Artificial intelligence, including open source AI, ethical and transparent systems, and AI's impact on work and the public good.
Across years
| Theme | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | 1 | 6 | 34 |
UN Open Source Week 2026
- UN Tech Over Hack-A-Thon
- Edit-A-Thon
- Fireside Chat: How is AI Changing the World of Work?
- Panel: Preparing Countries for an AI Future
- Open Source x AI
- Setting the Stage: Open Source and AI for Humanity
- 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
- AI's Impact on Open Source
- Open Agents
- Open Agents
- Closing Discussion: Openness for Digital Cooperation
- Closing Discussion: Openness for Digital Cooperation
- Reception: The Global Case for Open in AI: How Open Source and Open Standards Build Trust Across Borders
- Unlocking the Power of Open Source for Sustainable Digital Public Infrastructure: Introducing the Open Source Enablement Compass (OSEC)
- ADB & UN ODET — AI as a Digital Public Good: Insights from ADB’s Research
- AI as a Digital Public Good: Insights from ADB’s Research
- 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
- Reception
- Open Source AI for the Public Good
- Democratizing AI: Security, Sovereignty, and Inclusive Ecosystems featuring two expert panels
- Open Source and the Future of Verifiable AI
- Who Builds, Who Leads, Who Benefits: Structural Levers for Inclusive Open Source
- Deploying AI Responsibly: Hands-On Technical and Civic Strategy
- Growing Inclusive Digital Commons: Open Solutions, Communities, and AI in Practice
- DPG Showcase & Networking – Community Event (More details TBA) Growing Inclusive Digital Commons: Open Solutions, Communities, and AI in Practice
- DPG Showcase & Networking – Community Event Growing Inclusive Digital Commons: Open Solutions, Communities, and AI in Practice
- Toward Sovereign and Resilient AI: Governance, Open Source, and What Comes Next
- Digital Commons in the era of AI: Open Data, Civic Infrastructure, and DPI in Practice
UN Open Source Week 2025
- "Ahead of the Storm" Hackathon — Open Geospatial Analytics for Children-Centric Climate Emergency Response
- AI and the Future of Work: The ICT Sector in Transition (LinkedIn Side Event)
- Open Source Skills in the AI Era — Perspectives from the European Open Source Academy
- Advancing Open Source AI for the Public Good
- AI and Open Source: Building Ethical and Transparent Systems
- Community Day
UN Open Source Week 2024
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Reading list — standards & references
Quotes
even if you're not changing jobs, your job is changing on you— Sarah Steinberg, UN Open Source Week 2025
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