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🌍 The conversations at #OSPOsForGood Day during #OpenSourceWeek2026 span sectors, disciplines and geographies—showcasing how open source is driving innovation and collaboration across the digital ecosystem. 🔹 AI as a Digital Public Good: Insights from ADB's Research How can AI support sustainable development and public value? Featuring Alessandra d'Angelo (Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ricardo Mirón Torres (Digital Public Goods Alliance), Yoon Choi Barker (Asian Development Bank (ADB), Omar Mohsine (UN Open Source Coordinator) and Serge Stinckwich (UN University Macau). 🔹 Building Open Source Capacity at Scale: University OSPOs as Engines for SDG Impact Exploring how universities can become catalysts for open source ecosystems and sustainable development. Featuring Zach Chandler (Open Source at Stanford), Clare Dillon (CURIOSS), Tom Hughes (Carnegie Mellon University), Jennifer Schöpf (The University of Texas at Austin), Emily Lovell (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Mithusa Kajendran (United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology). 🔹 Industry Spotlight: Open Source in the Automotive Industry Examining how open source and software-defined vehicles are reshaping mobility. Featuring John Ellis (Codethink), Masato Endo (The Linux Foundation and Toyota Motor Corporation), Mike Milinkovich (Eclipse Foundation), Claudia S. (ETAS France) and Dr. Wolfgang Gehring (Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation). Looking forward to more discussions on how open source can accelerate innovation, sustainability and digital cooperation for the public good. #OSPOsForGood #UNOpenSourceWeek