OpenUK’s sovereignty event saw a deep exploration of what sovereignty is and how it can only hope to work in balance with collaboration and open source. Read here: www.thinkdigitalpartners.com/news/2026/06... #opensource #digitalsovereignty #aisovereignty #datasovereignty #sovereignty #openuk

Nick Jones, Nscale, delivers a personal talk on: what does sovereignty actually mean in practice, and can we build it fast enough? in his keynote at SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5. View the content here: stateofopencon.com/content-edin... #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq

Professor Adrian Jackson, EPCC, The University of Edinburgh, takes us on a journey through four decades of large-scale computing in his keynote: "Supercomputing and AI in Edinburgh" at SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5. View the content here: stateofopencon.com/content-edin... #soocon26

Here are some of our best bits from “State of Open Con on the Road”, Edinburgh, last week. Thanks again, NatWest, for hosting. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

Videos of content from SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5 are now live on our YouTube!!!! 📽️ Playlist link here: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #aimodels #aiagents #LondonTechWeek #LTW26

Officially frightened! Adrian Mouat of Chainguard brings deep knowledge of the Mythos Effect into the room as he keynotes Edinburgh’s State of Open Con on the Road. Missed out? Video will be shared early next week. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq

Deep debate on the pros and cons of AI on the software development side in open source with Chris Plank, NatWest; Justin Cormack, ex-Docker, Inc; Keith Bergelt, Open Invention Network; Mike McQuaid, Homebrew; and Paula Kennedy, Syntasso. And special thanks to Chris Plank and NatWest for hosting us.

Hearing from Meta’s Chris Yiu on his reflections on openness and their desire to continue to make models open, at State of Open Con 2026 on the road, Edinburgh, 5 June. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

A hero of open source and AI, Nick Jones, Nscale, keynotes today’s SOOCon26 in his home town of Edinburgh. Building the AI Stack with open source, he takes us into the world of hyperscalers, infrastructure and sovereignty. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk

"Talking supercomputers, we have been working on this for a long time here in Edinburgh", Professor Adrian Jackson, EPCC at State of Open Con 2026 on the road, Edinburgh 5 June. #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk #openhq #aiscotland #AI #aimodels #aiagents

CEO, Amanda Brock, says, 'I tend to use AI openness,’ discussing why open-source AI is about transparency with The American Bazaar. americanbazaaronline.com/2026/06/01/a... You can hear more of her opinions on Friday when she hosts SOOCon on the Road in Edinburgh. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so...

Friday in Edinburgh, SOOCon on the Road, tableholders, GitHub, Percona, NatWest, Occasio, Growth Engineering, and Cyber Secured India, Robot demos by The National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University, book giveaway, and podcast by Chris Weston wb40podcast.com. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so...

Everyone in AI is talking about “The Mythos Effect” and Anthropic AI’s Project Mythos Glasswing. Our experts, Adrian Mouat. Andrew Martin, and Liz Rice will bring your questions into their keynotes and fireside chats. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills

The Next Generation of Robotics embodies agentic AI. See the AI Agents for mediating interactions with Humans and Smart Robotic Environments. Demo and meet the robots with the National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt Uni. Join us on 5 June stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #opensource #AI #opensourceai

Join us on 5th June in Edinburgh to discuss the impact of AI on open source software development with Chris Plank, NatWest; with panellists Justin Cormack, Docker, Inc; and Keith Bergelt, Open Invention Network; Mike McQuaid, Homebrew; and Paula Kennedy, Syntasso. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so...

One week to go to State of Open Con on the Road, Edinburgh. The perfect opportunity to learn about AI and open source from world-leading experts. See the speakers, schedule and get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26 #openuk

The impact of AI on open source software development 💻 Join us on 5 June in Edinburgh for the session moderated by Chris Plank with panellists Justin Cormack, Keith Bergelt, Mike McQuaid, and Paula Kennedy. Get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills

SOOCon26 Edinburgh tickets offer access to an incredible lineup of AI speakers for £149 a ticket, and for us to share free tickets with the unemployed, community and students, thanks to our event sponsors Arm, NatWest, GitHub, Microsoft, ControlPlane, and Percona. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so...

Wishing everyone in the UK a happy Spring Bank Holiday in the sunshine 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 And a happy Memorial Day to our 🇺🇸 colleagues

Based in Scotland and want to join our team supporting SOOCOn26 on the Road? Volunteer and receive a free ticket to join our Opening the AI Stack day. A great opportunity to meet some of the leaders in AI from across the UK and become part of Team OpenUK. stateofopencon.com/volunteer #opensourceai

📣Get your tickets now for SOOCon 26 On The Road Edinburgh, 5 June, at £149! The day will focus on Opening the AI stack, working up from sovereignty and Compute through Models and Agents to the Mythos Effect with some of open source’s most highly regarded speakers. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so...

Sovereignty and the AI Stack are a constant discussion. Join us on 5 June in Edinburgh to explore what AI sovereignty is, do we need it and how open it should be. With Mark Boost, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, Camilla de Coverly Veale, and Sachiko Muto. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #opensource #AI

The impact of AI on open source software development 💻 Join us on 5 June in Edinburgh for the session moderated by Chris Plank with panellists Justin Cormack, Keith Bergelt, Mike McQuaid, and Paula Kennedy. Get tickets at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills

Based in Scotland and want to join our team supporting SOOCOn26 on the Road? Volunteer and receive a free ticket to join our Opening the AI Stack day. A great opportunity to meet some of the leaders in AI from across the UK and become part of Team OpenUK. forms.gle/LQn26R9EdTEh... #opensourceai

Everyone in AI is talking about “The Mythos Effect” and Anthropic AI’s Project Mythos Glasswing. Our experts, Adrian Moua, Andrew Martin, and Liz Rice, will bring your questions into their keynotes and fireside chats at stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #mythos #glasswing #AI #opensource #soocon26

Based in Scotland and want to join our team supporting SOOCOn26 on the Road? Volunteer and receive a free ticket to join our Opening the AI Stack day. A great opportunity to meet some of the leaders in AI from across the UK and become part of Team OpenUK. forms.gle/v4JJWu8LyLxM... #opensourceai

Accessing Data in an AI World - be a part of the leading edge discussion in Edinburgh with Dave Buckley, Iain G. Mitchell KC, Mallory Durran, Sonia Cooper, and Tom Wilkinson, The Scottish Government. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #opensource #AI #opensourceai #aiskills #stateofopencon #soocon26

Identity is critical in Agentic AI, but how do Security and Identity Teams keep up in this ever changing world? Join our experts in Edinburgh at SOOCon26 on the Road - Chaamini Mangaleswaran, WSO2; Matt Barker, BoltMCP; and Sal Kimmich, GadflyAI. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #soocon26 #openuk

What’s a Sovereign AI Stack, do we need one and how open should it be? Join the discussion in Edinburgh with Camilla de Coverly Veale; Jean-Baptiste Kempf; Lee Fulmer; Mark Boost; and Sachiko Muto at State of Open Con 2026 On The Road. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so... #AI #aimodels #aiagents

📣State of Open Con 26 is On The Road 🚘 and Early Bird Tickets for Edinburgh, on 5 June, are available at a discounted £99 until 6 May, focusing on the AI stack, working up from Compute through Models and Agents to user experiences and ROI with an openness slant. stateofopencon.com/edinburgh-so...

OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock joins Jimmy Wales as a keynote speaker at DataFest 2026, on May 27, as reported in the Herald. Read now: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2604741... #openuk #datafest2026

OpenUK’s Skills report is featured by John Leonard of Computing, saying that open source is not free; we just don’t pay for it. He recognises the open source skills opportunity, and from our report, the increase in contributions and contributors. Read here: www.computing.co.uk/analysis/202...

Welcoming some impressive open tech contributors to the OpenUK team with our Ambassador refresh! 😇 We will be launching our Apprentice Ambassador and OpenHQ international Ambassador programmes in the next few weeks. openuk.uk/ambassadors/ #openuk #openukambassadors #opensourcecommunity

Hitting 5.5 million @github.com accounts in the UK, it’s 7.9% per capita of the UK population and emphasising our nation of collaborative workers. openuk.uk/report/opens... #opensource #opensourceskills #opensourcesoftware #opensourceai #digitalskills #opensourcemaintainers #openuk #openhq

Read the OpenUK April Newsletter for the latest updates and insights into the UK's open tech conversation. This newsletter features updates on Skills Report, SOOCon26 on the road, Board and Staff Update and, as usual, the press and the events we will be at. openuk.uk/newsletter-p...

The UK hits 5.5million GitHub Accounts, and 7.9% of our population now has an account. Continuing to be more than any other country in the world per capita. This nation of collaborative workers is explored in our latest Open Source Skills Report for the UK. Read report: openuk.uk/report/opens...

Looking at open source and sovereignty, FOSSForce speak to Bruce Perrens and Amanda Brock. Read now at fossforce.com/2025/12/from... #openuk #foss #opensource #soverignty

OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock will be joining the panel discussion on "AI + Open Source: The New Software Supply Chain" at Kube Crash Spring 2026 on 30 April with Chase Pettet, Matt Barker, Nina Polshakova, and Cortney Nickerson. Register here www.kubecrash.io/register #openuk #opensourceai

Joining the OpenUK team as Policy Manager @talkcybertome.bsky.social will work closely with CEO and Policy Director @amandabrock.bsky.social and our Research Director Jennifer Barth. Congratulations on your appointment Sal and welcome! 👏 #opensource #openuk #opensourceai #opensourcesoftware #openhq

Welcoming @karansaini.com to our team as OpenHQ Research Manager. Working closely with our Research Director Jennifer Barth and CEO and Policy Director @amandabrock.bsky.social. Karan will be a key member of our research and reporting team, bringing his deep security and open source experience. 👏👏👏

We know that with Rebecca Rumbul as OpenUK’s new Board Chair leading our phenomenal Board and working closely with our CEO Professor Amanda Brock, OpenUK will continue to have huge impact on the UK’s digital landscape and global open source. Congrats on your appointment Becc! 👏 #openuk #openukboard

Adrian Bridgwater quotes CEO, @amandabrock.bsky.social, in the @thenewstack.io as he explores Meta open sourcing its new models, Alexandr Wang’s first for Meta Read here: thenewstack.io/meta-open-so... #openuk #opensource #opensourcesoftware #meta

Wishing you a Happy Easter and a well-earned break from everyone at OpenUK and OpenHQ! 🐣 🐰 🐤 #openuk #openhq

OpenUK were delighted to attend a roundtable with the Conservative DSIT Opposition team led by Julia Lopez MP on Wednesday, 18th. We were 10 strong, and took the opportunity not only to discuss digital sovereignty but UK’s open source ecosystem and its needs. Read here: openuk.uk/openukmeetin...

Read the OpenUK March Newsletter features updates on the Africa meet-up and report, the Roundtable in Parliament, SOOCon On The Road, and, as usual, the press we were featured in and the events we will be at. Read the OpenUK March Newsletter here openuk.uk/newsletter-p... #openuk #opensource

Amanda Brock co-authored this OpEd for Deccan Herald, looking at the middle ground approach of the UK to AI regulation alongside those of India and the EU. Read here: www.deccanherald.com/opinion/the-... #openuk #opensource #opensourcesoftware #opentech #opensourceai

Open tech is inevitable. Eventually, it became the dominant force in software, and over time, the same will happen in AI. It just needs a bunch of stars to align,” states OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock. Read here: www.computing.co.uk/feature/2026... #openuk #opensource #opensourcesoftware #opentech

Kigali, Rwanda, on 11 March, Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK and OpenHQ, will be interviewed by Didas Mbarushimana of Open Source Kigali in a fireside chat followed by audience Q&A. Taking place at 18.00 on 11 March, at Digital Transformation Centre, Rwanda. Sign up here: luma.com/tyd5aolg #openafrica

Read the OpenUK March 2026 Newsletter – a National Open Source Foundation for the UK to read updates on OpenUK's proposal on a UK National Open Source Foundation, MWC Leaders' Lunch, Roundtable in Parliament, and so on. Read the OpenUK March Newsletter here: openuk.uk/newsletter-p...

CEO @amandabrock.bsky.social is included in 15 women who inspire by The Beautiful Truth on International Women’s Day. www.linkedin.com/posts/the-be... #IWD #internationalwomensday #IWD26