Open Source Summit + AI_dev Japan 2024

This is an updated version of my previous CFP for OSS Summit EU. I will add deeper analysis of unique supply chain issues of Japan and SBOM best practice of Japanese companies. It would be a special insight of current SBOM practice of Japan. I believe this is a best topic to be discussed at OSS Summit Japan. Three years have passed since the issuance of the U.S. Executive Order (EO #14028), the adoption of SBOM in Japan has gradually progressed. Japanese companies are learning the minimum elements of SBOM which was published by NTIA, and are converting to a development process that takes automated SBOM generation into account. In July 2023, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) published a guide on the introduction of SBOM for software management, then the second version is scheduled to be released this summer. In this session, Ayumi Watanabe, a Japanese SBOM evangelist and an advisor to METI's SBOM PoC project, will discuss the status of SBOM in Japan, including the content of METI's guidelines, and the maturity and challenges of SBOM implementation in Japanese companies.