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Dear Readers,
A slightly different couple of weeks for me, as I attended a Mojaloop Foundation Board meeting in Rwanda. We took the opportunity to host an OpenUK and OpenHQ meet-up in Kigali, Rwanda. We also have an Africa Open Source report coming your way shortly, which will update on the content of those meet-ups and much, much more. Thanks to those who joined as speakers and attendees.
We will shortly be announcing our new suite of OpenUK and OpenHQ Ambassadors. OpenHQ’s international remit is going from strength to strength, as you can see.
OpenUK runs a world-leading recognition programme featuring our UK open source communities. You can look forward to our 7th Annual Awards launching around Easter. This year’s ceremony takes place on 5th November in the House of Commons, and we are grateful to Dame Chi Onwurah, MP, for again sponsoring this event. We are looking for category sponsors, so please let us know if you would like to become a sponsor.
Our annual survey will be launching shortly after Easter as we begin work on our annual State of Open Source report to be shared this summer.
Africa meet-ups and report
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Roundtable in Parliament
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The Conservative Parliamentary opposition is hosting a roundtable thanks to Julia Lopez MP, Shadow Digital Minister and the Shadow Digital team on Wednesday 18th. An invited group of OpenUK leaders will meet the Opposition’s Digital leaders to discuss sovereignty, open source, infrastructure and AI. This follows hot on the heels of the Parliamentary debate on Sovereignty on 10th March. Our next Skills report will be published in early April, and Sarah Edwards MP will be hosting a roundtable in Parliament, with members of our community able to join the event. There is very limited space available at this event, and it is not open to the press. |
SOOCon On The Road
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We are now working on the dates and content for our SOOCon26 on the Road through 2026 and will be opening a call for content shortly. Watch this space for more information on speaking opportunities and ticket registration, which will be with you shortly. If you are interested in sponsorship, please let us know. |
OpenUK in the Press
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“Open tech is inevitable. Eventually, it became the dominant force in software and over time the same will happen in AI. It just needs a bunch of stars to align,” states OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock in John Leonard’s piece in Computing – 13 March
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Reporting from MWC, CEO Amanda Brock shares the open telco AI updates[ in Amanda Brock’s piece in Computing – 10 March
Events OpenUK will be at
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Events of Interest
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We are also recruiting new members of the team and looking for a community and events manager and a research and policy managers – you can find the job descriptions and application requirements at openuk.uk/recruitment.
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Best wishes,
Amanda
Professor Amanda Brock, CEO
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