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Their core work

GFOSS is the Greek Free/Open Source Software Society, a non-profit organization that promotes open-source technologies and open data in Greece and across Europe. They specialize in building open data platforms, linked data infrastructure, and collaborative digital tools for public services and education. Their work spans from open courseware authoring platforms to urban digital twins and cross-border government service delivery, consistently applying open-source principles to civic and public-sector challenges.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015–2018), GFOSS focused on open educational resources — collaborative authoring, crowdsourcing, multilingual courseware, and linked data for knowledge sharing. From 2019 onward, their work shifted decisively toward civic digital infrastructure: urban digital twins, smart city modelling, cross-border government services, and data governance. The through-line is open data and open-source tools, but the application domain moved from education to public-sector decision-making and e-government.

GFOSS is moving toward government-facing digital services — data governance, interoperability frameworks, and citizen-centric platforms — making them a strong fit for future public-sector digitalization projects.

How they like to work

GFOSS consistently participates as a partner rather than leading consortia — they have never coordinated an H2020 project and joined one as a third party. With 48 unique partners across 12 countries from just 4 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia and appear comfortable contributing specialized open-source and open-data expertise within broader teams. This makes them a reliable, low-risk addition to a consortium rather than a project driver.

Despite only 4 projects, GFOSS has built a wide network of 48 unique partners across 12 countries, reflecting their participation in large European consortia. Their reach spans well beyond Greece into a genuinely pan-European collaboration footprint.

What sets them apart

GFOSS brings a rare combination: deep open-source philosophy with practical experience in public-sector digital services. As a Greek NGO dedicated to free software, they offer an independent, non-commercial perspective that complements industry and academic partners in consortia. Their ability to bridge open data, education, and e-government makes them versatile for projects requiring citizen engagement and open digital infrastructure.

Highlights from their portfolio

• DUET
  Combined digital twin technology with HPC and big data for urban planning — an ambitious technical scope for a small NGO, showing capacity to contribute to complex smart city infrastructure.
• ACROSS
  Addressed the EU Single Digital Gateway and cross-border service delivery — directly relevant to EU policy priorities on digital government interoperability.
• SlideWiki
  Large-scale pilot for collaborative open courseware with multilingual support — positioned GFOSS at the intersection of open education and linked data technologies.