Breaking Silos: Open Source and Open Data Drive Interoperability

Dmitry Mariyasin (UNECE) keynoted on the barriers to interoperable data in the UN — legacy systems, siloed mandates, and "193 shareholders" — making the case for open source as a governance model. Panelists argued interoperability is a political and social commitment, not just a technical fix.

Recording & links

• ▶ Official recording (UN Web TV)
• 📄 Draft transcript

Speakers

• Mehdi Snene

  Senior Advisor for AI and Digital Transformation

• Dmitry Mariyasin

  Deputy Executive Secretary

• Rebecca MacKinnon

  VP of Global Advocacy

• Masayuki Yamada

  Head of Data Unit, Digital Agency

• Momar Kouta

  Senior Statistics Systems Information Officer

• Nabiha Syed

  Executive Director

Organizations

UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET) UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Wikimedia Foundation Digital Agency, Government of Japan African Development Bank Mozilla Foundation

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