Amanda Brock, OpenUK CEO, interview about Open Source technology, IP protection, and the OpenUK Kids Competition collaboration with Imogen Heap on the wb40 podcast.
On this week’s show we talk with OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock about Open Source technology, IP protection, and a fascinating education collaboration with Imogen Heap to spread the word about Open approaches.
Linux desktop org GNOME Foundation settles lawsuit with patent troll
Shotwell case ends with Rothschild Patent Imaging backing off for good Updated The GNOME Foundation has settled a US lawsuit brought against it by Rothschild Patent Imaging, complete with an undertaking by the patent assertion entity that it will not sue GNOME for IP infringment again. In a so-called “walk away” settlement, Rothschild Patent Imaging
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Open for Good (OSS 2020)
OSS 2020 was a forum to discuss theories, practices, experiences, and tools on development and applications of OSS systems, with specific focus on two aspects:(a) the development of open source systems and the underlying technical, social, and economics issue(b) the adoption of OSS solutions and the implications of such adoption both in the public and
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Covid-19 and contact tracing — an open source approach is vital
Excerpt from the article: Matt Hancock has confirmed that a government contact tracing app will be trialled on the Isle of White from today. The app is designed to notify users that they have been in contact with actual or suspected cases of Covid-19, allowing them to follow enhanced social distancing and other appropriate actions
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Open Source Under Brexit
In this podcast, we ask Brock about the changes she has seen in the U.K., post-Brexit, as well as the open source culture in the country, and what can be done to bring more visibility to the vast pools of developer talent that the country possesses. Then later in the show, we discuss the top
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Why UK leaders need open technology for the disrupted future
Open technology forms the basis of the UK’s thriving knowledge economy, but we’ve been slow to acknowledge this and capitalise on our strength in numbers
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Inspirational Woman: Amanda Brock | CEO, OpenUK
Excerpt from the article by We Are the City: Amanda is CEO of the UK body for “open”, OpenUK, the Chair of the Open Source and Intellectual Property (IP) Advisory Group of the United Nations Technology Innovation Labs, the European Representative of the world’s biggest defensive patent pool, the Open Invention Network and a member
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Why Open Source Makes the UK Open for Business Post-Brexit
Politics and government can feel far removed from our day-to-day activities. But in recent times there has been a shift, particularly with the perceived need for governments to regulate the digital economy, whether that relates to our outputs and the right to create them or taxing the big technology companies to keep us safe. Government
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Why Open Source Makes the UK Open for Business Post-Brexit
Politics and government can feel far removed from our day-to-day activities. But in recent times there has been a shift, particularly with the perceived need for governments to regulate the digital economy, whether that relates to our outputs and the right to create them or taxing the big technology companies to keep us safe. Government
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