ObjectWeb - a consortium for the sustainable development of open source middleware

As a key enabling technology for the information society, middleware (or “infrastructure software”) is the new frontier for open source. Gathering over 60 stakeholders (academia, industry, government) and over 1500 individuals from over the world, ObjectWeb is a fast-growing, nonprofit organization that focuses on the development of high-quality open source middleware. It targets the collaborative development of an innovation ecosystem where stakeholders could develop beneficial middleware strategies in line with their business and societal requirements, so to contribute to the sustainable development of the Information Society, from a local to a global scale.

http://www.objectweb.org

International implementation

Ongoing from 01/01/2002 to 31/12/2050

RNTL, IST, ITEA, INRIA, Bull, France Télécom, Guangzhou Middleware Research center, and about 55 other coporate/academia/governmental members

* The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
* Information and communication infrastructure
* Access to information and knowledge
* Capacity building
* Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
* Enabling environment
* Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
* International and regional cooperation

• Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

• Programme