The '''Qt Project''' is aan open collaboration effort to co-ordinatecoordinate the development of the [[Qt (framework)|Qt software framework]]. The project wasInitially founded by [[Nokia]] in 2011,<ref name="open governance">{{cite web|url=http://dot.kde.org/2011/10/21/kde-applauds-qts-move-open-governance |title=KDE Applauds Qt’s Move to Open Governance |publisher=KDE.News |author=Lydia Pintscher |date=21 October 2011 |accessdate=2013-05-08}}</ref> andthe hasproject beenis now led by [[Digia|Digia’sThe Qt Company]], a subsidiary of [[The Qt CompanyDigia]] since it acquired Qt software technologies, trademarks, and personnel from Nokia.<ref name="DigiaQt">{{cite web |url=http://www.digia.com/en/Home/Company/News/Digia-to-acquire-Qt-from-Nokia/ |title=Digia to acquire Qt from Nokia |publisher=Digia.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305042902/http://www.digia.com/en/Home/Company/News/Digia-to-acquire-Qt-from-Nokia/ |archivedate=5 March 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
