Active citizenship is a philosophy where people take up responsibilities to society and the environment, although those members may not have specific governing roles.

An active citizen is one who exercises both their rights and responsibilities in a balanced way, often taking initiatives that empower members of their team or communities to create a positive change.

Open business is doing business in a transparent way by intimately integrating an ecosystem of stakeholders, where everyone involved, including clients, employees and suppliers, collaborate and contribute towards shared goals.

Open business models naturally find a basis for their operations in the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and are often based on and/or supported by Open Source Software (OSS).