Sustainability Standardisation
Open-source hardware and software have the potential to support critical infrastructure. We explore how open source can be used as a standard to make the business world more inclusive and democratic.
Open-Source Software (OSS) has long become the backbone of the digital world (96% of all codebases use OSS) and Open-Source Hardware (OSH), while still evolving, shows very similar dynamics.
We work on the intersection between open-source and de jure standards and how to shape sustainable business, governance and property models for commons public partnerships.
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De jure standardization has proven to provide a solid foundation for societal consensus on complex technical issues – involving actors that wouldn’t cooperate otherwise. It also features a powerful bridge between public regulation and market needs, while deploying progressive democratic principles.
However, the implementation of those standards sometimes falls short in interoperability, inclusivity and sustainability. Many committees practically reassemble “old boy’s clubs”, dominated by powerful players. Meanwhile, open-source technologies are reshaping the landscape, challenging the models of standards bodies that rely on selling documents and enforcing FRAND-based IP regimes.
Open-source bears the potential to carry critical infrastructures. No single vendor could control supply chains, maintenance, service or replacement parts. Yet, making this the standard is difficult. Regulators often don’t know how to handle open-source, traditional (vertical) governance models are not applicable and conventional business models often fail, since it’s about ecosystems, not unicorns.
We research these challenges and offer free consulting via our Open Source Project Office (JTC-OSPO).
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Madureira, Brielen, and Lucas Lasota. 2026. Responsabilidade No Desenvolvimento e Uso de Tecnologias de Linguagem Baseadas Em IA. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.19449060.
Löw Beer, David, Verena Graf, Benjamin Kashlan, Benjamin Nölting, and Ilka Roose. 2025. “How Practitioners Negotiate and Balance Their Goals for Regional Sustainability Transformation in Collaborations with Universities.” Review of Regional Research, ahead of print, March 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10037-025-00233-3. Download
Häuer, Martin. 2026. “Open Standards for Open Source Hardware and Other High-Cost- of-Change Domains: The Missing Framework.” European Open Source Academy Magazine, no. January: 40–43. https://europeanopensource.academy/sites/default/files/2026-01/European%20Open%20Source%20Award%20Magazine%20Jan26_PRESSREADY%202%20%281%29.pdf.
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Mies, Robert, Martin Häuer, and Mehera Hassan. 2022. “Introducing Readiness Scales for Effective Reuse of Open Source Hardware.” Procedia CIRP 109: 635–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.05.306.
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Here you can find all the events where you can meet our research team. We look forward to your visit!
3. Open Source Hardware Conference
OSHOP - the Open Source Hardware Conferenz is coming to Halle (Saale)! Stay tuned for a diverse programme with talks on state of the art of and community, workshops, discussion rounds and a show-and-tell area.
Steintorcampus, Martin-Luther-Universität,
Emil-Abderhalden-Straße 25
Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt 06108 Germany
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Open Source at UN Science Summit
Martin Häuer speaks at UN Science Summit 2026 on Open Source Hardware.
Just Transition in Brussels: JTC at Summer Reception of the Regional Representation
The annual summer reception organised by the Saxony-Anhalt Regional Representation in Brussels – this time hosted by Halle, with JTC (among others) as an exhibitor.
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JTC presents Projects at the 6th Digitalization Forum of the MID
Generating a return from digitalization? This question was at the center of the 6th Digitalization Forum of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Digital Affairs (MID) in Magdeburg on December 11, 2025.
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Future in Focus: Exchange Between JTC and TalTech
On 13 and 14 November, a delegation from Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and TalTech Virumaa College visited the Just Transition Center.
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Co-creating Innovation and Change – “JTC Meets SMEs”
Under the guiding theme “Co-creating Innovation and Change,” the event “JTC Meets the Mittelstand” took place on November 10.
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