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The UK organisation for the business of open tech - engaging community to create a cohesive voice, impacting law and policy, whilst building open tech skills.
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OpenUK @openuk.bsky.social · Oct 28
We’ve been working hard with the UK public sector at OpenUK, looking not just at funding of open source software but at the overall landscape needed as a user and funder of sustainable software through open source. Read the blog post here openuk.uk/theuksfuture...
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Look out for our OpenUK Honours list 2026 going live at midnight on New Year's Eve, and celebrate UK leadership in open technology. #opensource #opensourcesoftware #openhardware #opendata #openuk
December 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Happy Christmas to everyone from OpenUK! 🎄🎁 🎅
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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CEO, @amandabrock.bsky.social, talks about the sovereignty and open source conversation taking place from Bangalore to Beijing.
Read here: fossforce.com/2025/12/from...
#openuk #opensource
December 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Read the OpenUK December Newsletter for the latest updates and insights into the UK's open tech conversation. mailchi.mp/openuk/12022...
#openuk #opensource #opensourcesoftware
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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@amandabrock.bsky.social, CEO, OpenUK, discusses how the term open source is so often used incorrectly, why true open source is fundamental to the success of innovation and why AI and its data have created complicated conversations around what it means to be open. www.uktech.news/podcast/why-...
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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TechZine reports The state of cloud in 2026. “This need to demonstrate that there is no potentially crippling dependency is going to see a significant shift in cloud products and the marketplace,” said Amanda Brock. www.techzine.eu/blogs/applic...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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End of year celebrations at our Christmas party last night - despite so many people being down with the lurgy. We wish everyone who couldn’t make it a speedy recovery and loved spending time with some of our community. #opensourcecommuntiy #opensource #openuk
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Enterprise Time reports that Growth, partnerships, and AI are driving WSO2, discussing Amanda's talk on the role of AI in Open Source. Read more:https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2025/12/03/growth-partnerships-and-ai-are-driving-wso2/
#openuk #opensource #ai
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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OpenUK will be closed from today until 12 January, but look out for our 2026 Honours List being released at midnight on 31 December. We will again celebrate 100 contributors to Open Technology from the UK.
#opensource #opensourcesoftware #openhardware #opendata #openuk
December 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Looking forward to the end of our year celebrations with many of our community, at the OpenUK Christmas party in London and Christmas lunch in Edinburgh.
#opensource #opensourcesoftware #openhardware #opendata #openuk
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Our CEO @amandabrock.bsky.social delivered keynote speeches at China's biggest OS community conference, COSCon and at the 1st UK-Japan Advanced Connectivity Technologies Innovation Forum and joined the launch of a Mandarin translation of the book she edited in Beijing. #opensource #opensourceai
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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The Oscars of Open Source - OpenUK's awards are now in planning for 2026. This is an opportunity to support OpenUK by sponsoring an award category. If your organisation is interested in sponsorship, then drop us a note to mailto:admin@openuk.uk for more info.

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December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The winners of our 6th OpenUK Awards 2025 are now live on our website. Thanks again to the awards committee, awards judges and awards sponsors 🙏 who enable us to run a free-to-enter and attend awards openuk.uk/awards
#opensource #opensourcesoftware #opendata #openhardware #opensourceAI #openuk
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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🎉 Congratulations to Richard Purdie for securing the win in the Individual category at the OpenUK Awards 2025!
#openukawards #opensource #individual
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to @coderoflagos.bsky.social for securing the win in the Young Person category, sponsored by @cyberark.bsky.social at the OpenUK Awards 2025!
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December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to Daniel Gale of Gloucestershire Rural Community Council (GRCC) for securing the win in the Community category, sponsored by Arm at the OpenUK Awards 2025!
#openukawards #opensource #community
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to Linux Vendor Firmware Service (fwupd.org) (Richard Hughes) for securing the win in the Security category, sponsored by @controlplane.io at the OpenUK Awards 2025!
#openukawards #opensource #security
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to Dr Margaret Hartnett for securing the win in the Governance category, sponsored by Iain G. Mitchell KC at the OpenUK Awards 2025!
#openukawards #opensource #governance
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to @flox.dev for securing the win in the AI category, sponsored by @agpt.co at the OpenUK Awards 2025!
#openukawards #opensource #ai
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to the Ministry of Justice Splink Team (@robinlinacre.bsky.social) for securing the win in the Open Data category, sponsored by @odihq.bsky.social at the OpenUK Awards 2025!
#openukawards #opensource #opendata
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to lowRISC CIC / Open Titan for securing the win in the Open Hardware category, sponsored by lowRISC at the OpenUK Awards 2025! #openukawards #opensource #openhardware
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to Jan Faracik of Kainos for securing the win in the Open Source Software category, sponsored by Red Badger at the OpenUK Awards 2025!
#openukawards #opensource #opensourcesoftware
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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🎉 OpenUK Awards 2025 Ceremony has arrived, celebrating the very best in open technology. Tonight, we gather for the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the House of Commons, hosted by Dame Chi Onwurah MP. Who will take home the awards? 🏆 Stay tuned. openuk.uk/awards/ #openukawards #opensource
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Read the OpenUK December Newsletter for the latest updates and insights into the UK's open tech conversation, featuring updates on SOOCon26, OpenUK new board members, and as usual, the press we were featured in, the events we will be at and events of interest. Read here mailchi.mp/openuk/12022...
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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SOOCon26, change in dates and location 📣📣📣 We are excited to share our 2026 plans have changed. SOOCon26 will be on the road with events across the UK, coming back to London on 9 and 10 January 2027. Read more in our blogpost. openuk.uk/soocon26blog/
#openuk #opensourcesoftware #opensouce #soocon
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM