FOI 25-0077 LD – Future Fit Collective Feasibility Study Participants

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Meals on Wheels service providers from NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, and Victoria who participated in the Future Fit feasibility study wrote to Minister Wells in February 2024 requesting that software developed through the program be made open source. The services contributed unfunded time and effort to develop software as part of a transformation initiative and expressed concerns that proprietary control could lead to market distortion and vendor lock-in. They proposed establishing a not-for-profit governed open source community with an advisory board composed solely of frontline services, with conditions preventing commercialisation of the software. The providers sought government support to ensure continued collaboration and equitable access for all Community and Home Support Programme meal providers.