December 24, 2025
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We are excited to announce that George Washington University has joined the Linux Foundation’s TODO Group as a General Member
George Washington University’s Engagement with Open Source George Washington University (GW) has built a strong and intentional open source community, supported by an Open Source Program Office (OSPO) established two years ago. The OSPO has planted a clear institutional flag for all things open, spanning open source software, open access, open educational resources, open data, and open science.
December 18, 2025
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We are excited to announce that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has joined the Linux Foundation’s TODO Group as a General Member!
Honda’s Engagement with Open Source Honda has been steadily advancing its open source strategy as part of its transition toward software-defined mobility. At Open Source Summit Japan 2025, Honda shared its OSPO journey and vision through a keynote titled “Honda’s OSPO Challenge: Accelerating Strategic Collaboration with the Open Source Community”, presented by Kazuo Tsubouchi, Executive Chief Engineer and Head of Honda OSPO.
November 20, 2025
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TODO Group is pleased to welcome the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) as a new General Member. IPA is a Japanese government-related organization under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Its mission includes improving Japan’s cybersecurity posture, supporting industrial digital transformation, and fostering the human talent and infrastructure needed for a “super-smart” digital society. As part of this work, IPA has become a key hub for open source promotion activities in Japan, helping organizations understand how to use, contribute to, and sustainably govern open source software.
November 18, 2025
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The TODO Group’s OSPOCon track at Open Source Summit + AI_dev Japan 2025 will bring together OSPO practitioners, open source program leaders, and ecosystem partners to share concrete experiences on open source governance, compliance, and strategy. Over two days of programming in Tokyo, OSPOCon will highlight how organizations in Japan and worldwide are building and evolving Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs), supporting developers, and working with communities and regulators.
Sessions: Monday, December 8 Keynote Panel 11:15–11:45 JST – OSPOjp: Ways To Level Up OSPO Stages With Knowledge and Strategies From Local Meetup Japan
November 16, 2025
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The TODO Group is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Steering Committee election, selecting members who will serve from 2026 to 2028. Please join us in welcoming the new members who will join the Steering Committee on January 1, 2026.
Ashley Wolf Director of GitHub’s Open Source Programs Office
Over the past year, Ashley has seen how the group’s guides, the OSPO Book, AMAs, and community calls help organizations at very different stages of maturity learn from each other and avoid reinventing the wheel.
Introduction As part of the OSPO Roadshow initiated by the Linux Foundation APAC OSPO SIG, we have been visiting various companies across China since 2021 — including China Mobile Research Institute, Red Hat China, Didi, ZTE, and GitLab China — to share and exchange experiences about open source and enterprise collaboration.
In 2024, this community activity officially became part of the TODO Group China Chapter, further strengthening collaboration among local OSPOs.
October 12, 2025
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The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to open source management and engagement within organizations and to create tools and educational materials that promote best practices.
We are excited to introduce the 2026 Steering Committee (SC) candidates. Get to know who’s running, what they bring to the table, and their vision for TODO’s future.
2026 Election Format This year’s election will include three elected seats and one appointed seat.
October 8, 2025
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On October 2, 2025, Japan’s Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), a government agency operated under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, hosted a public briefing for its upcoming “OSPO Level-1” corporate workshop, delivered in cooperation with the Linux Foundation’s TODO Group. The session explained how organizations in Japan can get started to establish open source governance bodies in their organization and how IPA will support both internal divisions and Japanese organizations on that journey.
September 11, 2025
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The 2026 Steering Committee (SC) Elections will take place in October 2025. We are now officially opening the call for candidates until October 10, 2025.
Submit your application What is the role of the Steering Committee? In TODO, it is the community that shapes project initiatives. The Steering Committee exists to support the community by helping drive progress. They serve by ensuring that TODO’s strategic goals are aligned with the mission, that these goals are met, and that community voices are heard.
This summary is based on the panel discussion “Open Source and Academic Collaboration: How OSPOs Make It Work” recorded at an Open Source Summit. This panel continued a discussion started at a previous OSSummit, and the group hoped to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for university–industry collaboration around open source.
Motivations from Industry Leslie Hawthorne of Red Hat explained that her company has a long history of working with academic institutions on open-source projects because it helps with talent development and product adoption.
