Keynote: The Sovereign Tech Fund: Investing in Open Source Infrastructure in the Public Interest
Talkat Open Source Summit Europe 2023 · on Wednesday, 2023-09-20· at 10:05· Auditorium (Floor 2), Abandoibarra Etorb., 4, 48011 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain·
summary
A publicly funded program from the German ministry invests directly in widely used code and tools and runs a pilot that contracts and pays nine projects (examples include curl and other core libraries) while publishing an evaluation report on processes and mistakes such as timesheet surprises. Work includes security fixes, a push for memory-safe rewrites, and a partnership with OpenJS Foundation. Operations deliver concrete contracts under procurement rules and the initiative scales complementary programs next year.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Sovereign Tech Fund intro
- 1:25Origins and mission
- 4:14Launch and first wins
- 6:42Pilot round lessons
- 8:04Sustainable infrastructure
- 11:15Project support types
- 13:22Future plans and programs
- 14:26Call to action
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