Free IT Foundation

The Free IT Foundation is an international non-profit foundation founded in 2005 in Geneva. Its objective is to encourage, support and participate in the development of open source technologies by providing appropriate tools, structures and strategies. It works in the public interest in the service of human rights.

Contributory approaches

The main initiatives currently supported and promoted by the Free IT Foundation

OPEN URBANISM

Unlimited Cities
Exploration
Concertation
Co-construction
Civic-tech

LEGAL ECOSYSTEM

Common legal framework
Deontology and ethics
Open source licenses
CGC / CCC
Tiers-lieux

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Information corpus
Federate learning
Society in the loop
Citizen in the loop
Responsive A.I

CONTRIBUTIONS GENERATOR

Open innovation
Entrepreneurship
Professional integration
Propulsion of talent
Service Design

Depuis 2005

Since 2005, the Free IT Foundation has been working to promote and develop open source hardware and software technologies based on the so-called GPL-compatible free licenses..

It is part of a contributory approach in line with the foundations promulgated by the Declaration of Principles ratified in Geneva in 2003 at the World Summit on the Information Society. The Free IT Foundation advises governments, UN organizations and international companies on governance and the development of technological common goods.

The Free IT Foundation promulgates the notion of public digital space intrinsic to a confederal design of the Information Society. It also encourages innovation through the personal empowerment of young talent and engineers. In particular, it contributed to the round table "Progress and quality of life, Switzerland in 2029" held in Münchenwiler in 2009 and supported the organization of the 13th World Free Software Meetings in Geneva in 2012.

In general, the actions carried out by the Free IT Foundation contribute to the achievement of the 17 sustainable development goales to transform our world.

"Common information assets are the DNA of an inclusive Information Society. They are the vectors of a contributory culture that promotes democracy, sharing and cooperation."
Lionel Lourdin, President of the Free IT Foundation

Contributory services and development

Free knowledge and technologies for the progression of the Society.

CONTRIBUTION

Strategic monitoring
Public / private operator
Projects and communities
Consulting and training

EXPLORATION

Exploratory approaches
Experimental research
Technological commons
Tiers-lieux

INNOVATION

Contributory engineering
Artificial intelligence
Information system
Service design

Contribution

Contribution

We organize the implementation of contributory development processes and participate in the creation of technological common goods. We act as a trusted operator between the public and private sectors.

 

We support communities and talents in the world of open technologies, and advise authorities on issues of digital responsiblity and IT development.

Exploration

Exploration

We participate in research and experiments in real situations, we organize Tiers-lieux and contributory meetings around common technological goods.

 

We work in synergy with universities, governments and market companies to explore major societal issues in a responsible, collective and contributing way.

Innovation

Innovation

We guide and ensure the emergence of new technologies that are free, responsible, inclusive and sustainable.

 

We bring our knowledge and expertise in computer engineering, information systems, service science and artificial intelligence.

Documentation

Open documentation

Discover the digitized common goods and compatible open-source licenses studied and used by the Free IT Foundation: Download the PDF


Explore the principles of the Economy of Contribution and Entrepreneurship with Common Goods: Download the PDF

Free IT

Free & Open technology for Society

A "non-exhaustive" selection of free technologies, promoted, studied and used by the Free IT Foundation:

ubuntu

Ubuntu

GNU/Linux Operating system

debian

Debian

GNU/Linux Operating system

mint

Linux mint

GNU/Linux Operating system

inkscape

Inkscape

Vector drawing software

gimp

Gimp

Image editing and retouching

scribus

Scribus

Computer-assisted publishing

libreoffice

Libre Office

Office suite

filezilla

Filezilla

FTP manager

yacy

Yacy

Decentralized search engine

firefox

Firefox

Web Browser

thunderbird

Thunderbird

E-mail client

roundcube

Roundcube

Webmail software

ring

Jami

Communication peer-to-peer

arduino

Diaspora*

Decentralized social network

gitlab

Mastodon

Decentralized Micro-blogging

mediawiki

Mediawiki

Wiki manager

drupal

Drupal

Content management system

gitlab

Git Lab

Forge and source code management

ethereum

Ethereum

Blockchain services

arduino

Arduino

Controllers and embedded devices

raspberrypi

Raspberry Pi

GNU/Linux microcomputer

framasoft

Framasfot

Free Software Library

wikimedia

Wikimedia Commons

Free Media Library

OSM

Open Street Map

Mapping tools

CC

CERN OHL

Open Hardware License

CC

Source Forge

Development forge

CC

Github

Development forge

kalix

Kalix System

Open legal ecosystem

CC

Creative Commons

License for creative work

CC

GNU

General Public License (GPL)

Free IT

Let's contribute together.

Unity is power, common goods are its essence.

: +41 78 768 35 77   |   : info(at)free-it-foundation.org

 

Free IT Foundation
Ch. de Champ-Claude 10
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland