Building Open Technology Skills at SOOCon24
OpenUK’s State of Open Con 2024
State of Open Con is the UK's annual open technology conference for open source software, open hardware, open data, open standards, and AI openness.
The 2024 State of Open Con (SOOCon24) is rapidly approaching, so if you haven’t already made plans to attend, now is the time. This open technology conference, presented by OpenUK, will be held in London, February 6-7, 2024.
The not-for-profit OpenUK is on a mission to lead and advocate for the use and development of open technology as well as to encourage open technology education and skills for all. Toward that end, the organization recently conducted research into the state of open source in the UK, providing key insights on how to grow the open source space.
The OpenUK’s report identifies three specific ways to support such growth in the UK:
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