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Dear Readers,
I have ended this year with a visit to Beijing, where the Mandarin translation of the book I edited, “Open Source Law, Policy & Practice”, was launched. I then went to Tokyo, where I keynoted the first UK-Japan Innovation workshop. Our international collaboration will continue into 2026, when I will be attending the Global AI Impact Summit as a guest of the Indian Government. OpenUK will be hosting, with Hiren Parekh, Dr Jennifer Barth, Anil Madhavapeddy, and our local partners, a number of fringe events.
OpenUK 2026 New Year Honours List
The OpenUK Honours List 2026 is the 6th annual honours list produced by OpenUK. This list recognises some of the talented individuals who are part of the UK’s leadership in Open Technology. Watch out for the list, which will be sorted at midnight on 31st December.
OpenUK Christmas Party
OpenUK celebrated the Christmas Season with a party in central London this Tuesday. The attendees were treated to a visit from Santa and Giselle. Thanks to Percona, Isovalent, Collabora, Kyndryl and Sal Kimmich, CSM, for supporting Santa. We will also have a Christmas Lunch in Edinburgh on 22nd December.
State of Open Con goes on the Road
We are delighted to share that SOOCon26 will have a new format – and will be made up of several smaller events across the UK rather than one big London event. Read more about it in our blog post. Dates for each city will be shared in January
Our two-day London event will be back in February 2027!
There are lots of opportunities to get involved as staff at the event or in the content, so contact mailto:admin@openuk.uk for more info.
OpenUK in the Press
- Enterprise Times report: Growth, partnerships and AI are driving WSO2
- TechZine reports: The state of cloud in 2026
- Amanda Brock participated in the Maturity Index Report
- CEO, Amanda Brock, talks about the sovereignty and open source conversation taking place from Bangalore to Beijing
Podcast / Past Event Talks
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Amanda Brock gave a keynote speech at RSECon25 at Warwick University, on “The Rise of Open Source in Research” on 9 September 2025. | |||||||||||
Events OpenUK will be at
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The Future of Open Source and AI in Africa 25 Jan 2026, YouTube Live |
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Events of Interest
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FOSS Backstage 2026 16-17 March, Berlin |
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After a busy year, we are taking a break until 12 January and looking forward to working with you all in the new year.
We wish you all a happy festive season.
Best wishes,
Amanda
Amanda Brock, CEO
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