ObjectWeb - a consortium for the sustainable development of open source middleware
Details of the organization
Name *
ObjectWeb
Organization country
International
Website (URL)
http://www.objectweb.org
Type *
Others
Information about the project
Project title *
ObjectWeb - a consortium for the sustainable development of open source middleware
Description *
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.
Project website
http://www.objectweb.org
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/01/2002
to
31/12/2050
Partners
RNTL, IST, ITEA, INRIA, Bull, France Télécom, Guangzhou Middleware Research center, and about 55 other coporate/academia/governmental members
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
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Information and communication infrastructure
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Access to information and knowledge
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Capacity building
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Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
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Enabling environment
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Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
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International and regional cooperation
Millenium Declaration Goals related to this project
Develop a global partnership for development
Project type *
Programme
Connect the World Project *
The project is being considered as contributing to the objectives of the ITU Connect the World initiative?
No