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Birds of Feather(BoF) Intermediate

Pursuing a Policy Career in FOSS

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Session Description

FOSS has emerged from being a counterculture trend in the early 2000s to becoming a mainstream value in technical development. On one hand there is increasing institutionalization of FOSS in OSPOs and government strategies. On the other, emerging regulation can also undermine the values and infrastructure on which FOSS lies. There is thus an increasing need for professionals who can engage in policy and regulatory process while representing the needs and concerns of FOSS communities.


This BoF will bring together people who have created and navigated policy careers in FOSS. We'll discuss the evolution of policy as a profession, the challenges in pursuing a policy career in FOSS in India, and strategies for people considering a career at the intersection of FOSS and public policy. The goal is to lend support to the public policy vertical at FOSS United.


Key Takeaways

  • An appreciation for the need for FOSS communities to engage in public policy.

  • An understanding of the day to day work in a policy role.

  • What success looks like for a policy professional.

  • Skills needed to succeed as a policy professional in India.

References

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Government_Policy/Why_is_a_FOSS_Policy_Needed
https://www.nls.ac.in/faculty/dr-arul-george-scaria/
https://tarunima.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/venky7/?originalSubdomain=in

Session Categories

Technology / FOSS licenses, policy
Which track are you applying for?
Main track

Speakers

Tarunima Prabhakar
Research lead/ Co-Founder | Tattle

Tarunima is a technologist and a policy wonk by training, and have worked with non-profits and tech giants. She leads research and product strategy at Tattle, an organization she co-founded. Tattle is an open-source civic tech organization that builds technology and data sets to amplify citizen action against misinformation and online harms, including gender-based violence, in low-resource settings.

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarunima/
Tarunima Prabhakar

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