Notices by Open Source Initiative :osi: (osi@social.opensource.org)

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) board of directors met to validate the results of the polls, confirmed Carlo Piana as director and welcomed Ruth Suele, recommended by Affiliates, and McCoy Smith recommended by Individual supporters, as new directors. https://opensource.org/blog/announcing-the-new-directors-of-osi-board #OpenSource

We look forward to welcoming the new Directors at the April board meeting. https://opensource.org/blog/announcing-the-new-directors-of-osi-board #OpenSource

Announcing the new directors of OSI board https://opensource.org/blog/announcing-the-new-directors-of-osi-board #OpenSource

To endorse the UN Open Source Principles, submit your organization’s information here. https://opensource.org/blog/osi-endorses-united-nations-open-source-principles #OpenSource

The OSI submitted public comments with the Apereo Foundation in response to the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy’s request for information on an AI Action Plan. https://opensource.org/blog/osi-and-apereo-foundation-respond-to-white-house-on-ai-action-plan #OpenSource

Open Source underpins almost 90% of the software used around the world today, but very little of the money used for public procurement reaches Open Source developers. https://opensource.org/blog/overcoming-barriers-to-open-source-procurement-in-the-european-union #OpenSource

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) announced the publication of the roster of candidates for the upcoming individual and affiliate elections! https://discuss.opensource.org/t/meet-the-osi-candidates/832

Data exchanges are specific forms of data stewardship that serve as trusted intermediaries between data owners and data users. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

Mechanisms that introduce reciprocity and make the life-cycle circular and regenerative, need to be part of data and AI governance. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

Commons-based approaches balance public interest, economic growth and respect for fundamental rights. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

The concept of data commons and the various data governance models stemming from it have been increasingly prominent in debates about data governance. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

Greater care for data governance and acknowledgment that it should be the foundation of AI governance will help alleviate concerns over value extraction and exploitation related to data use. https://opensource.org/datagovernance

Open sharing of various resources needs to go hand in hand with greater attention placed on data quality, data governance, responsible sharing and respect and protection for various rights in data. https://opensource.org/datagovernance

Preservation of the knowledge commons and acknowledgment of various social aspects of data generation become key issues that the Open Source AI development ecosystem needs to pay attention to. https://opensource.org/datagovernance

The emergence of AI systems and the growing awareness of how they were trained on the digital commons are causing some to re-evaluate the value of open sharing. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

The ultimate goal is to support a future where data empowers various communities that create and own the data and not just corporations. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

Get ready to vote for OSI’s board of directors in 2025 https://opensource.org/blog/get-ready-to-vote-for-osis-board-of-directors-in-2025 #OpenSource

Web scraping for AI can be viewed as a new type of extraction and exploitation, at a massive scale, of global knowledge and cultural commons. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

Open Source AI has the potential to drive innovation, enhance transparency, and promote equity in the AI landscape. https://opensource.org/datagovernance #opensourceai

Data commons acknowledges a broad range of social aspects of data generation and associated legal frictions and deploying mechanisms other than licenses to offer adequate governance. https://opensource.org/datagovernance