OSPOs for Good 2023
[Ended] OSPOs for Good 2023: Building & Designing Cooperative Digital Infrastructure
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Sincere thanks to all who attended and made this first edition of OSPOs for Good a resounding success.
Event Summary
The event kicked off with the UN Secretary-General Technology Envoy, Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill, and the UN OICT representative, Mr. Bernardo Mariano Jr., delivering keynote remarks, sharing their insights and perspectives on the role of open source technologies in driving positive societal impact and achieving the United Nations' mandates and goals.
Participants actively engaged in diverse activities, including panel discussions, round table discussions, workshops, and networking sessions. These sessions covered a range of topics such as the roles of OSPOs in government networks, showcasing OSPOs' success stories for community impact, cross-border collaboration in open source digital infrastructure, and the importance of open source for Sustainable Development Goals.
Event Description
This action symposium aims to address the issue of wasted potential by fostering collaboration among government, academia, and industry through a novel cooperative infrastructure. The goal is to work together towards achieving positive outcomes for society. Connecting OSPOs for Good will help build on the existing model of OSPOs and extend it further to address societal challenges and create positive social, environmental, and humanitarian impact. The event will provide education and challenges for attendees to join in building OSPOs for Good.
Through panel discussions, talks, workshops, and networking sessions, the event seeks to promote the concept of OSPOs for Good, explore infrastructure opportunities, and scale up initiatives while creating a dynamic and interactive environment for meaningful exchanges and collaboration among diverse stakeholders in the open source community. Participants will also have the opportunity to practice building and designing OSPOs for Good through sample organizations and case-studies, allowing for hands-on experience and practical application of the concepts discussed during the symposium.
Agenda
Pre Event Agenda: Tuesday - June 20, 2023
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Main Event Agenda: Wednesday June 21, 2023
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Post Agenda: Thursday - June 22, 2023
Location: Microsoft Building, 11 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
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Credits
Symposium Organizers
UN OSET: Moritz Fromageot
UN OICT: Omar Mohsine, Mithusa Kajendran, Benin Godfrey, Sebastian Rocca
OSPO++: Jacob Green
OpenForum Europe: Paula Grzegorzewska
RISE: Sachiko Muto
JHU: Dr. Adler Archer
The organizers wish to thank the speakers, UN OICT and UN OSET for hosting the event, and all the participants for their active contributions. See you again next year!
Conference highlights: OSPOs for Good Building & Designing Cooperative Digital Infrastructure
A whitepaper detailing the key points, challenges, outcomes and future directions of OSPOs is to be released on 21 November 2023 at OSOR Turns 15, Brussels
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