Session

DescriptionSome of the most critical software and data infrastructure the world relies on is maintained by open source communities. This includes OSs like GNU/Linux, networking tools, software libraries, HPC tools, compilers, data analytics packages, among many others. In open data, we have for example the archives of meticulously recorded weather data across continents and time eras. The fact that these foundational building blocks are freely available as a public good enables a vast range possibilities for the society. Public infrastructure, small and large businesses alike, and research are powered by these projects. This minisymposium will feature different approaches to sustaining open source, open research and open data projects for public or societal interest in the long term. It will feature three talks from very different kinds of organizations to cover a multitude of approaches, from bottom-up alliances between projects, to governmental investment to institutional support. It will conclude with a moderated panel with the three speakers and possibly more to dive deeper into the challenges. Audiences will get to share their inputs and this minisymposium will hopefully open a constructive dialogue between actors in the open source space, researchers, institutions, decision makers among many others.