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UN Open Source Conference 2025 Insights
I wrote a report reflecting on how open source shapes digital sovereignty, public infrastructure, and global equity. Here’s a quick preview ↴
I wrote a report reflecting on how open source shapes digital sovereignty, public infrastructure, and global equity. Here’s a quick preview ↴
Honored to have joined global peers as part of the Young Women Peace Circle: Advancing Young Women’s Leadership in Peace and Security, organized by UN Women in collaboration with the United Nations Youth Office, the African Union, the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Honored to have joined global peers as part of the Young Women Peace Circle: Advancing Young Women’s Leadership in Peace and Security, organized by UN Women in collaboration with the United Nations Youth Office, the African Union, the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations
At the United Nations’ 80th anniversary event, “Bridging Generations: Youth and Legacy in Multilateralism,” convened by the European Union Delegation to the United Nations, global leaders and changemakers came together to reflect
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
At the United Nations’ 80th anniversary event, “Bridging Generations: Youth and Legacy in Multilateralism,” convened by the European Union Delegation to the United Nations, global leaders and changemakers came together to reflect
Honored to share that I've been selected as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee Youth Event at UN Headquarters this Friday.
October 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Honored to share that I've been selected as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee Youth Event at UN Headquarters this Friday.
Had a great time at #UNGA80 attending Digital@UNGA + side events on emerging tech, digital infra & global development.
Some reflections 👇
Some reflections 👇
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Had a great time at #UNGA80 attending Digital@UNGA + side events on emerging tech, digital infra & global development.
Some reflections 👇
Some reflections 👇
“Prodigy is, at its essence, adaptable persistent positive obsession. Without persistence, what remains is an enthusiasm of the moment. Without adaptability, what remains may be channeled into destructive fanaticism. Without positive obsession, there is nothing at all.”
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Prodigy is, at its essence, adaptable persistent positive obsession. Without persistence, what remains is an enthusiasm of the moment. Without adaptability, what remains may be channeled into destructive fanaticism. Without positive obsession, there is nothing at all.”
If you read my UN OSS report you know that the EU’s Next Generation Internet, who primarily funded open source development, had funding cut
DWeb is hosting a vital conversation on funding & sustaining open source. Highly recommend tuning in 👇
DWeb is hosting a vital conversation on funding & sustaining open source. Highly recommend tuning in 👇
Our next DWeb Virtual Meetup is in one week:
Tues Sep 30 10am PT / 2pm ET / 19 CET
"The Present and Future of Funding Open Source" — featuring Brian Behlendorf, Zenna Fiscella, & Alexander Sander
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetu...
Tues Sep 30 10am PT / 2pm ET / 19 CET
"The Present and Future of Funding Open Source" — featuring Brian Behlendorf, Zenna Fiscella, & Alexander Sander
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetu...
September 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you read my UN OSS report you know that the EU’s Next Generation Internet, who primarily funded open source development, had funding cut
DWeb is hosting a vital conversation on funding & sustaining open source. Highly recommend tuning in 👇
DWeb is hosting a vital conversation on funding & sustaining open source. Highly recommend tuning in 👇
Internet resilience is sovereignty.
Happy to share my op-ed based on the UN Open Source Conference 2025.
Why OSS funding, digital identity, and infrastructure equity are key to global futures:
Happy to share my op-ed based on the UN Open Source Conference 2025.
Why OSS funding, digital identity, and infrastructure equity are key to global futures:
The solution requires reframing how we think about #opensource infrastructure. Rather than treating it as a technical curiosity, policymakers must recognize it as foundational to economic resilience, GDP growth, & democratic governance, writes Feven Mekonenn pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/insight...
Insights From the UN Open Source Conference: Reclaiming the Foundations of the Internet
pulse.internetsociety.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Internet resilience is sovereignty.
Happy to share my op-ed based on the UN Open Source Conference 2025.
Why OSS funding, digital identity, and infrastructure equity are key to global futures:
Happy to share my op-ed based on the UN Open Source Conference 2025.
Why OSS funding, digital identity, and infrastructure equity are key to global futures:
Reposted by feven
The solution requires reframing how we think about #opensource infrastructure. Rather than treating it as a technical curiosity, policymakers must recognize it as foundational to economic resilience, GDP growth, & democratic governance, writes Feven Mekonenn pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/insight...
Insights From the UN Open Source Conference: Reclaiming the Foundations of the Internet
pulse.internetsociety.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The solution requires reframing how we think about #opensource infrastructure. Rather than treating it as a technical curiosity, policymakers must recognize it as foundational to economic resilience, GDP growth, & democratic governance, writes Feven Mekonenn pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/insight...
there is something very powerful in an entity or object that has no embedded politics or human configuration because then you’re forced to look beyond yourself
you have the opportunity to see beyond human greed, human optimism, human consumption
you have the opportunity to see beyond human greed, human optimism, human consumption
September 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
there is something very powerful in an entity or object that has no embedded politics or human configuration because then you’re forced to look beyond yourself
you have the opportunity to see beyond human greed, human optimism, human consumption
you have the opportunity to see beyond human greed, human optimism, human consumption
Recent tariff data shows (Goldman Sachs):
→ Foreign exporters absorbed 14% of U.S. tariffs
→ U.S. companies absorbed 64%
→ U.S. consumers absorbed 22%
→ Foreign exporters absorbed 14% of U.S. tariffs
→ U.S. companies absorbed 64%
→ U.S. consumers absorbed 22%
August 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Recent tariff data shows (Goldman Sachs):
→ Foreign exporters absorbed 14% of U.S. tariffs
→ U.S. companies absorbed 64%
→ U.S. consumers absorbed 22%
→ Foreign exporters absorbed 14% of U.S. tariffs
→ U.S. companies absorbed 64%
→ U.S. consumers absorbed 22%
"Open source supports critical infrastructure but lacks visibility, stable funding, and equitable participation...
Yet there is a viable path forward. It requires reframing open source development in terms that resonate with policymakers and the public"
Yet there is a viable path forward. It requires reframing open source development in terms that resonate with policymakers and the public"
August 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Open source supports critical infrastructure but lacks visibility, stable funding, and equitable participation...
Yet there is a viable path forward. It requires reframing open source development in terms that resonate with policymakers and the public"
Yet there is a viable path forward. It requires reframing open source development in terms that resonate with policymakers and the public"
hi! if you regularly write on substack i would love to follow you and hear your suggestions on others to follow as well
cc @kneelingbus.bsky.social @chenoehart.bsky.social
cc @kneelingbus.bsky.social @chenoehart.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
hi! if you regularly write on substack i would love to follow you and hear your suggestions on others to follow as well
cc @kneelingbus.bsky.social @chenoehart.bsky.social
cc @kneelingbus.bsky.social @chenoehart.bsky.social
UN Open Source Conference 2025 Insights
I wrote a report reflecting on how open source shapes digital sovereignty, public infrastructure, and global equity. Here’s a quick preview ↴
I wrote a report reflecting on how open source shapes digital sovereignty, public infrastructure, and global equity. Here’s a quick preview ↴
July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
UN Open Source Conference 2025 Insights
I wrote a report reflecting on how open source shapes digital sovereignty, public infrastructure, and global equity. Here’s a quick preview ↴
I wrote a report reflecting on how open source shapes digital sovereignty, public infrastructure, and global equity. Here’s a quick preview ↴
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Scale AI are already lobbying in Washington to shape policies that favor their closed source AI models. OpenAI alone spent nearly $2 million on government lobbying in the past year....
July 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Scale AI are already lobbying in Washington to shape policies that favor their closed source AI models. OpenAI alone spent nearly $2 million on government lobbying in the past year....
At the UN Open Source Conference, I joined a discussion on how to help beginners start contributing to open source.
Midway through, I asked "Will AI lower barriers to OSS contributions, and how are projects handling these influxes?"
The responses were unexpectedly blunt:
Midway through, I asked "Will AI lower barriers to OSS contributions, and how are projects handling these influxes?"
The responses were unexpectedly blunt:
July 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
At the UN Open Source Conference, I joined a discussion on how to help beginners start contributing to open source.
Midway through, I asked "Will AI lower barriers to OSS contributions, and how are projects handling these influxes?"
The responses were unexpectedly blunt:
Midway through, I asked "Will AI lower barriers to OSS contributions, and how are projects handling these influxes?"
The responses were unexpectedly blunt:
Last week, I attended the United Nations Open Source Week at the UN Headquarters in NYC
a global gathering at the intersection of diplomacy, technology, and public good ↴
a global gathering at the intersection of diplomacy, technology, and public good ↴
July 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last week, I attended the United Nations Open Source Week at the UN Headquarters in NYC
a global gathering at the intersection of diplomacy, technology, and public good ↴
a global gathering at the intersection of diplomacy, technology, and public good ↴
🚨 The Senate is currently voting on the “Big Beautiful Bill” right now, if you’re curious how this bill will impact:
→ clean energy projects
→ crypto
→ healthcare access
→ tax policy
→ border security
→ federal public land use
→ clean energy projects
→ crypto
→ healthcare access
→ tax policy
→ border security
→ federal public land use
July 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🚨 The Senate is currently voting on the “Big Beautiful Bill” right now, if you’re curious how this bill will impact:
→ clean energy projects
→ crypto
→ healthcare access
→ tax policy
→ border security
→ federal public land use
→ clean energy projects
→ crypto
→ healthcare access
→ tax policy
→ border security
→ federal public land use
one must imagine Sisyphus happy
June 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
one must imagine Sisyphus happy
i’m back on twitter hmu: twitter.com/notfeven
June 19, 2023 at 2:53 PM
i’m back on twitter hmu: twitter.com/notfeven
Reposted by feven
Meet the Summer of Protocols researchers
https://paragraph.xyz/@protocolized/introducing-the-summer-of-protocols-cohort
https://paragraph.xyz/@protocolized/introducing-the-summer-of-protocols-cohort
April 12, 2023 at 11:00 PM
Meet the Summer of Protocols researchers
https://paragraph.xyz/@protocolized/introducing-the-summer-of-protocols-cohort
https://paragraph.xyz/@protocolized/introducing-the-summer-of-protocols-cohort