Plenary
The opening of UN Open Source Week 2025 framed open source as a building block for inclusive development and transparent governance. Keynote remarks by Ambassador Maurizio Massari (Italy) and Ambassador Jayantha Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) celebrated the 70th anniversary of both countries joining the UN and the role of open knowledge platforms such as Wikipedia in countering disinformation.
Speakers
Maurizio Massari
Permanent Representative of the Italian Republic to the United Nations
Jayantha Jayasuriya
Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
Organizations
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Wikimedia Foundation UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET) UN Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT)
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Quotes
Open source technologies are not just tools; they are building blocks for inclusive development, transparent governance, and shared innovation.— Maurizio Massari, Opening Plenary