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Brasilia was built with a bold promise: 50 years of progress in 5. The DPGA's 50-in-5 initiative echoes that same spirit by helping 50 countries to build their digital public infrastructure in 5 years:

50-in-5

Implementing digital public infrastructure, safely and inclusively - 50-in-5

50-in-5 is a country-led advocacy campaign helping 50 countries design, launch, and scale components of their digital public infrastructure

Countries around the world are waking up to their dependency on foreign services and products. Geopolitical shifts drive digital sovereignty to the top of the political agenda in EU and other regions.

Open Source: A global commons to enable digital sovereignty – Open Source Initiative

As the EU pursues the goal of digital sovereignty, we urge you to harness open source — that is, technology that is free to use, inspect, adapt, and share — as a key enabler of this strategy. 

Open letter: Harnessing open source AI to advance digital sovereignty – Open Source Initiative

The OSI is seeking its next Executive Director, responsible for advancing its mission, growing and diversifying its funding base, and fostering a global, inclusive community of stakeholders.

Open Source Initiative now accepting your application for Executive Director – Open Source Initiative

The OSI is proud to stand with the “End of 10” campaign—a community-driven effort to turn the looming end of Windows 10 support into an opportunity for freedom, sustainability, and digital empowerment.

End of 10: The Open Source alternative to forced obsolescence – Open Source Initiative

OSI is now opening its search for a new executive director. We are greatly appreciative of Maffulli’s work over the last four years and look forward to what our next ED will build upon his foundation.

Open Source Initiative Executive Director search begins – Open Source Initiative

OSI charts next phase for the organization with executive director search

OSI charts next phase for the organization with executive director search – Open Source Initiative

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At UN Open Source Week, Sayeed Choudhury spoke about Open Forum for AI (OFAI) and the importance of openness as a design principle for infrastructure, including the development of AI.

Building digital public goods: Reflections from UN Open Source Week 2025 – Open Source Initiative

As the world face geopolitical uncertainty and increasingly frequent cyber attacks, in particular state-backed attacks, fostering stronger cybersecurity has never been more important. 

Keeping Europe safe and advancing Open Source: OSI provides feedback to the EU Cybersecurity Act – Open Source Initiative

Bill Gates met Linus Torvalds for the first time. One built an empire by selling software. The other built a revolution by giving it away.