Software as Critical Infrastructure addressing Europe's Strategic Blind Spot

Key Points

• This work aims to highlight the significance of software source code as critical infrastructure in Europe.
• Review of software heritage initiatives
• Assessment of software source code management
• Discussion on regulations impacting software infrastructure
• Analysis of the role of non-profit organizations in software preservation
• Identified software source code as a strategic asset for European development.
• Highlighted the need for improved management and regulation of software infrastructure.
• Proposed a multi-stakeholder approach for software heritage preservation.

Abstract