The document discusses a variety of rookie candidates aiming to build innovative projects within categories such as blockchain, application security, and data management. It highlights the role of the global open-source community in shaping technological priorities and fostering collaboration. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of inclusive participation in improving technologies like speech recognition.

1. Rookies Candidates by Category
Project Backing
Sponsored [22%]
Commercial [37%]
Community [41%]
Project Focus
VNF Orchestration [2%]
Connected/Autonomous Vehicles [5%]
Application Security [5%]
Communications Tools [5%]
Augmented Reality [5%]
Speech Recognition & AI [5%]
Civil Enablement & Security [7%]
Data Collection/Management [15%]
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency [22%]
Application Lifecycle Tools [29%]
This year, community members took center stage.
Some projects’ strategic decisions and technological
priorities were determined by the masses, while other
projects intended to foster innovation atop a
communal technology foundation.
Australia | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Canada | China
Czech Republic | France | Germany | Greenland | India
Indonesia | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Malaysia | Netherlands
Philippines | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Singapore | South Korea
Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Tunisia | Turkey | UK | USA
Rookies Candidates are Global
Rookies join together from around the
world to build groundbreaking projects.
Open Source Community Activity
Projects became
Rookies candidates48
7 Winners
Projects started in 2017
across major repositories
78,918
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"Common Voice is inviting everyone
globally to participate: not only to
improve the quality of speech
recognition and foster innovation in
the space but also to make it truly
inclusive, reflecting the diversity of
voices around the world."
— Katharina Borchert,
Chief Open Innovation Officer, Mozilla
"Haven would not exist without the
foundational open-source code and
knowledge shared before us, and the
amazing contributions since we
launched."
— Nathan Freitas,
Director, Guardian Project
"With hundreds of contributions in
just a few months, the community is
not just supporting the creation of a
tool that makes people's lives better;
they're making it possible."
— Regis Freyd,
Founder, Monica