Japan has a long history of using and supporting open source software (OSS) since the early 2000s, however, this participation has decreased since then and has been replaced by increased efforts in digital infrastructure standardization and software development. A European commision
study predicts that an increase of 10% in contributions to Open Source Software code would annually generate an additional 0.4% to 0.6% GDP, as well as more than 600 additional ICT start-ups in the EU. As per the UN , to unlock a more equitable world, a global effort is needed to encourage and invest in the creation of digital public goods: open-source software, open data, open artificial intelligence models, open standards and open content as a key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
In this panel we will discuss:
- How crucial the OSS activity is for achieving global sustainability with achieving SDGs, UN’s collaborations with various governments, achievements and lessons learnt
- The reason why a lot of public sectors have OSPOs in the world, especially in the EU,
German and French government OSS collaboration, achievements and lessons learnt
- Lessons learnt from OSS community development from corporate perspective and how it can be extended to public goods space
- Why is it important to expand OSPOs to Asia, including Japan
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