CONTRIBUTION IS INCREASING, This is a significant improvement and particularly interesting DESPITE THE CHALLENGES FIGURE 21 below when compared with the responses seen in Encouragingly, and despite the challenges, FIGURE 20 from the World Of Open Source: Europe Spotlight 2022 shows that organizations are making more time for open report, where we see a greater increase in time allotted for source contribution. A total of 38% of respondents told us contribution within financial services than across sectors in that in the last year, their organization has allocated more Europe. This points to increased focus on open source within time for them to contribute to open source. the financial services industry and sets the expectation that contribution will continue to increase across the industry. FIGURE 20 The change in time that organizations allocate to open source contribution Over the last year, the time and effort your organization has allocated for you to contribute to open source has: (select one) 5% 41% 38% 16% Decreased Stayed the same Increased Don’t know or not sure 2022 FINOS STATE OF OSS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES SURVEY, Q24, SAMPLE SIZE = 198 FIGURE 21 Perceived changes in contribution effort over the last year at the respondent’s organization 4% 37% 29% 30% Decreased Stayed the same Increased Don’t know or not sure 2022 WORLD OF OPEN SOURCE: EUROPE SPOTLIGHT SURVEY, Q24, SAMPLE SIZE = 703 THE 2022 STATE OF OPEN SOURCE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES 30
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