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Dear Readers,

As we head into the Easter break, we are focused on organising our 6th Annual Awards, as part of OpenUK’s recognition program which has now been running for 6 years and which showcases the UK based folks leading in open technology. The Awards will launch towards the end of April.

Our policy work is as busy as ever and we will be hosting two roundtables in Parliament thanks to Sarah Edwards MP. These will be in the House of Commons and focus on the place open source can play in developing skills and the plans for a UK data library. More info in the newsletter and do please register if you want to attend as spots at these are very limited.

Our various advisory boards and data centre group are as busy as ever and in the case of our data centre group they are working on an output for COP30. More to follow on our involvement in COP30 and open technology for sustainability after the break.

We will also be sharing the content for our Thought Leadership Day taking place in Cambridge on 12 June after the break, so please save the date if you have not already. You can also look forward to our annual survey coming your way in May and the report sharing our survey outputs will launch at a drinks reception on 3 July at the House of Commons.

Kubernetes and the UK

OpenUK launched its UK and Kubernetes Report today alongside Europe’s largest Kubecon with over 13,000 registered attendees in London, 2 April 2025. Europe’s first KubeCon held in 2016 could not have foreseen the scale of growth or the UK’s level of contribution where today it is the world’s 3rd largest contributor to Kubernetes and Europe’s leader. From the early days of Kubernetes in 2014 to 2025 contributions the report features key insights into Kubernetes in the UK from Alexis Richardson, Andrew Martin, Amanda Brock, Cheryl Hung, Chris Aniszczyk, Dr Jennifer Barth, Justin Cormack, Kat Cosgrove, Liz Rice, Matt Barker, Nicki Watt. Read Here

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Thought Leadership Day

Sign up now for OpenUK’s Thought Leadership day on the 12th June at the beautiful Pembroke College in Cambridge sponsored by the Energy & Environment Group, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Agenda will be shared shortly. Register here

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Roundtables in Parliament this summer

Register now for our June roundtable in the House of Lords sponsored by Sarah Edwards MP where we will be discussing Data Libraries and Gaia X.

Register now for our July roundtable in the House of Lords sponsored by Sarah Edwards MP where we will be discussing how open source can fill the skill gaps in the UK.

 

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In Parliament, 3rd July

Register now for our 3rd July annual report launch in the House of Lords sponsored by Sarah Edwards MP

 

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Events OpenUK will be attending

Some of the UK Leadership who joined OpenUK’s BoF at KubeCon in London on the 2nd April for the launch of our UK contribution to Kubernetes report Alexis Richardson, ConfigHub Inc,Andrew Martin, ControlPlane, Amanda Brock, OpenUK, Cheryl Hung, Arm, Chris Aniszczyk,Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Dr Jennifer Barth, Symmetry, Justin Cormack,Docker, Inc, Kat Cosgrove, Kubernetes, Liz Rice, Isovalent, Matt Barker, Venafi, a CyberArk Company, Nicki Watt, OpenCredo, Paula Kennedy, Syntasso.

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OpenUK Meetups

Visit OpenUK Events to see our meet-ups and to sign up.

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OpenUK Show and Tell

Register now for OpenUK’s Global research on AI, and the latest reports will be shared in our next digital “Show and Tell” on 16th May 16:00- 17:30 UK with Amanda Brock and Jennifer Barth.

 

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OpenUK weekly blog post will be shared on Thursdays, revamped for 2025, We look forward to reading your insights and sharing them on our blog. We will promote the  blog on our socials and website as well as in our newsletter.

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Press

ITPro: Entrepreneur in Residence Matt Barker and Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK quoted on the safe use of open source – 26 March 2025

The Stack: As DeepSeek releases V3 we see a non-reasoning model with parameter usage reduction that will shift the AI market again – 25 March 2025

Computing: Increasing concerns as the EU focuses on localising tech – 18 March 2025

The Stack: Amanda Brock OpenUK CEO’s  raises concerns at company demands for a sovereign stack in a world of geopolitical shift – 17 March 2025

Computing: Amanda Brock OpenUK CEO’s OpEd on The ongoing need for open source and international collaboration in a time of geopolitical shift. Is there such a thing as a sovereign tech stack? – 11 March 2025

Cloud Therapist: Cheryl Hung and Amanda Brock, OpenUK’s CEO talking open source licensing with Richard Simon on the Cloud Therapist podcast – 11 March 2025

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Upcoming Events

Join our friends at Devoxx UK in London from the 7th-9th May. This event is organised by Kim Fletcher and Sam Hepburn who manage OpenUK’s volunteers at State of Open Con and is not to be missed Register here

CEO, Amanda Brock will join a panel with Lord Holmes at the Institute of Directors AI event,  “How much ‘regulation’ is enough without stifling innovation?”, on 15th May in London Register here