Favorite As the European Union (EU) prepares its budget for the coming years, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has endorsed a proposal by Open Source think tank “Open Forum Europe” to create an EU Sovereign Tech Fund. The fund, modeled on the German Sovereign Tech fund, would support maintenance and
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Shared by voicesofopensource June 10, 2025
Favorite The Open Forum for AI (OFAI), of which Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a member, submitted feedback to the White House in response to its request for information on the development of a 2025 National AI R&D Strategic Plan. An AI R&D Strategic Plan was first issued in 2016
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Shared by voicesofopensource June 3, 2025
Favorite Be part of a global conversation on the future of openness at the OpenForum Academy (OFA) Symposium 2025, taking place November 18–19 at the FGV Law School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Through expert panels, case studies, and collaborative discussions, the Symposium will consider the transformative potential of openness
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Shared by voicesofopensource April 16, 2025
Favorite In 2024, the European Union approved the Artificial Intelligence Act, the world’s first legal framework for AI. Part of the law mandated the creation of a Code of Practice for General Purpose AI for AI developers. The OSI applied to take part in the drafting of these rules, but
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Shared by voicesofopensource March 27, 2025
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) submitted public comments with the Apereo Foundation in response to the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy’s (OSTP) request for information (RFI) on an AI Action Plan. The development of an AI Action Plan was directed by President Trump’s Executive Order, “Removing
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Shared by voicesofopensource March 19, 2025
Favorite Every year, public authorities in the European Union spend around 14% of annual GDP on services, works and goods. As European governments continue to digitalize, a growing share of this spending is on digital solutions. Sadly, few of these solutions are built on Open Source software, but that might
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Shared by voicesofopensource March 12, 2025
Favorite As 2024 draws to a close, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) reflects on an eventful year marked by significant achievements in advocating for Open Source principles in policy and standards development worldwide. Below, we highlight key milestones, initiatives and ongoing work from the year. Global engagements Columbia Convening on
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Shared by voicesofopensource December 19, 2024
Favorite If you have been following the progress of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), you may have been intrigued to hear that the next step following publication of the Act as law in the Official Journal is the issue of a European Standards Request (ESR) to the three official European
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Shared by voicesofopensource December 10, 2024
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to share that we are joining the founding team of Open Forum for AI (OFAI), an initiative designed by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to foster a human-centered approach to artificial intelligence. OFAI aims to enhance our understanding of AI and its potential
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Shared by voicesofopensource July 15, 2024
Favorite I participated as a panelist at the CPDP-ai 2024 conference in Brussels last week where we discussed the significant contributions of Open Source to AI and highlighted the specific properties that differentiate Open Source AI from proprietary solutions. Representing the Open Source Initiative (OSI), the globally recognized non-profit that
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Shared by voicesofopensource June 4, 2024