSA: Software industry USA: 261 B$ (2007) USA is world leader in Software Industry 60% of global spending on PC software: USA Based companies (2008)
32. 32. >99% > 99% of all European business are SME's
33. 33. ? ? Ref speech Allesandro Annoni Companies need to protect & collaborate - both
34. 34. European (software) industry 22/05/15 pag. 34 Europe is driven by SME's > 99% of all European business are SME's As a small company (SME), protection of your product is important (USP) This can be your business model, a product, a service, etc.... Sharing information and co-creation is also important (working together) (from presentation Allesandro Annoni) Sharing is an art but who is funding the artists? How to combine these two contradictory demands?
35. 35. Subroutine 2 EGO vs ECO 22/05/15 pag. 35
36. 36. EGO vs ECO 22/05/15 pag. 36
37. 37. EGO vs ECO 22/05/15 pag. 37
38. 38. EGO vs ECO 22/05/15 pag. 38 How can I help you? What do I get in return I need?
39. 39. European FLOSS industry 22/05/15 pag. 39 Build networking business as an ecosystem Building communities Respect and value are equally important Yes we can! But how? By using open source (and in our case INSPIRE) as a tactical weapon for economical growth in Europe. There is proof that open source generates value(1) http://pt.slideshare.net/cdaffara/economic-value-of-open-source-14861646 Carlo Daffara
40. 40. Open source software generates value 22/05/15 pag. 40 But Already a good and interesting trend, but still 13% of the total budget flows to US licenses So ... Europe should have the ambition to become also a major player in this industry And we should take the initiative to help them => OSGeo Europe as a legal entity!
41. 41. Europe SME Opensource Geo-Industry 22/05/15 pag. 41 Together we are strong and can act like a big one :-)
42. 42. European FLOSS industry 22/05/15 pag. 42 Answer (my2c): using OSS with a protective OSS license (- to be discussed and validated ) Using a more protective license such as GPL or AGPL has some benefits: The party investing in the software remains the owner. Protect the investment trough the copyleft mechanism: or it remains open source and shared or there should be some return on investment if used in a proprietary way.
43. 43. European FLOSS industry 22/05/15 pag. 43 Investments in FLOSS in AGPL or GPL could be used to give the users the choice to use the technology in an open way, or use them in a closed way trough the protection mechanism, possible with the copyleft principle. In this case, the user should donate something in place.
44. 44. Dessert Conclusions and takeaway 22/05/15 pag. 44
45. 45. Conclusions 22/05/15 pag. 45 We should have the ambition in Europe to create a strong software eco-system, based on FLOSS. INSPIRE is an interesting scale to test this for the whole industry. OSGeo EU can be a starting point Work is already in progress to evolve in this direction (SMESpire initiative, AR3NA initiative, ) This presentation has only the ambition to start the discussion You can reach me @Dfrigne #foss4ge You can discuss about this topic in the BOF on thursday 18:00
46. 46. Discuss during BOF 16 July 18:00 22/05/15 pag. 46