Professionalization: EU-27 Normalized by Population Size
Analyses regarding the professionalization of the open-source software (OSS) ecosystem in the EU-27 reveal a landscape in
which a balanced profile emerges. Smaller countries—such as Latvia, Ireland, Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, and Greece—show
comparatively high levels of professionalization; this reinforces the argument for emerging economies regarding how to
leverage the opportunities offered by open source.
When data are adjusted for population size, the disparity between Member States actually narrows, suggesting that—despite
apparent fragmentation at first glance—these countries share more similarities than differences when their respective population
sizes are taken into account.