Favorite The preliminary agenda for the first Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium is now available. Taking place on 26 and 27 October 2026 at the University of Barcelona as part of Barcelona Open Tech Week, the Symposium is convened by Open Technology Research’s founding members: OpenForum Europe, the Open Source Initiative, the Open Knowledge Foundation,…
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Openness Made All of This Possible
Favorite This week’s reporting out of Washington (See: “Top American AI Execs Sound Alarm on Chinese Models”, The Wall Street Journal, July 20) describes an administration weighing whether to restrict American access to open weight AI models, particularly the ones released by labs in China. The measures reportedly under discussion include trade block-lists, security warnings,…
UN Open Source Week, AI Fellowship, and 2025 Annual Report
Favorite Members Newsletter – July 2026 Dear OSI community, It’s been a busy month. Two weeks ago, I was joined by several staff and board members at UN Open Source Week. It’s remarkable to think about how this event has evolved to become one of the must-attend Open Source events on the calendar. The UN held…
Open Source AI Fellowship Announced at UN Open Source Week
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Source AI Fellowship at UN Open Source Week. The fellowship will support OSI’s work to advance understanding, measure trends, engage in policy, and build consensus around what it means for an AI system to be labeled “Open Source.” Through this…
Engaging on Age Attestation Policy in Brazil
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) recently submitted comments to Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) regarding its draft guidance on technology providers under the ECA Digital framework, a law to protect children and teenagers in digital environments. Our contribution focused on ensuring that implementation of the law recognizes the unique characteristics of Open Source…
The OSI 2025 Annual Report Is Now Available
Favorite The Open Source Initiative’s 2025 Annual Report documents a year in which Open Source found itself at the center of major debates around AI, cybersecurity, sustainability, and public policy. In 2025, OSI continued its work to protect and advance the Open Source ecosystem through licensing stewardship, policy engagement, research, and community collaboration. The report…
From G7’s Vision on AI Openness to EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package
Favorite Members Newsletter – June 2026 Dear OSI community, “What do you think the first three months on the job will look like?” If you had asked me this question in April, I might have listed a hundred observations about community meetings, operations, fundraising, messaging, or strategy. Nowhere in that list would I have said…
OSI welcomes the European Union’s “Tech Sovereignty” package
Favorite This week, the European Union (EU) published its “Tech Sovereignty” package, with a vision that puts Open Source at the heart of the EU’s digital sovereignty ambitions, while addressing many concerns and requests of Open Source communities. In February of this year, the OSI submitted feedback for the EU’s Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. Our feedback set out…
Open Source Initiative Helps G7 Deliver Vision On AI Openness
Favorite On May 29, 2026 in Paris, G7 Digital and Technology ministers approved a “Vision on AI openness opportunities and shared language”. The vision, which sets out terminology around AI openness, is the result of a three-month partnership between the OSI and the G7. OSI Executive Director, Duane O’Brien (pictured on the monitor), presents a…
Open Source Organizations Weigh in on Age Attestation
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI), Apereo Foundation, FreeBSD Foundation, and Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) issued the following statement on age attestation requirements for operating systems. Statement_Age_AttestationDownload View Original Source at OpenSource.org