Bringing Together Government and Open Source - Challenges and Solutions

Explore the convergence of government and open source in this 45-minute talk by Silona Bonewald from IEEE SA OPEN. Discover tools and techniques for merging these often conflicting cultures to create a more powerful and effective synergy. Learn how the public sector values open source processes for their transparency, speed, and effectiveness, while also requiring standards, diversity, inclusion, open governance, and safety/privacy measures. Understand the challenges government entities face when participating in and funding open source communities, including anti-trust and export control concerns. Gain insights into raising the maturity level of open source projects to enable safe and legal use and funding by government OSPOs. Join the conversation and contribute to developing a checklist for successful collaboration between government and open source initiatives.