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  1. OSI charts next phase for the organization with executive director search

    The Open Source Initiative (OSI) will begin searching for a new executive director as Stefano Maffulli departs in October to focus on Open Source AI and data governance.

  2. Keep changing: How Open Source has to continually evolve

    Wrapping up 4-year term as OSI executive director.

  3. Report from OSS EU 2025 and AI_dev: What’s next for OSAID

    At this year’s Open Source Summit EU (OSS EU 2025) and AI_dev EU 2025, Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director of OSI, and Jordan Maris, OSI’s EU Policy Analyst, presented a summary of 10 months since the release of the Open Source AI Definition v1.0.

  4. Deep Dive: Data Governance brings world-class experts together

    The schedule for the Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual conference is now live. Taking place October 1–3, this premier three-day event will bring together industry leaders and world-class experts to explore the latest advancements in Data Governance and Open Source AI.

  5. New resource on AI & Open Source for U.S. policymakers

    The OSI has put together a new resource to educate policymakers (state and federal) in the United States about Open Source software as they consider various AI policies.