OpenUK
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The UK organisation for the business of open tech - engaging community to create a cohesive voice, impacting law and policy, whilst building open tech skills.
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@openuk.bsky.social
· Oct 28
We’ve been working hard with the UK public sector at OpenUK, looking not just at funding of open source software but at the overall landscape needed as a user and funder of sustainable software through open source. Read the blog post here openuk.uk/theuksfuture...
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The Individual Award has been won by some real leaders in open source based in the UK over the past 6 years: Richard Purdie, Ernest Kissiedu, Dawn Foster, Anais Urlichs, Kevin Mayfield, and Liz Rice. Nominate and see full terms here: openuk.uk/awards/
September 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The Individual Award has been won by some real leaders in open source based in the UK over the past 6 years: Richard Purdie, Ernest Kissiedu, Dawn Foster, Anais Urlichs, Kevin Mayfield, and Liz Rice. Nominate and see full terms here: openuk.uk/awards/
Last day to bag an early-bird ticket for our Belfast State of Open Con 26 on the road on 6 October. Take the opportunity to network with open source leaders and discuss the key opportunities of the day. Link to tickets and to find out more: stateofopencon.com/belfast-sooc...
September 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Last day to bag an early-bird ticket for our Belfast State of Open Con 26 on the road on 6 October. Take the opportunity to network with open source leaders and discuss the key opportunities of the day. Link to tickets and to find out more: stateofopencon.com/belfast-sooc...
Anyone under 30 based in the UK who demonstrates excellence in open source is ripe for nomination in our Young Person category of the 7th Annual OpenUK Awards, sponsored by kioko. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ until midnight UK on 13 September, and you can also see the full terms and conditions.
September 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Anyone under 30 based in the UK who demonstrates excellence in open source is ripe for nomination in our Young Person category of the 7th Annual OpenUK Awards, sponsored by kioko. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ until midnight UK on 13 September, and you can also see the full terms and conditions.
Recognise a project, organisation, or person in the UK showing open source Community excellence by nominating them at no cost for our Community category, sponsored by Arm, in the 7th Annual OpenUK Awards. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ until midnight on 13 September.
September 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Recognise a project, organisation, or person in the UK showing open source Community excellence by nominating them at no cost for our Community category, sponsored by Arm, in the 7th Annual OpenUK Awards. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ until midnight on 13 September.
Security excellence in open source from the UK is celebrated in our 7th Annual Awards' Security category, sponsored by Control Plane. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ Nominations open until midnight on 13 September. A short list of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our Judges in September.
September 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Security excellence in open source from the UK is celebrated in our 7th Annual Awards' Security category, sponsored by Control Plane. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ Nominations open until midnight on 13 September. A short list of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our Judges in September.
Governance is a key area of open source, and you can recognise excellence in an individual, project or organisation from the UK by nominating them in our 7th Annual Open Source Awards' governance category, sponsored by Iain Mitchell KC. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ until midnight on 13 Sep.
September 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Governance is a key area of open source, and you can recognise excellence in an individual, project or organisation from the UK by nominating them in our 7th Annual Open Source Awards' governance category, sponsored by Iain Mitchell KC. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ until midnight on 13 Sep.
State of Open Con 26 is On The Road 🚘, and Early Bird Tickets for Belfast, on 6 Oct, are available at a discounted £99 until 10 Sep - stateofopencon.com/belfast-sooc...
September 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
State of Open Con 26 is On The Road 🚘, and Early Bird Tickets for Belfast, on 6 Oct, are available at a discounted £99 until 10 Sep - stateofopencon.com/belfast-sooc...
AI Openness is a hot topic this year, and you can recognise UK leadership in this by nominating a project, organisation or individual in the AI category of the 7th OpenUK Awards. The AI category is kindly sponsored by nolabs.ai and open for nominations until midnight UK on 13 Sep. openuk.uk/awards/
September 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
AI Openness is a hot topic this year, and you can recognise UK leadership in this by nominating a project, organisation or individual in the AI category of the 7th OpenUK Awards. The AI category is kindly sponsored by nolabs.ai and open for nominations until midnight UK on 13 Sep. openuk.uk/awards/
OpenUK Meet-up series in London has been moved to 22 October for “Agentic AI in Financial Services”. Tickets are free, thanks to Infosys for sponsoring the event. It's free to sign up, but seats are limited. Register here: luma.com/openuklondon...
September 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
OpenUK Meet-up series in London has been moved to 22 October for “Agentic AI in Financial Services”. Tickets are free, thanks to Infosys for sponsoring the event. It's free to sign up, but seats are limited. Register here: luma.com/openuklondon...
Open Data leadership from the UK is celebrated in our 7th annual OpenUK Awards, with the open data category sponsored by Open Data Institute. A short list of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our Judges in September. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/
September 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Open Data leadership from the UK is celebrated in our 7th annual OpenUK Awards, with the open data category sponsored by Open Data Institute. A short list of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our Judges in September. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/
Nominate a project or person in our Open Hardware category, sponsored by lowRISC, in the 7th Annual OpenUK Awards until 13 September. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ A shortlist of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our judges in September.
September 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Nominate a project or person in our Open Hardware category, sponsored by lowRISC, in the 7th Annual OpenUK Awards until 13 September. Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/ A shortlist of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our judges in September.
Nominate a project or person in our Open Source Software category, sponsored by Red Badger in the 7th Annual OpenUK Awards until 13 September. openuk.uk/awards/ Shortlisted nominees will be invited to our Gala Awards Ceremony and Dinner, where the winners will be revealed.
September 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Nominate a project or person in our Open Source Software category, sponsored by Red Badger in the 7th Annual OpenUK Awards until 13 September. openuk.uk/awards/ Shortlisted nominees will be invited to our Gala Awards Ceremony and Dinner, where the winners will be revealed.
Our 7th Annual OpenUK Awards, Young Person category nominations sponsored by Kioko 💫 are now open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague here: openuk.uk/awards/
A short list of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our Judges on 15 September.
#opensource #opensourcesoftware
A short list of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our Judges on 15 September.
#opensource #opensourcesoftware
August 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Our 7th Annual OpenUK Awards, Young Person category nominations sponsored by Kioko 💫 are now open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague here: openuk.uk/awards/
A short list of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our Judges on 15 September.
#opensource #opensourcesoftware
A short list of up to 3 finalists will be shared by our Judges on 15 September.
#opensource #opensourcesoftware
OpenUK’s 7th Annual Awards are open for nominations until 6th September. This year’s amazing judges are Laura Czajkowski, Kunal Kushwaha and May Cheung. Truly the Oscars of Open Source! Link to nominate: openuk.uk/awards/
#opensourceawards #openukawards #opensource #opensourcesoftware
#opensourceawards #openukawards #opensource #opensourcesoftware
August 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
OpenUK’s 7th Annual Awards are open for nominations until 6th September. This year’s amazing judges are Laura Czajkowski, Kunal Kushwaha and May Cheung. Truly the Oscars of Open Source! Link to nominate: openuk.uk/awards/
#opensourceawards #openukawards #opensource #opensourcesoftware
#opensourceawards #openukawards #opensource #opensourcesoftware
The 7th Edition of the OpenUK Awards is now live — the "Oscars of Open Source". Nominate across this year's 9 categories! Thanks to sponsors Red Badger, Low RISC, @odihq.bsky.social, @controlplane.io, Arm, Iain Mitchell KC & Uber.
Nominate: openuk.uk/awards/
#opensource #openuk
Nominate: openuk.uk/awards/
#opensource #openuk
August 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The 7th Edition of the OpenUK Awards is now live — the "Oscars of Open Source". Nominate across this year's 9 categories! Thanks to sponsors Red Badger, Low RISC, @odihq.bsky.social, @controlplane.io, Arm, Iain Mitchell KC & Uber.
Nominate: openuk.uk/awards/
#opensource #openuk
Nominate: openuk.uk/awards/
#opensource #openuk
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Individual category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our individual sponsor Uber 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our individual sponsor Uber 💫
#opensource #openukawards
August 18, 2026 at 9:01 AM
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Individual category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our individual sponsor Uber 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our individual sponsor Uber 💫
#opensource #openukawards
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Open Data category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our open data sponsor Open Data Institute 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our open data sponsor Open Data Institute 💫
#opensource #openukawards
August 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Open Data category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our open data sponsor Open Data Institute 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our open data sponsor Open Data Institute 💫
#opensource #openukawards
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Open Hardware category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our open hardware sponsor lowRISC 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our open hardware sponsor lowRISC 💫
#opensource #openukawards
August 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Open Hardware category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our open hardware sponsor lowRISC 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our open hardware sponsor lowRISC 💫
#opensource #openukawards
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Governance category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our governance sponsor Iain Mitchell KC 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our governance sponsor Iain Mitchell KC 💫
#opensource #openukawards
August 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Governance category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our governance sponsor Iain Mitchell KC 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our governance sponsor Iain Mitchell KC 💫
#opensource #openukawards
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Open Source Software category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our open source software sponsor Red Badger 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our open source software sponsor Red Badger 💫
#opensource #openukawards
August 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Open Source Software category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our open source software sponsor Red Badger 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our open source software sponsor Red Badger 💫
#opensource #openukawards
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Community category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our community sponsor Arm 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our community sponsor Arm 💫
#opensource #openukawards
August 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Community category nominations are open until 6 September. Nominate yourself or a colleague: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to our community sponsor Arm 💫
#opensource #openukawards
Thanks to our community sponsor Arm 💫
#opensource #openukawards
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Security category nominations are open until 6 Sept. Nominate yourself or a colleague:
openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to sponsor ControlPlane 💫 Shortlist of 3 finalists announced 15 Sept. #security #opensource
openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to sponsor ControlPlane 💫 Shortlist of 3 finalists announced 15 Sept. #security #opensource
August 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Security category nominations are open until 6 Sept. Nominate yourself or a colleague:
openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to sponsor ControlPlane 💫 Shortlist of 3 finalists announced 15 Sept. #security #opensource
openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to sponsor ControlPlane 💫 Shortlist of 3 finalists announced 15 Sept. #security #opensource
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Open AI category nominations are open until midnight 6 Sept. Nominate yourself or a colleague here: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to sponsor NoLabs.ai 💫 Shortlist announced 15 Sept, ahead of our Gala Awards Ceremony.
#opensourceai #opensource #openukawards
Thanks to sponsor NoLabs.ai 💫 Shortlist announced 15 Sept, ahead of our Gala Awards Ceremony.
#opensourceai #opensource #openukawards
August 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
OpenUK 7th Annual Awards: Open AI category nominations are open until midnight 6 Sept. Nominate yourself or a colleague here: openuk.uk/awards/
Thanks to sponsor NoLabs.ai 💫 Shortlist announced 15 Sept, ahead of our Gala Awards Ceremony.
#opensourceai #opensource #openukawards
Thanks to sponsor NoLabs.ai 💫 Shortlist announced 15 Sept, ahead of our Gala Awards Ceremony.
#opensourceai #opensource #openukawards
It wouldn't be possible to have our 2026 Awards recognising UK leadership in open technology without the generosity of our sponsors. 🙏
Nominations close at midnight BST on 6 September. Get nominating now: openuk.uk/awards/ 🚀
#OpenSourceAwards #TechAwards #OpenUK #OpenHQ
Nominations close at midnight BST on 6 September. Get nominating now: openuk.uk/awards/ 🚀
#OpenSourceAwards #TechAwards #OpenUK #OpenHQ
August 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM
It wouldn't be possible to have our 2026 Awards recognising UK leadership in open technology without the generosity of our sponsors. 🙏
Nominations close at midnight BST on 6 September. Get nominating now: openuk.uk/awards/ 🚀
#OpenSourceAwards #TechAwards #OpenUK #OpenHQ
Nominations close at midnight BST on 6 September. Get nominating now: openuk.uk/awards/ 🚀
#OpenSourceAwards #TechAwards #OpenUK #OpenHQ
The OpenUK Awards are live the "Oscars of Open Source." 🏆 🚀 This 7th edition recognises UK leadership and global collaboration in open tech. Gala dinner at the House of Commons, 5 Nov, hosted by Chi Onwurah MP. Nominations close midnight BST, 6 Sept.
Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/
#openukawards
Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/
#openukawards
August 6, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The OpenUK Awards are live the "Oscars of Open Source." 🏆 🚀 This 7th edition recognises UK leadership and global collaboration in open tech. Gala dinner at the House of Commons, 5 Nov, hosted by Chi Onwurah MP. Nominations close midnight BST, 6 Sept.
Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/
#openukawards
Nominate here: openuk.uk/awards/
#openukawards