Certified Open was initially developed by OpenForum Europe (OFE) and the Institute of IT Training (IITT) within the UK-based Open Source Academy project. OSA was an eInnovations project funded by the UK Government's Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, aimed at encouraging and accelerating the use of OSS within UK Local Government.
Certified Open was later expanded by OFE within the TOF-E project. TOF-E was the consortium based market validation project part funded under the EC's eTEN programme, testing a network of community based portals supporting OSS, particularly in the SME sector.

Since that time significant further development work has continued on Certified Open, led by OFE but with notable involvement both by individuals and associated organisations, particularly Free Software Foundation Europe, who are now an equal partner in Certified Open.

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