UN Open Source Week 2026 — briefing

• 134Sessions
• 24Speakers
• 7Organizations
• 19Themes
• 6Recordings

Sessions by day

Friday, 26 June 2026

• Community-Led Side Events
• Plenary Session
• Open Source AI for the Public Good
• Public Investment for Open Source Infrastructure: The Sovereign Tech Agency Model in a Global Ecosystem
• Africa Accelerator for DPI
• UNICEF
• Democratizing AI: Security, Sovereignty, and Inclusive Ecosystems featuring two expert panels · Panel
• Nations and Sovereignty: cobuilding national and international capacity within and across borders
• Shaping a DPI: From Concept to Operation
• Open Source for Good Health and Well being
• Lunch Break
• Open Source and the Future of Verifiable AI
• Building the Next Generation: models and methods for growing capacity via the next generation of open source contributors and contributions
• Designing Sovereign and Interoperable DPI Ecosystems: Standards, Procurement, and Contribution in Practice
• Scaling accessibility and inclusivity through Open Source
• Who Builds, Who Leads, Who Benefits: Structural Levers for Inclusive Open Source
• DPG Showcase & Networking – Community Event · Side Event
• Deploying AI Responsibly: Hands-On Technical and Civic Strategy
• Funding and Sustainability: Securing capacity in the literal cybersecurity sense, and securing investments, creating value, and sustaining impact
• Growing Inclusive Digital Commons: Open Solutions, Communities, and AI in Practice
• Open Source for Climate, Energy, and Sustainability
• DPG Showcase & Networking – Community Event (More details TBA) Growing Inclusive Digital Commons: Open Solutions, Communities, and AI in Practice · Side Event
• DPG Showcase & Networking – Community Event Growing Inclusive Digital Commons: Open Solutions, Communities, and AI in Practice · Side Event
• Toward Sovereign and Resilient AI: Governance, Open Source, and What Comes Next
• Unlocking the Power of Open Source for Sustainable Digital Public Infrastructure: Introducing the Open Source Enablement Compass (OSEC)
• Digital Commons in the era of AI: Open Data, Civic Infrastructure, and DPI in Practice
• Inclusion, Localization, and Last-Mile Design
• Closing Session · Ceremony
• Reception
• Community-Driven Sessions on Open Source and Digital Collaboration

Monday, 22 June 2026

• UN Tech Over
• UN Tech Over Hack-A-Thon, Edit-A-Thon, and Maintain-A-Thon · Hackathon
• UN Tech Over Hack-A-Thon · Hackathon
• Edit-A-Thon · Edit-A-Thon
• Maintain-A-Thon · Maintain-A-Thon
• Octane Side Event: Sustainable Open Source Funding Infrastructure · Side Event
• Octane Side Event: Sustainable Open Source Funding Infrastructure (RSVP + Details). Location: Michael J Fox Foundation Offices, 111 W34th St · Side Event
• Check-In
• Welcome and Opening Remarks · Ceremony
• Fireside Chat: How is AI Changing the World of Work?
• Panel: Preparing Countries for an AI Future · Panel
• Reception

Thursday, 25 June 2026

• OSPOs for Good
• Opening Keynotes · Keynote
• Opening Keynotes · Keynote
• Open Source and Digital Sovereignty in a Connected World
• Open Source and Digital Sovereignty in a Connected World
• **Nextcloud Server & SUSE Linux Enterprise Server** — Open Source and Digital Sovereignty in a Connected World · Side Event
• UN ODET — Data Governance for the Public Good: Equity, Openness and Community Stewardship · Side Event
• UN ODET & GitHub — Unlocking the Power of Open Source for Sustainable Digital Public Infrastructure: Introducing the Open Source Enablement Compass (OSEC) · Side Event
• IDB — Financing Open Source and Digital Public Goods: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach · Side Event
• Country Spotlight: Lessons from Open Source Implementation in Japan
• Data Governance for the Public Good: Equity, Openness and Community Stewardship
• Unlocking the Power of Open Source for Sustainable Digital Public Infrastructure: Introducing the Open Source Enablement Compass (OSEC)
• Financing Open Source and Digital Public Goods: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach
• Unlocking Financial Intelligence with Open Source
• Country Spotlight: Lessons from Open Source Implementation in Japan
• **UN ODET** — Data Governance for the Public Good: Equity, Openness and Community Stewardship · Side Event
• **UN ODET & GitHub** — Unlocking the Power of Open Source for Sustainable Digital Public Infrastructure: Introducing the Open Source Enablement Compass (OSEC) · Side Event
• **IDB** — Financing Open Source and Digital Public Goods: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach · Side Event
• Lunch Break
• ADB & UN ODET — AI as a Digital Public Good: Insights from ADB’s Research · Side Event
• UN ODET & Decidim — Cities, Democracy, and Open Source · Side Event
• UN ODET & ITU — From Policy to Practice: Establishing Government OSPOs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries · Side Event
• AI as a Digital Public Good: Insights from ADB’s Research
• Building Open Source Capacity at Scale — University OSPOs as Engines for SDG Impact
• Cities, Democracy, and Open Source
• From Policy to Practice: Establishing Government OSPOs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
• Industry Spotlight: Open Source in the Automotive Industry
• AI as a Digital Public Good: Insights from ADB’s Research
• **ADB & UN ODET** — AI as a Digital Public Good: Insights from ADB’s Research · Side Event
• **UN ODET & Decidim** — Cities, Democracy, and Open Source · Side Event
• **UN ODET & ITU** — From Policy to Practice: Establishing Government OSPOs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries · Side Event
• Open Source at the United Nations
• Open Source at the United Nations
• **UNESCO & FAO** — Open Source at the United Nations · Side Event
• Strategic Independence Across Layers of Governance
• Strategic Independence Across Layers of Governance
• GitHub's Strengthening Global Open Source Collaboration Amid Rising Nationalism · Side Event
• Reception

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

• Open Source x AI
• Opening Keynotes and Fireside Chat · Keynote
• Setting the Stage: Open Source and AI for Humanity
• High-Level Discussion: Open Source for Digital Development
• Open Robots
• Lunch Break
• Building Digitally Friendly Cities: Open Source, AI and Human-Centered Data
• Open Source, Digital Sovereignty, and Public AI Infrastructure in Africa
• Responsible GenAI at Scale: Open Source Commons and Governance
• What AI Changes for Open Source Risk and Resilience
• Youth-Led Open Source AI for Sustainable Futures: Bridging Developed and Developing Countries
• **DPGA & UNICEF** — What AI Changes for Open Source Risk and Resilience · Side Event
• AI's Impact on Open Source
• Open Agents
• Open Agents
• **UN-ODET & UNICC** — Open Agents · Side Event
• Closing Discussion: Openness for Digital Cooperation · Ceremony
• Closing Discussion: Openness for Digital Cooperation · Ceremony
• UN Open Source Week Reception
• Open Source Community Drinks NYC · Side Event

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

• DPGA Breakfast · Side Event
• CHAOSS Breakfast · Side Event
• DPGA Members’ Breakfast (by invitation only) · Side Event
• DPI Day
• Opening Keynotes · Keynote
• Opening Fireside Chat · Ceremony
• Turning Global Commitments into Action
• Advancing Population-Scale Innovation with Safe & Inclusive DPI · Side Event
• UNICC & UNESCO DPI Sustainability for Health, Learning and Science · Side Event
• A DPI Approach to Next Generation Trade and Transport
• Advancing Population-Scale Innovation with Safe & Inclusive DPI (1)
• Building Inclusion: Identity, Payments, and the Real Cost of Digital Public Infrastructure
• DPI Sustainability for Health, Learning and Science
• The DPI Scale-Up Dilemma: Move Fast, Build Trust, Leave No One Behind
• **DPGA, UNDP, & UN-ODET** — The DPI Scale-Up Dilemma: Move Fast, Build Trust, Leave No One Behind · Side Event
• **UNICEF** — A DPI Approach to Next Generation Trade and Transport · Side Event
• **Government Of Dominican Republic, UNICC, UNESCO, & DHIS2** — DPI Sustainability for Health, Learning and Science · Side Event
• **DPGA, UN-ODET, & UNDP** — DPI That Delivers: From Failure Points to Multistakeholder Actions · Side Event
• Lunch Break
• Government of the Dominican Republic & UNICEF – Making DPI Work for Children: From Country Experience to Implementer Tactics · Side Event
• Advancing Population-Scale Innovation with Safe & Inclusive DPI (2)
• Making DPI Work for Children: From Country Experience to Implementer Tactics
• Women Building Digital: The GovStack Women in GovTech Challenge
• DPI That Delivers: From Failure Points to Multistakeholder Actions
• Public Code Observatory: Mapping Public Sector Contributions to Open Source Worldwide
• **Government of the Dominican Republic & UNICEF** – Making DPI Work for Children: From Country Experience to Implementer Tactics · Side Event
• **Open Cities Lab** – Women Building Digital: The GovStack Women in GovTech Challenge · Side Event
• **UN-ODET & UNESCO** – Public Code Observatory: Mapping Public Sector Contributions to Open Source Worldwide · Side Event
• **UN-ODET, UNESCO, & Software Heritage** – Public Code Observatory: Mapping Public Sector Contributions to Open Source Worldwide · Side Event
• DPI for Inclusive Growth
• **UN ODET & Government of Nigeria** — DPI for Inclusive Growth · Side Event
• Closing Remarks · Ceremony
• Closing Session · Ceremony
• Reception: The Global Case for Open in AI: How Open Source and Open Standards Build Trust Across Borders

Themes

• Open Source · 131 sessions
• Digital Public Goods · 41 sessions
• Digital Public Infrastructure · 36 sessions
• Government · 35 sessions
• AI · 34 sessions
• Sustainability · 32 sessions
• Community · 19 sessions
• OSPO · 18 sessions
• Security · 15 sessions
• Interoperability · 11 sessions
• Education · 10 sessions
• Digital Sovereignty · 10 sessions
• Health · 10 sessions
• Funding · 4 sessions
• Climate · 3 sessions
• Open Standards · 3 sessions
• Licensing · 1 sessions
• Procurement · 1 sessions
• Accessibility · 1 sessions

Organizations

• CHAOSS Community
• Digital Public Goods Alliance
• DPGA
• Evolving Web, CivicActions, and Amazee.io
• GitHub
• UN Open Source Week
• United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET), United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT)

Recordings & transcripts

• Tuesday, 23 June 2026 — UN Web TV · draft transcript
• Tuesday, 23 June 2026 — UN Web TV · draft transcript
• Wednesday, 24 June 2026 — UN Web TV · draft transcript
• Wednesday, 24 June 2026 — UN Web TV · draft transcript
• Thursday, 25 June 2026 — UN Web TV · draft transcript
• Thursday, 25 June 2026 — UN Web TV · draft transcript