Software Heritage at UN Open Source Week 2026
For the first time, there’s proof of how the world’s governments engage with open source. A recap of Software Heritage at UN Open Source Week 2026 and the global launch of the Public Code Observatory.
The world’s first government open source insights report launches at UN Open Source Week
The first State of Public Code report offers a global, evidence-based view of how governments use and contribute to open-source software.
No science without source: Collecting, preserving and sharing software in a risky world
Addressing an audience on research ethics, Roberto Di Cosmo reframed the conversation around data altruism by crossing out “data” to focus on a deeper issue: the shared commons of software code itself.
From dependence to resilience: Digital sovereignty for software
Roberto Di Cosmo returned to the University of Pisa — where he studied in the 1980s — to make the case that Europe’s digital sovereignty debate is missing its most critical pillar: software. A talk on fragility, dependency, and why resilience is not the same thing as control.
Building software to support researchers
Computational pathology researcher and Software Heritage Ambassador Esha Nasir explains why the traditional PDF is obsolete and how Research Software Engineers (RSEs) help secure open science.
Archiving 900 million lines of the OIN Linux System Table
Beyond the license: Software Heritage and OIN have archived 900M lines of the Linux System Table. Discover how permanent code preservation creates a prior art shield against patent aggression and digital link rot.
One Year of SWHID as the ISO/IEC 18670 International Standard
Agustín Benito Bethencourt discusses the implementation of SWHID in modern development and the move toward evidence-based compliance.
Software Heritage and the long game for global infrastructure
What happens to our code in 2030? As the digital world enters a “common winter” of enclosure and predation, Software Heritage is repositioning its 28-billion-file archive as a permanent utility. It’s no longer about just saving code; it’s about building a global tech stack that can survive the frost and protect human rights.
Open infrastructures for software as a digital public good
As Open Science reaches a critical juncture, global experts explore how open infrastructures serve as essential digital public goods.
Beyond Stargate: Open code and the AI black box
Experts from France, Brazil, and the UAE explore how open-source code and transparent archives provide the essential foundation for digital sovereignty, ethical development, and linguistic inclusion.