UN Open Source Week 2025 facilitates global dialogue and collaboration on open source, digital public infrastructure (DPI), and the development of innovative solutions to global challenges. Since its inception in 2023, the event has captured significant international attention, reflecting strong demand for a UN-led forum on open source and digital cooperation.
The event features a full week of networking, insightful panels, hackathons, and breakout sessions exploring topics related to open source, digital public infrastructure, problem solving, and digital cooperation. This evolved program will offer increased opportunities for ideation, co-creation, and meaningful networking in response to the ecosystem's growing demand for deeper engagement. This is an opportunity to learn from and connect with fellow industry professionals while deepening understanding of open source and its global potential.
Agenda Overview
Interested in a specific topic, theme, or event? Explore the week-long program schedule below:
16–17 June
18 June
19 June
Side Events
UN Tech Over Hackathon
The UN Tech Over is a series of hackathons and tech-related challenges that aim to celebrate the great potential of technology and its pivotal role in advancing progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event fosters collaboration, awareness, and engagement with the open source community, demonstrating the transformative power of technology and multi-stakeholder cooperation in solving real-world problems.
*Please note that the UN Tech Over events will only be taking place in person.
Express your interest in participating in one of our three UN Tech Over Events below!
Event 1: Ahead of the Storm
Dates: 16 June (10:00 – 18:00) & 17 June (10:00 – 17:00)
Location: ECOSOC Chamber on 16 June, Conference Room 2 on 17 June
Co-Hosts
Partners
Bringing together global technologists, innovators, and climate change enthusiasts, the Ahead of the Storm: Open Geospatial Analytics for Children-Centric Climate Emergency Response hackathon aims to accelerate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through open source innovation. Participants will co-create scalable solutions to urgent, United Nations-identified challenges, showcasing the power of technology and collaboration to drive meaningful change.
Teams of up to five will tackle high-impact challenges developed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), each focused on critical global issues aligned with the Global Digital Compact. Solutions will build on and enhance existing methods, data and tools, delivering lasting impact for vulnerable communities and marginalized groups around the world.
Note: This information is provisional and will be updated as details are confirmed.
Event 2: Edit-A-Thon
Date: 16 June (10:00 – 18:00)
Location: ECOSOC Chamber
The Edit-A-Thon aims to leverage the research and critical thinking capacities of participants worldwide, fostering collaboration to update Wikipedia pages and descriptions on relevant themes and key moments in the history of the United Nations. This event celebrates the 70th anniversary of the admission of the Italian Republic and of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations.
The event will host participants interested in employing their research, analytical, and communication skills, as well as participants interested in education and in the creation and subsequent evolution of the United Nations as an organization. Throughout the day, experts and mentors will assist participants in updating these pages so as to publish in-depth, accurate reports.
Attendees will need to have a Wikipedia account to edit pages. Please create your account prior to the event. Wikipedia usernames are public, so you do not have to use your real name; it is recommended to use a pseudonym or nickname as your username.
Stay tuned for additional information about the Edit-A-Thon event during UN Tech Over.
Note: This information is provisional and will be updated as details are confirmed.
Event 3: Maintain-A-Thon
Date: 16 June (10:00 – 18:00)
Location: ECOSOC Chamber
The Maintain-A-Thon invites participants to explore the vital but often invisible work of maintaining critical open source infrastructure. As part of the 2025 UN Open Source Week and “UN Tech Over” event, this Maintain-A-Thon convenes key maintainers from all over the world and highlights the importance of sustainability and long-term stewardship in open source digital infrastructure.
Experienced open source maintainers and interested participants will take part in hands-on activities that tackle the working realities of open source maintenance, from practices of issue triage, documentation, and software upkeep. For aspiring maintainers and current contributors alike, this is an opportunity to learn from each other on the challenges and rewards of maintaining open source projects. Senior maintainers will offer mentorship for anyone interested in contributing to the critical and open components that form the foundations of our digital lives and power the projects achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Stay tuned for additional information about the Maintain-A-Thon event during UN Tech Over.
Note: This information is provisional and will be updated as details are confirmed.
OSPOs for Good
OSPOs for Good will highlight the role of Open Source Programme Offices (OSPOs) in connecting open source ecosystems across UN Member States, advancing AI policy, digital governance, and innovation. It will showcase global collaboration and multistakeholder engagement, highlighting real-world open source impact to drive action.
OSPOs for Good Agenda
09:00 – 10:00
Check In and Badge Collection
Location TBD
10:00 – 10:45
Opening Keynotes
Conference Room 2
Keynote:
Amandeep Singh Gill
Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, UN-ODET
MCs:
Omar Mohsine
Open Source Coordinator, Open Source United
Mithusa Kajendran
Open Source Adoption Consultant, UN-OICT
10:45 – 11:30
How They Did It: A Look Behind Newly Launched OSPOs
Conference Room 2
Keynote:
Markus Richter
State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community
Moderator:
Sachiko Muto
Chair of OpenForum Europe and Senior Researcher, RISE
Panelists:
Nithya Ruff
Head of OSPO, AWS
Sayeed Choudhury
Associate Dean for Digital Infrastructure and Director of OSPO, Carnegie Mellon University
Bastien Guerry
Chief Free Software Officer, DINUM
Avni Khatri
Senior Director, Education, GitHub
Richard Gevers
Head of Service Design and Delivery, Digital Services Unit, Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
11:30 – 12:00
Networking Break
12:00 – 13:00
Breakout Sessions
Locations TBD
Open Source and Humanitarian
Scaling Open Source Principles Internally: The InnerSource Journey
Open Source & Public Interest
From Policy to Practice: Establishing Effective Government OSPOs
13:00 – 15:00
Lunch
Riverview Café
15:00 – 15:45
AI and Open Source: Building Ethical and Transparent Systems
Conference Room 2
Moderator:
Hannah Aubry
Program Manager, Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL)
Video(s):
Yann LeCun
VP & Chief AI Scientist, Meta
Stephanie Hung
CIO, ADB
Panelists:
Frederik Blachetta
Partner and Global Public Sector Data & AI Leader, PwC Germany
Hakim Hacid
Chief Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute (TII) of Abu Dhabi
Sabrina Farmer
CTO, Gitlab
Guilherme Canela
Director, Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation, UNESCO
15:45 – 16:30
Breaking Silos: Open Source and Open Data Drive Interoperability
Conference Room 2
Moderator:
Mehdi Snene
Senior Advisor for AI and Digital Transformation, UN-ODET
Panelists:
Rebecca MacKinnon
VP of Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation
Masayuki Yamada
Head of Data Unit, Digital Agency, Government of Japan
Nabiha Syed
Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation
Momar Kouta
Senior Statistics Systems Information Officer, African Development Bank
16:30 – 17:15
The Role of Open Source in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
Conference Room 2
Video:
Tshilidzi Marwala
Rector and USG, UN University
Panelists:
Wolfgang Gehring
FOSS Ambassador & OSPO Lead, Mercedes Benz Tech Innovation
Adriana Groh
Co-CEO, Sovereign Tech Fund
Miller Abel
Deputy Director and Principal Technologist, BMGF
Gabriele Columbro
President Linux Foundation Europe
Franck Greverie
Chief Portfolio Officer, CapGemini
17:15 – 18:00
Closing Panel: Navigating Digital Cooperation Across Layers of Governance
Conference Room 2
Panelists:
Roberto Di Cosmo
Director, Software Heritage
Nancy Norris
Chair, UNECE-UN/CEFACT
Renata Avila
CEO, Open Knowledge Foundation
18:00 – 20:00
Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by AWS and NTT Data
Note: This information is provisional and will be updated as details are confirmed.
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI Day)
DPI Day brings together the UN system and its partners to drive collaborative action on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for sustainable development. It fosters coordination among UN entities, Member States, and stakeholders, aligning efforts with the Global Digital Compact (GDC). Through open-source collaboration, shared learning, and resource optimization, the event promotes inclusive, effective DPI strategies.
DPI Day Agenda
10:00 – 10:30
Opening Keynotes
Conference Room 2
Keynotes:
Amandeep Singh Gill
Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, UN-ODET
Sigmund Freund
Minister of Public Administration, Dominican Republic
Cristina Duarte
Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser, Africa OSAA
Vilas Dhar
President and Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
MC:
Moritz Fromageot
Associate Expert, UN-ODET
10:30 – 11:15
Global Cooperation for DPI: Lessons from Cross-Border Projects
Conference Room 2
11:15 – 13:15
Breakout Sessions
Locations TBD
DPI Safeguards and Inclusion
Data Governance
Financing and Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence
13:15 – 15:00
Lunch
15:00 – 16:00
Discussion in Plenum: Learnings from Breakout Sessions
Conference Room 2
16:00 – 17:00
Empowering DPI Implementation Across the African Continent
Conference Room 2
Moderator:
Tobi Kasali
Senior Analyst, UN-ODET
Panelists:
Ozzeir Khan
Director and CIO, Operations and Country Engagement, World Bank
Jane Munga
Fellow, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nora Hauptmann
GovStack Partnership Lead, GIZ
Assane Guye
Co-Director, The Upanzi Network at CMU-Africa, Carnegie Mellon University - Africa
17:00 – 17:30
Closing Remarks
Conference Room 2
Keynote Speakers:
Bernardo Mariano Junior
Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer, OICT
Amandeep Singh Gill
Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, UN-ODET
18:00 – 20:00
Cocktail Reception
Location TBD
Note: This information is provisional and will be updated as details are confirmed.
Community-Led Side Events
Two community-led off-site side events will complement the main conference programme, offering additional opportunities for focused dialogue and stakeholder engagement.
Tuesday, 17 June at the LinkedIn offices in New York City, and
Friday, 20 June at the PricewaterhouseCoopers offices in New York City.
As space for both events is limited, kindly confirm your attendance for either Community-Led Side Event day by responding below.
Tuesday, 17 June: AI and the Future of Work: The ICT Sector in Transition, hosted by ODET and LinkedIn
Location: LinkedIn Corporation, Empire State Building, 350 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 10018
Building on our previous study and joint report between the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce, we have expanded our study to develop a framework for assessing this impact. In this session, we will present the milestones achieved so far in shaping this approach, along with preliminary findings focused on the ICT sector and the implications of AI integration. The panel will feature high-level experts from human resources, the ICT industry, and senior government leadership, offering a multidisciplinary perspective on the evolving dynamics of work in the age of AI.
Speakers:
Mehdi Snene, Head of Programme, AI and Digital Transformation, ODET
Sarah Steinberg, Head of Global Public Policy Partnerships, LinkedIn
Craig Ramlal, Head of the Control Systems Group, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Emily Dickens, Chief of Staff, Head of Government Affairs & Corporate Secretary, SHRM
Hebert Paguas, Former General Director of the Presidency of the Republic, Paraguay; Fellow, Future Government Institute
Moderator:
Lucia Velasco, Senior Advisor, ODET
In addition to the main session, several relevant panels featuring partner organisations will take place throughout the day.
The schedule for the day will be as follows:
LinkedIn Side Events Agenda
15:00 – 15:30
Check-in at LinkedIn NYC
15:30 – 16:00
Opening and Keynote
16:00 – 17:00
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1: Open Source Skills in the AI Era — Perspectives from the European Open Source Academy
Open source is undergoing a generational shift—especially as AI transforms the future of work. This session explores how the open source ecosystem, industry, education, and government must collaborate to rapidly upskill a global workforce and sustain innovation.
Moderator:
Nicholas Gates
Senior Policy Advisor, Open Forum Europe
Panelists:
Amandine Le Pape
COO & Co-Founder at Element; Co-founder at The Matrix.org Foundation; Member of the European Open Source Academy
David Cuartielles
Co-founder of Arduino; Senior Lecturer Interaction Design at Malmö University; Member of the European Open Source Academy
Sachiko Muto
Senior Researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden; Chair, OpenForum Europe
Breakout Session 2: Advancing Open Source AI for the Public Good
This session explores how open source AI can serve the public good, focusing on requirements for qualifying as a digital public good (DPG) and aligning with the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID). Presentations and group discussion will examine definitions, principles, and their implications.
Speakers:
Stefano Maffuli
Executive Director, Open Source Initiative (OSI)
Amreen Taneja
DPG Standard Lead, Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)
17:00 – 18:00
Main Session: AI and the Future of Work: The ICT Sector in Transition
18:00
Reception
Friday, 20 June: Community-Driven Sessions on Open Source and Digital Collaboration hosted by RISE and PwC
Location: PwC Building, 300 Madison Avenue, New York (registration in the lobby)
The Friday side event, organised by Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), will feature a full day of curated, community-driven sessions focused on the role of open source in advancing the UN’s goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Digital Compact.
Selected from an open call for proposals, sessions will cover a range of topics such as digital public infrastructure, open source for the public sector, AI and open collaboration, and building inclusive, sustainable digital ecosystems.
The programme will be organized into five thematic tracks, with an emphasis on showcasing diverse perspectives – including voices from civil society, academia, the private sector, and public institutions.
PwC Side Events Agenda
10:00 – 11:20
Session 1: Open Standards, Open Source, Futures: Lessons Learned from FIWARE for Open Source DPI
In an era marked by rapid digital transformation, open source solutions have become a powerful catalyst for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). FIWARE, as a leading open-source platform and a global community of over 700 members, some 1000s of deployments and partners, is committed to driving data-driven innovation, interoperability, and ethical digital ecosystems. The session will showcase how open-source-based digital infrastructures can address global challenges across sectors -- smart cities, agriculture, energy, and beyond -- as well as showcases the advantages of FIWARE for the DPI model in particular. It will align with FIWARE’s mission to foster inclusive, standards-based solutions that empower local ecosystems and ensure equitable digital development.
11:20 – 11:40
Break
11:40 – 13:00
Session 2: Digital Public Goods as Infrastructure — Use Cases and Practical Considerations
As digital infrastructure becomes increasingly central to public service delivery and civic engagement, Digital Public Goods (DPGs) offer a promising path toward inclusive, transparent, and collaborative digital ecosystems, including Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). DPGs are open source software, data, standards, and content that help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while respecting privacy, fostering equity, and enabling interoperability. This session offers an introduction to the DPG framework and its core values, through the lens of real-world implementations. Participants will hear from organizations behind recognized DPGs, who will share perspectives on how those DPGs are being adopted by the public sector as infrastructure. This track will provide a space for discussion on the practical benefits, challenges, and future of DPGs for DPI, highlighting how open collaboration and governance can support digital sovereignty, public accountability, and sustainable innovation, without prescribing a one-size-fits-all approach.
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:20
Session 3: DPI in the Global South: Perspectives on Open Source and DPI from Beyond the North
The Global South faces both significant challenges and immense opportunities when it comes to building Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). While DPI has emerged as a key potential enabler for inclusive development – offering scalable, open, and interoperable solutions tailored to local contexts – the localisation of DPI to the needs and challenges of specific countries across the Global South remains critical. This session seeks to explore how the Global South can localize open digital infrastructure to drive inclusive socio-economic growth, regional integration, and sustainable development. Africa stands at a critical juncture in its digital transformation journey. This track explores how DPI is being reimagined and implemented across the Global South, with a special focus on Africa and community-led approaches. Through deep dives and an integrated panel discussion, participants will journey from global-local adaptation strategies to community-driven models, open-source development, and AI-powered public sector transformation.
15:20 – 15:40
Break
15:40 – 17:00
Session 4: DPI Governance – Navigating Law, Ethics, and Safeguards in Open Source DPI
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is emerging as a cornerstone of inclusive digital transformation, enabling countries to modernize service delivery, promote financial inclusion, and strengthen governance. Yet, building trusted DPI requires more than just technical innovation -- it demands robust safeguards that balance openness with protection in a world shaped by nationalism, xenophobia, and geopolitical tension. This session will explore how countries are leveraging open source and open protocols to develop citizen-centric DPI, drawing on examples from India, Brazil, Estonia, and Ukraine. It will also examine the complex governance challenges of maintaining sovereignty and diversity while fostering global collaboration in the digital commons. Through real-world cases and critical discussion, participants will gain practical insights into strengthening DPI ecosystems with transparency, trust, and resilience.
17:00
Event Close
10:00 – 11:20
Session 1: Building Sovereign Digital Workspace
The interest of sovereign digital solutions is increasing drastically across the globe. Countries have started implementing and collaborating on both full stacks and specific solutions in their aim to regain control of their digital spheres. Companies, especially Small and Medium-sized, are leveraging the increased interest and supporting the accelerating interest through both innovative and scalable solutions. Typically by providing a brick in a larger puzzle, using the device, do one thing good and keep it modular. Open Source Software and Open Standards are the tools of trade that are enabling the evolution. In this session, we will hear both the government and vendor perspectives on first-class examples running live and at scale, including both the up- and downsides, and challenges needing collective attention.
Speakers:
Bastien Guerry, French Interministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM)
Matthew Hodgson, Element
Tima Soni, UNICC
Anais Concepcio, Grist Labs
Kitio Fofack, IREX - Institut du Retour d'EXperience
Johan Linåker, RISE
11:20 – 11:40
Break
11:40 – 13:00
Session 2: Securing the Supply Chain Through Global Collaboration
This mini track explores the critical role of global collaboration in securing the modern software supply chain. We will hear about how standardized practices can help organizations to better align with regulatory requirements, enhance cross-sector collaboration, and ensure the integrity of digital public infrastructure. We will further join representatives from leading open source foundations as they discuss strategies and collaborative efforts to enhance the security of the open source ecosystem worldwide.
Speakers:
Dadisi Sanyika, Continuous Delivery Foundation (Linux)
Adrianne Marcum, OpenSSF
Arun Gupta, Intel
David A. Wheeler, George Mason University
Scott Clinton, OWASP
Ijeoma Onwuka, Scandium Systems
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:20
Session 3: Invisible Work, Critical Code – The Role of Maintainers in Open Source Digital Infrastructure
While much attention is given to the launch of new digital public goods, less is said about the work it takes to keep them running. This session, hosted by the Sovereign Tech Agency, centres on the essential but often invisible labour of open source maintainers—those who ensure the long-term security, usability, and adaptability of the open-source foundations of digital infrastructure. Drawing on real-world insights from maintainers attending UN Open Source Week as part of our “Maintain-a-thon” earlier in the week, the session will highlight the realities of sustaining critical code: security patching, community governance, dependency management, and burnout. We’ll explore how policy, funding, and institutional design must evolve to better support the maintenance of open technologies, not just their initial development.
Speakers:
Bastien Guerry, French Interministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM)
Paul Sharratt, Sovereign Tech Agency
Adriana Groh, Sovereign Tech Agency
Powen Shiah, Sovereign Tech Agency
Michael Winser, Alpha Omega
Ruth Ikegah, CHAOSS SDG WG
15:20 – 15:40
Break
15:40 – 17:00
Session 4: Fostering Resiliency in the Digital Public Infrastructure
This mini track brings together global perspectives on building resilient, sovereign, and collaborative digital public infrastructure through open source innovation. Sessions will explore the foundational principles of digital resiliency—such as robustness, adaptability, and transparency—and examine how both public and private sector OSPOs can enhance the security and sustainability of essential digital services. Participants will engage with the pioneering example of Africa’s STEM Garage, which empowers local inventors and community tech hubs to overcome systemic barriers and drive homegrown technological solutions. We will also learn from European initiatives such as the IPCEI-CIS ApeiroRA project and NeoNephos Foundation, which are advancing sovereign cloud-edge platforms.
Speakers:
Peter Giese, NeoNephos Foundation
Ronald Ajiboye, STEM GARAGE AFRICA
Angela Newell, University of Texas
Daniel Izquierdo Cortázar, Bitergia
Cassie Seo, WHO
Cesar Martinez Espinosa, University of Texas
17:00
Event Close
10:00 – 11:20
Session 1: Open Trusted Data
This session explores the ethical use of data in AI through the lens of the Open Trusted Data initiative. It highlights key challenges such as data provenance, copyright, and responsible reuse, emphasizing the importance of transparency and accountability. Participants will gain insights into emerging practices for building trustworthy AI systems grounded in ethically sourced data.
Speakers:
Tim Bonnemann, AI Alliance
Sayeed Choudhury, Open Forum for AI (OFAI)
11:20 – 11:40
Break
11:40 – 13:00
Session 2: Advancing Inclusive and Sustainable Solutions with Open Source AI
This session showcases practical applications of responsible AI from around the world, highlighting how open, inclusive, and sustainable approaches can drive positive social impact. Topics include AI agent interoperability for the visually impaired, an AI assistant supporting women in crisis, open source TinyML for sustainable AI use, and regional strategies for workforce and environmental resilience in the age of AI.
Speakers:
Diego Gosmar, Open Voice Interoperability initiative
Deborah Dahl, Open Voice Interoperability initiative
Victoria Sanchez
David Cuartielles, Malmö University
Elizabeth Adams, Minnesota Responsible AI Institute
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:20
Session 3: Responsible AI
Presentation of the LFAI Data Responsible Generative AI Framework followed by an interactive workshop exploring the ethical tradeoffs public sector organizations face when deploying open source AI within digital public infrastructure—where innovation directly impacts citizen rights and democratic accountability.
Speakers:
Anni Lai, LF AI & Data
Ofer Hermoni, iForAI
Oita Coleman, Open Voice TrustMark Initiative
Susan Malaika, IBM
15:20 – 15:40
Break
15:40 – 17:00
Session 4: AI Security, Risk, and Safeguards
This session explores emerging approaches to AI security and safeguards, with a focus on transparency, risk mitigation, and responsible deployment. Presentations will cover open metrics for quantifying trust in AI systems, managing security risks in open source AI, and real-world applications of risk assessment tools for humanitarian contexts. A concluding Q&A will invite broader reflections on building safe and sustainable AI ecosystems.
Speakers:
Armstrong Foundjem, Institut d’Intelligence sur la durabilité des SECO
Ying Liu & Snahil Singh, NYU
Pradip Khatiwada, Youth Innovation Lab, Nepal
17:00
Event Close
10:00 – 11:20
Session 1: Impactful Open Source in Academia
Open source plays an important role in helping academic institutions address their goals related to research impact, education, and skills. Open source enhances research impact by enabling greater visibility, reuse, and collaboration across institutional and disciplinary boundaries, accelerating the dissemination of knowledge. In education and skills development, open source offers students real-world experience with industry-relevant tools and practices, fostering critical technical and collaborative competencies. In this session, we will hear from two panels on the topics of Open Source for Education and Skills and Open Source for Research Impact. Panellists come from a diverse set of global organizations with practical experience enabling these goals.
Speakers:
Clare Dillon, CURIOSS
Josh Barron, Apereo Foundation
Will Gearty, Syracuse University
Fang Liu, Georgia Tech University
Laura Langdon, University of California Davis
Jan Morrison, STEM Garage Africa
Richard Littauer, CURIOSS
Karla Padilla, University of California San Diego
Arielle Bennett, The Turing Way
Jonathan Starr, NumFOCUS
Morane Gruenpeter, Software Heritage
Bill Brannan, Johns Hopkins University
11:20 – 11:40
Break
11:40 – 13:00
Session 2: Open Source Enablement in the Public Sector
This session will focus on how open source adoption, development, and collaboration can be enabled in governments and the public sector at large. We will hear examples of how public sector Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) enable open source policy and grow the culture and processes needed. The session will also introduce the Open Source Enablement Compass (OSEC), a new index guiding open source enablement in governments globally. An interactive panel will discuss how OSPOs, the index, and other elements can help grow the capabilities needed to leverage open source as a tool for transformation and innovation.
Speakers:
Bastien Guerry, DINUM
Tom Sadler, BBC
Omar Moshine, UN-ODET
Sachiko Muto, OpenForum Europe
Serge Stinckwich, United Nations University
Johan Linåker, RiSE
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:20
Session 3: National Responsibility for Fundamental Technologies with Open Source
This collaborative workshop explores the tension between independent open-source development and the responsibility of public institutions to maintain, secure, and scale such technologies. Using real-world case studies – ranging from AI development to critical vulnerabilities like Log4Shell – we will discuss how governments can support open-source ecosystems while ensuring digital resilience.
15:20 – 15:40
Break
15:40 – 17:00
Session 4: Measuring the Impact of Open Source for DPI
Come along to hear from those actively working on how to measure the impact of open source for digital public infrastructure (DPI). The session will include presentations from STEM Garage Africa, a network of innovative learning centres for kids, and the CHAOSS SDG Working Group, who are working on measuring open source impact in the context of the UN's sustainable development goals. This session will include an interactive segment to map the work ahead and practical next steps for consistently measuring open source software in DPI contexts.
Speakers:
Kemisola Bolarinwa, STEM Garage Africa
David Lippert, George Washington University
Omar Moshine, UN-ODET
Ruth Ikegah, CHAOSS
Kendall Fortney, University of Vermont
17:00
Event Close
10:00 – 11:20
Session 1: Open Source in the UN System
This interactive session will bring together members of the Community of Practice "Open Source United," which groups all the open source leads in the UN System agencies. The community was created to coordinate and promote large-scale adoption of open source within the UN. This session will allow the community to share their work and projects with the wider open source community and explore partnership opportunities.
11:20 – 11:40
Break
11:40 – 13:00
Session 2: Youth & SDGs
This interactive session brings together young innovators who are translating the Sustainable Development Goals into open source reality—from climate-action tools and inclusive education platforms to projects fostering equitable economic growth. Participants will hear how these young technologists are not only writing code but also building transparent governance models, mentorship pipelines, and fellowship programs that lower barriers for their peers to join and scale impact-driven projects.
Speakers:
Divya Mohan, SUSE
Abigail Mesranyame Dogbe, Everything Open Source Africa and Cincinnati University
Ruth Ikegah, Community Program Manager, CHAOSS
Joon Baek, Technology Focal Point, SPI MGCY
Winnie Kennedy, UNMGCY
Sujasna Tamang, UNMGCY
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:20
Session 3: Open Source and Open Data
Open data is the raw material that fuels today’s most impactful open-source projects, from real-time dashboards to AI-driven climate models. Open source, in turn, keeps that data accessible, interoperable, and trustworthy. In this session, you will hear from data professionals turning public datasets into digital public goods.
Speakers:
Diana Lopez Caramazana, Advisor on Cities and Local Governments, UNDP
Petr Suska, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Prague
Dmytro Pokhylko, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Columbia University
Joseph Bullock, Data Scientist/Researcher, UN Department of Peace Operations
Juliet Shen, Head of Product, ROOST
Tarunima Prabhakar, Research Lead/Co-Founder, Tattle
15:20 – 15:40
Break
15:40 – 17:00
Session 4: Open Technologies in Healthcare
Healthcare’s most urgent challenges—equitable access, data fragmentation, and rising costs—are increasingly met with open, collaborative solutions. This session spotlights how open source software, open standards, and open-hardware medical devices are reshaping everything from electronic health-record systems to AI-assisted diagnostics and low-cost point-of-care tools.
