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Preliminary agenda announced for the Open Technology Research Symposium 2026
Open Technology Research Symposium 2026 releases preliminary agenda. The event takes place on 26 and 27 October 2026 at the University of Barcelona during Barcelona Open Tech Week
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Openness Made All of This Possible
Every AI system in the headlines today, whether proprietary or Open Source, exists because researchers shared their work openly. That openly shared research produced Open Source software: the frameworks used to train these models, the libraries used to evaluate them, the operating systems, orchestration layers, and inference engines used to run them.
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UN Open Source Week, AI Fellowship, and 2025 Annual Report
Members Newsletter – July 2026: 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.
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Open Source AI Fellowship Announced at UN Open Source Week
The OSI is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Source AI Fellowship at UN Open Source Week.
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Engaging on Age Attestation Policy in Brazil
OSI recently submitted comments to Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) regarding its draft guidance on technology providers under the ECA Digital framework, a law to protect children and teenagers in digital environments.
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The OSI 2025 Annual Report Is Now Available
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.
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From G7’s Vision on AI Openness to EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package
Members Newsletter – June 2026 If you look at the G7’s Vision on AI Openness or the European Union’s Tech Sovereignty Package, you can see where the OSI has been working to advocate for mindful inclusion of Open Source principles.
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OSI welcomes the European Union’s “Tech Sovereignty” package
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.
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Open Source Initiative Helps G7 Deliver Vision On AI Openness
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.
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Open Source Organizations Weigh in on Age Attestation
The Open Source Initiative (OSI), Apereo Foundation, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), FreeBSD Foundation, and Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) issued the following statement on age attestation requirements for operating systems.
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