🚀 NEW on We ❤️ Open Source 🚀

Bryan Behrenshausen offers a clear look at OSPO work, from inbound and outbound efforts to upstream contributions.

The piece also explores why software supply chain visibility is important, but can increase pressure on maintainers without added support.

https://allthingsopen.org/articles/inside-ospo-open-source-program-managers

#WeLoveOpenSource #OpenSource #OSPO #SoftwareSupplyChain

RE: https://mstdn.social/@swheritage/116368319147281625

Why and How research institutions should involve Libraries in the management of the source code their communities build every day. a Webinar Series proposed by @swheritage #OSPO

Academic libraries have the expertise to manage research software, yet remain underutilized in strategic decisions. 🏛️💻 The #OSPO framework offers a path to institutional visibility and impact.
Join our webinar series to explore how to integrate these activities into your library's workflow.
🗓️ April 9: The role of ADACs in source code.
👉 Program & registration: https://shorturl.at/lReSJ
#OpenScience

🔓 Reclaiming European Strategic Autonomy through #OpenSource

Shift from "renting" commodity software to "owning" digital assets for the energy transition: Boris Dolley (Head of #OSPO at #RTE French TSO) will explain the strategy

🕒 April 17, 10:30 CEST
▶️ https://ospo-alliance.org/news/20260417_onramp_role_ospo_public_procurement/

Weet jij ook álles over open source? Of kan dat helemaal niet? 😅

#opensource #1april #OSPO

Vandaag een goed voorbereidend gesprek gehad bij @ProvincieZeeland met o.a. de CIO en @thieu_caris @minbzk over het event over Open Source en Soevereiniteit, later dit jaar. Dank voor de gastvrijheid!

Leuk om dit te doen met een fijn team: IPO, VNG, waterschapshuis. Na vandaag nog meer zin in gekregen!

To be continued….

Provincies, gemeente, waterschappen, heb je goede ideeen of wil je bijdragen? Dm me.

#provinciezeeland #opensource #soevereiniteit #ospo #ipo #vng #waterschapshuis

RE: https://mastodon.opencloud.lu/@OSPOAlliance/116283234920264428

If you don't know the @OSPOAlliance, it is time to have a look at it if you want to build and run your OSPO in any kind of organisation.

Disclaimer: I'm a maintainer there, so feel free to engage with me of you want or need some help. #OpenSource #OSPO

Learn about two approaches to handling "open" in this recent CNI presentation: Carnegie Mellon's Open at CMU program and The University of California's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Network: https://youtu.be/gEClsypHM6k
#OpenSource #OSPO #OpenAccess #OpenData #OpenEducation
Two Models for Supporting Open Initiatives

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Going to KubeCon? Join us on Monday at the #OSPOlogy Day for OSPO's and like-minded people. We have interesting talks and roundtables lined up for a meaningful exchange of knowledge. You can register at https://ocgroups.dev/todo/group/38gen8w/event/6bjuf3x #KubeCon #OSPO

Es gibt jetzt ein Open Source Project Office in Kenia. Auch wenn das Event noch über Teams läuft ist das ein guter Anfang.

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f4dfe6c0-be68-4c5a-b487-d4f6bc4da821@23e464d7-04e6-4b87-913c-24bd89219fd3

#OSPO #kenya #digtaleSouveränität #digitalSovereignty

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