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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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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...
#opensource #openuk
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Delighted to host OpenUK roundtable dinner as Official AI Impact Pre-Summit Event on the road to AI Impact Summit 2026, discussing AI Openness: Impact, Access and Innovation with Abhishek Singh of MeitY, Dame Chi Onwurah MP and Lord Chris Holmes, along with a group of leaders across AI #AIforIndia
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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OpenUK Research Director Dr Jennifer Barth will be sharing our groundbreaking work in assessing the value of open source at the Open Forum Academy in Rio De Janeiro this November. Our work takes into account the values as well as the value of open source software. symposium.openforumeurope.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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FT’s Future of AI Summit’s incredible line-up tomorrow, “AI’s open source moment” panel with @nscale.com's @nick.sausage.social, Tony Blair Institute’s Dr Laura Gilbert, and OpenUK CEO, @amandabrock.bsky.social, moderated by @tim.fo, @financialtimes.com Global Tech Correspondent ai.live.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Thanks to our Judges and sponsors, without whom our Awards would not be going strong in their 6th year 🏆 Thanks to Judges, Liz Rice, Lisa Allen, and Nicolas Vibert 🙏 and sponsors Arm, AutoGPT, ControlPlane, CyberArk, Iain G. Mitchell KC, lowRISC, Open Data Institute, and Red Badger 🍾 #openukawards
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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OpenUK Awards 25 Governance Category sponsored by Iain G. Mitchell KC Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: Dr Margaret Hartnett, and Sonia Cooper 🍾🥂🏆

#openukawards #opensourcelaw
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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OpenUK Awards 25 Security Category sponsored by @controlplane.io, Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: lowRISC CIC, Linux Vendor Firmware Service (fwupd.org), and Rustls (github.com/rustls/rustls) 🍾🥂🏆

#openukawards #opensource #cybersecurity
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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OpenUK Awards 25 AI Category sponsored by @agpt.co, Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: Godfrey Inyama, @flox.dev, and Dr. Ravinder Singh 🍾🥂🏆

#openukawards #opensource #opensourceAI #AI
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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OpenUK Awards 25 Community Category sponsored by Arm, Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: Andy Piper, @universalviewer.io (universalviewer.io), and Daniel Gale 🍾🥂🏆

#openukawards #opensource #community
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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OpenUK Awards 25, Young Person Category sponsored by CyberArk, Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: @coderoflagos.bsky.social, and Sourish Sharma 🍾🥂🏆

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November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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OpenUK Awards 25 Individual Category Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: @davidtw.co, Richard Purdie, and @jbp.io 🍾🥂🏆

#openukawards #opensource #leadership
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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OpenUK Awards 25 Open Data Category sponsored by Open Data Institute, Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: Ministry of Justice UK Splink Team (@robinlinacre.bsky.social), OpenActive, and UK Power Networks (Yiu-Shing Pang) 🍾🥂🏆

#openukawards #opensource #opendata
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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OpenUK Awards 25 Open Hardware Category, sponsored by lowRISC CIC, Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: Dermoscopea, lowRISC CIC, and @manyfold.3dp.chat.ap.brid.gy (manyfold.app) 🍾🥂🏆

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November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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OpenUK Awards 25 Open Source Software Category sponsored by Red Badger, Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: @bboreham.bsky.social, Rustls github.com/rustls/rustls (@jbp.io), and Jan Faracik 🍾🥂🏆

#openukawards #opensource #opensourcesoftware
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Congratulations to the shortlisted nominees in the 6th annual OpenUK Awards 2026, 🏆🍾🥂 Andy Piper, @bboreham.bsky.social, Daniel Gale, @davidtw.co, Dermoscopea, @flox.dev, Godfrey Inyama, Jan Faracik, @jbp.io, LVFS (fwupd.org), lowRISC CIC, Dr Margaret Hartnett, @manyfold.3dp.chat.ap.brid.gy,...
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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...
#opensource #openuk
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Read the OpenUK October Newsletter features updates on Roundtable at the Parliament, OpenUK Blogs, India AI Impact Summit 2026, CERN Keynote, Meetup and, as usual, the press we were featured in, the events we will be at and events of interest. mailchi.mp/openuk/12022...

#openuk #opensource
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Standard Essential Patents, even FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory), are in friction with open source as the OpenUK Legal Group explains in their response to the recent IPO Consultation. openuk.uk/ipo-sep-cons...

#patents #opensource #openinventionnetwork #IPO
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Join the OpenUK London Meetup digitally tonight to discuss AI with the group led by Tibor Ormosi, facilitating a fantastic, hybrid unconference on AI! Join the meetup here www.meetup.com/openuk/event...
#opensource #AI #opensourcesoftware #opensourceai #openuk #meetuplondon
October 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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This is what Tobias Augspurger of the State of Open Con Advisory Board has to say about why he's saving 3/4 February 2026, to join the UK's open technology conference stateofopencon.com #soocon26 #opensource #openuk #AI #opensourceai #opendata #openhardware #openstandards
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Join us for the last meetup of the year on 10th November, with Peter Gallagher, Hannah Clutton, and Ruby Dickinson, and a book signing by Sarah Hsu! Join here: www.meetup.com/openuk/event...
#opensource #AI #opensourcesoftware #opensourceai #openuk #meetuplondon
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Sweat equity's at the heart of Sourish Sharma's first start-up, so how has he found time to join the State of Open Con Advisory Board by OpenUK? Save the dates, 3/4 February 2026, to join the UK's open technology conference and hear more from Sourish stateofopencon.com #soocon26 #opensource #openuk
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Delighted to hear why Simon Maple's part of the State of Open Con Advisory Board and saving the dates, 3/4 February 2026, to join the UK's open technology conference stateofopencon.com #soocon26 #opensource #openuk #AI #opensourceai #opendata #openhardware #openstandards
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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AI’s open source moment — opportunity, disruption and risk" discussed by Nscale Founder and CEO Josh Payne, OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock and Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's Head of AI Dr. Laura Gilbert CBE, moderated by the Financial Times' Global Tech Correspondent, Tim Bradshaw.
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Why not let your hair down with the OpenUK team and leaders from the world of open technology at the OpenUK Christmas Party on 16 December? RSVP openukchristmas2025.eventbrite.co.uk #openuk #opensource
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The one and only Sarah Nototny shares why she's on the State of Open Con Advisory Board and thinks you should save the dates, 3/4 February 2026, to join the UK's open technology conference stateofopencon.com

#soocon26 #opensource #openuk #AI #opensourceai #opendata #openhardware #openstandards
- State of Open Conference 26
The UK's Open Technology Conference: Open Source Software, Open Hardware, Open Data, Open Standards, & AI Openness. 3 and 4 February, 2026 in London
stateofopencon.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM