Norsk COSI - Co-development using inner and Open source in
Software Intensive products,
et nasjonalt, brukerdrevet forskningsprosjekt i 2006-2008
Norsk COSI er et samarbeidsprosjekt i systemutvikling i 2006-2008.
Norsk COSI er støttet av Norges forskningsråd under Industri og Energi
med ca. 2,5 mill. kr per år.
Deltakere er IKT-Norge (koordinator), de tre bedriftene
eZ, LinPro og Keymind, og med NTNU som forskningspartner.
Norsk COSI er den norske delen av et COSI prosjekt som er en del av
EUREKA/ITEA-programmet i Europa.
Fokus for det norske arbeidet er forbedrete utviklingsprosesser for
Open/Inner Source programvareutvikling.
I samarbeid med forskerne i prosjektet vil man så studere virkningen
av reviderte utviklingsprosesser gjennom systematiske, empiriske studier.
Det organiseres jevnlig erfaringsfora i ulike temaer, slik at bedriftene
kan komme sammen for å utveksle erfaringer på tvers av bedrift og fagfelt.
I tillegg arrangeres det to årlige fellessamlinger, samt
internasjonal forskerutveksling.
Kontaktpersoner:
- prosjektleder Hans Petter Dahle, IKT-Norge,
Hans-Petter.Dahle@fornebuconsulting.com
- prof. Reidar Conradi, NTNU, conradi@idi.ntnu.no
- forsker Sven Ziemer, NTNU, sven@idi.ntnu.no
- forsker Thomas Østerlie, NTNU, thomasos@idi.ntnu.no
- (I 2006 og dels 2007: forsker Carl-Fredrik Sørensen)
- dr.stip. Øyvind Hauge (20%), oyvh@idi.ntnu.no.
Appendix: project abstract in English
Principal objective and subgoals
As part of the ITEA project COSI, the principal objective of Norsk
COSI is: To enable the Norwegian IT sector to fully exploit the
benefits and advantages of open source software (OSS); hereunder to
exploit software engineering in heterogeneous, distributed and
concurrent collaborations. This overall goal will be achieved throuh
the following three subgoals:
G1: Increased competitive position
through increased use of commodity software.
G2: More efficient processes: addressing process improvement
with open and inner source.
G3: Improved business models: trust and cooperation in open
collaborations.
Project summary
Norsk COSI will be part of the ITEA project COSI. Co-operation with
European industry and academia will give the Norwegian participants
valuable experience and access to results which it would be impossible
to achieve on our own. The Norwegian project partners are IKT-Norge,
NTNU, eZ systems, Keymind and Linpro.
R&D challenges
From a previous, industrial survey in Europe, we know that roughly
half of all European software projects make use of OSS components, and
that the use of OSS products is increasing quickly. Evans Data
Corporation data says that 56% of developers use OSS products in 2005,
while they were only 38% in 2003. Industrial use of e.g. OSS
components poses new challenges related to component evaluation, -
selection, and -integration, and with consequences for the overall
development process (waterfall or incremental). There are currently no
experience-based and customizable guidelines for OSS. Handling of OSS
needs to be integrated in revised development processes and business
models.
Results
Norsk COSI will enable ICT vendors to understand when and how to use
OSS. Norsk COSI will provide validated guidelines and processes for
the handling of OSS. Exploitation Norsk COSI will enable the
Norwegian ICT sector to fully exploit OSS. The Norwegian ICT sector
had a turnover of 168,7 billion NOK in 2003. In 2004 the Norwegian ICT
sector employed 7,4 per cent of the total labour force in Norway and
accounted for 11 per cent of total turnover in the service
sector. Norsk COSI targets the entire ICT sector and has the potential
for major economic effects.
COSI asset library - v2, per 23 Jan. 2009.
norskCOSI scientific publications - v1, per 20 Jan. 2009.
norskCOSI sluttrapport, 5s, per 20 Jan. 2009.
This file: http://www.idi.ntnu.no/grupper/su/cosi.html.
Justert 21. april 2006, 26 Nov. 2008 og 23 jan. 2009 av Reidar Conradi.