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🌍 Next week, #OpenSourceWeek2026 brings together leaders from across the UN system, governments, international organizations and the open source community for #OSPOsForGood Day. Three exciting conversations ahead: 🔹 Open Source at the United Nations How is open source driving collaboration and innovation across the UN system and beyond? Featuring Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi (UNESCO), Rabab Fatima (UN-OHRLLS), Shirin Hamid (International Monetary Fund), Vincent Martin (FAO) and Christina Goodness (United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology). 🔹 From Policy to Practice: Establishing Government OSPOs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries How can governments translate open source policy into lasting institutional capacity? Featuring Benjamin Bertelsen (UNDP), Dr. David MANSET (PhD, HDR) (ITU), Evans Ikua (ITU), Bevan Agard (UNDP) and Michelle Baptiste (Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence TT). 🔹 Strategic Independence Across Layers of Governance How can open source support resilience and strategic autonomy across institutions and regions? Featuring Brian Behlendorf, Dr. Indra Pradana Singawinata (Asian Productivity Organization), Mike Milinkovich (Eclipse Foundation), Ann Cathrin Riedel (NExT e. V.), Veronica Gaffey (European Commission), Keith Bergelt (Open Invention Network) and Yoon Choi Barker (Asian Development Bank (ADB). Join us next week for these conversations and more at #OSPOsForGood Day during #OpenSourceWeek2026! https://lnkd.in/eg-emGHG