Session: 2 for 1: The Daimler FOSS Manifesto – Our Commitment to be truly Open/ Foundations of Community Leadership in Tech: IBMZ digital gender equality impact
The Daimler FOSS Manifesto – Our Commitment to be truly Open / Wolfgang Gehring
Fully embracing Open Source Software means to go beyond simply using it – it means to become an active member of the Open Source community. But how do we get there as a big automotive company? At Daimler, we decided that if we are going to take Open Source seriously, this needs to become deeply ingrained in the company’s “DNA”, away from a strict “we develop our own code” attitude.
This is why we created the Daimler FOSS Manifesto. It is a set of guidelines and core values which sends our employees on their Open Source mission, knowing well that they are fully supported by the company. It is now a key pillar in how we become part of the Open Source movement, and – in the spirit of Open Source – we would like to share it with you.
In this talk, I will present our Daimler FOSS Manifesto and the therein contained principles. Attendees will learn how these principles can modernize and transform an IT organization to drive forward a cultural change towards Open Source which will profoundly impact the way in which software is developed at corporate level.
This talk is
- for a general audience with interest in Open Source philosophy and community
- if you are interested in the transformation process of a company where a change of mindset is required
- if you are struggling or want to pick up speed in the acceptance of the Open Source way in your own organization
- or if you are just interested what’s going on at Daimler with regard to Open Source.
Future-proofing higher education / Giovanni Vincenti
Non-traditional students are often ignored by institutions, which typically design courses and coursework around 18-22 year-olds. This segment of the population implicitly suffers from several adverse factors, such as an older age at the time of graduation and often a lack of experience because often they have families and ‘adult’ responsibilities to manage. Through Open Source software, we have created an educational approach that helps adult students engage with the material, builds their confidence, and especially skills for immediate job readiness. This talk will focus on the hands-on in-house projects that we integrated in our courses, one Augmented Reality system that may help Artemis astronauts explore the Moon and Mars (NASA SUITS Design Challenge) and one indoor farming initiative, and their feedback.
