The goal of the SYSTEMATIC cluster is to give the Ile-de-France visibility at global level for its work in designing, building and administering complex systems. Of the 340 players involved, 80 are large enterprises, and 80% of the affiliated small-to-medium companies and industries are directly involved in the cluster’s projects. Subscribers also include 140 research laboratories, and 15 regional authorities. The cluster has set up its own internal think-tank dedicated to the theme of openness, with the aim of coordinating Open Software players and their projects in the Ile-de-France. This so-called ‘Groupe Thématique Logiciel Libre’ works on R&D subjects that are specific to Open Software, contributes to the structuring and development of open applications, and plays a supportive role in administering the rising tide of innovation currently taking place in the open software arena. Official website >

Cap Digital is the French cluster of digital content and information technologies. Cap Digital has more than 300 members from both the private and public sectors - large enterprises and 80% of small-to-medium sized businesses on the one hand, and universities, research laboratories, public establishments on the other. The cluster spans 6 different domains: knowledge engineering, digital heritage, image, sound and interactivity, video games, e-education and e-learning, digital lifestyle and services. Cap Digital has formed a working group on collaborative technologies and intelligence called «Technologies et Intelligences Collaboratives». Official website >

The Qualipso consortium is a unique international alliance of ICT industry players, SMEs, administrations and academics whose role it is to help industry and government agencies drive innovation and competitiveness in the field of Open Source software. Founded at the end of 2006, the consortium sets out to define and implement the technologies, processes and policies needed to facilitate development and use of Open Source software components with the same level of trust traditionally enjoyed by proprietary software. QualiPSo is the largest ever Open Source initiative funded by the European Commission, as part of the Information Society Technologies (IST) initiative. Official website >

The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing a server, but rather a community of developers and users. Official website >

Eclipse is an open source community, whose projects are focused on building an open development platform comprised of extensible frameworks, tools and runtimes for building, deploying and managing software across the lifecycle. The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation that hosts the Eclipse projects and helps cultivate both an open source community and an ecosystem of complementary products and services. Official website >

FOSSBazaar is an open community of technology and industry leaders who are collaborating to accelerate adoption of free and open source software in the enterprise. Specifically, FOSSBazaar aims to: Expand upon the open source value proposition for a richer, safer, less expensive, better overall IT experience ; Focus on free and open source software governance best practices, education and tools.Official website >

The GNOME Foundation works to further the goal of the GNOME project: an effort to create a complete, free and easy-to-use desktop environment for users, as well as a powerful application development framework for software developers. GNOME is part of the GNU Project, is Free Software, and developed as Open Source software. The Gnome foundation coordinates releases of GNOME and acts as an official voice for the GNOME project. Official website >

Within two years, the Linux ecosystem is projected to reach $50 billion, spanning the enterprise computing, desktop/netbooks and embedded markets. The Linux Foundation is the nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the Linux Foundation sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world. The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete with closed platforms. Official website >

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open-source community. One of our most important activities is as a standards body, maintaining the Open Source Definition for the good of the community. The Open Source Initiative Approved License trademark and program creates a nexus of trust around which developers, users, corporations and governments can organize open-source cooperation.. Official website >

The Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations (OSOR.eu) has been founded by theIDABC unit of the European Commission. It is a platform for exchanging information, experiences and FLOSS-based code for use in public administrations. OSOR.eu aims to support the collaborative development of Open Source Software (OSS) applications and solutions, particularly cross-border collaborations and exchanges of knowledge and software. Official website

OW2 is a global open-source software community which goal is the development of open-source distributed middleware, in the form of flexible and adaptable components. These components range from specific software frameworks and protocols to integrated platforms. The consortium is an independent non-profit organization open to companies, public organizations, academia and individuals. OW2 Projects include Acceleo, ASM, Bonita, eXo Platorm, Funambol, JonAS, Lomboz, Orbeon Forms, PEtALS, SpagoBI et XWiki, among others. Official website

Plone is among the top 2% of all open source projects worldwide, with 200 core developers and more than 300 solution providers in 57 countries. Plone is a free and open source Content Management System used to build dynamic websites. Plone is a great tool to manage a website, an intranet, an extranet, a collection of documents, a collaborative workspace or, on a more global point, any web application. The project has been actively developed since 2001, is available in more than 40 languages, and has the best security  track record of any major CMS. It is owned by the Plone Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, and is available for all major operating systems. Official website >

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the leading forum for the technical development and stewardship of the Web. The W3C community creates open standards that define how the Web works. These include standards for technology and best practices such as HTML, XML, CSS, VoiceXML, and WCAG. Created in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, W3C seeks to build One Web, whose benefits extend to all people, on any device, anywhere. Official website >

The French association ADULLACT (Association des Développeurs et Utilisateurs de Logiciels Libres pour les Administrations et les Collectivités Territoriales) was created in 2002 in France to «design, develop and promote a common heritage of open business applications». It is the first venture of this kind (according to Gartner, who quoted Adullact in July 2005). The association encourages the development – as opposed to just the utilisation – of open software, but also its mutualization through public funding, and in particular, within local authorites themselves. Official website >

The principal mission of the French association AFUL (Association Francophone des Utilisateurs de Linux et des Logiciels Libres) is to promote - directly or indirectly - open applications, and notably free operating systems like GNU-Linux, as well as the adoption of open standards. AFUL is a non-profit-making type of association regrouping users, open software professionals, sales and marketing enterprises as well as other associations, installed in a dozen or so countries, or French-speaking regions (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, French-speaking Africa). AFUL was founded in 1998. Official website >

Founded in 1996 April (Association de promotion et défense du logiciel libre) is the main French advocacy association devoted to promote and protect Free/Libre Software. Made up of more than 2 400 members (individuals, companies, associations and local governments), is a major player in the field of Free Software. Its aim: making Free Software more accessible for the general public, professionals and institutions, and thus more widespread in the French-speaking area. It also acts as a watchdog on digital freedoms, warning the public about the dangers of private interests keeping an exclusive stranglehold on information and knowledge Official website >

The National Council of Free Software (Conseil National du Logiciel Libre) is the representative body of Free/Open Source enterprises, associations and innovation clusters in France. The CNLL represents ten associations and groups, and through them more than 200 French companies specializing in or with significant business activities in Free/Open Source software. The CNLL's mission is to represent the Free/Open Source software ecosystem with governments and national and international organizations. It also allows all industry players to work together in a shared desire for synergies and value creation. Official website >

PLOSS is the network of enterprises developing Open Source applications in the Ile de France region in and around Paris. PLOSS brings together entrepreneurs working in the field of Open Source and Free Software to foster ‘coopetition’, and to develop, organize and consolidate a dynamic ecosystem. PLOSS aims to become an open structure complementing existing organizations, an authority on the subject of FLOSS, and a dependable resource for entrepreneurs in the sector. Official website >

Silicon Sentier is a French association linking one hundred technology enterprises (Web, Open source and Mobility) in Paris and the Ile-de-France region. It provides a platform of visibility and exchange for France’s newest innovative enterprises encouraging experimentation and ‘cross-fertilization’ of projects. Through its actions and its vision, Silicon Sentier seeks to encourage innovation, growth and employment. Official website >