Join us at the FOSSASIA Virtual Summit 2021 to learn about open technologies and to connect with lead developers and technologists from Free and Open Source software (FOSS) and Open Hardware projects from around the world. Registration is free of charge.

The event takes place from Saturday, 13th March to Sunday, 21st March. 190+ speakers from 42 countries and 6 continents are joining us. More than 180+ sessions, talks, panels and workshops take place online. Plus, trainers conduct over 28 hours of hands-on sessions at the Lifelong Learning Institute in Singapore.

The FOSSASIA Summit is a unique event with a broad range of open technology topics such as web and mobile technologies, Javascript, Python, cloud services, artificial intelligence, Open Hardware and production, privacy, security, digital sovereignty, Blockchain, DevOps, databases, kernel and platform, Open Source licences and compliance, open health tech and Covid-19, Open Science, Open Source culture and circular economy.

The first FOSSASIA event took place 2009. Apart from established open source projects the FOSSASIA Summit is a place to discover upcoming developers and new projects in the open tech community in particular from Asia. Some of 2021’s highlights are:

• 5 keynotes from Hong Phuc Dang (Founder, FOSSASIA) and Mario Behling (Co-Founder FOSSASIA, CEO OpnTec), Frank Karlitschek (CEO, Nextcloud), Greg Kroah-Hartman (Linux Kernel Maintainer), Brian Behlendorf (Executive Director, Hyperledger) and Bunnie Huang (Hardware Hacker and Crowdfunder)

• 180+ sessions covering tech areas of Quantum computing, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, pocket science, open robotics, hardware development, search, databases, Debian packaging, Covid-19, Hyperledger, Open Source event solutions, digital privacy, microservices, cloud, Kubernetes, and Linux Kernel development.

• 30+ hands-on workshops like getting started with Python, setting up PostgreSQL databases, creating test automation, machine learning, and science measurements.

• Panel discussions about Open Source licensing vs. available source licenses, firmware development, digital sovereignty, and Blockchain.

• Virtual exhibition with video rooms and exhibitor tours where participants can meet companies and active tech communities from across Asia.

The event is sponsored by Microsoft, MySQL Oracle, Elastic, OpnTec, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, OpenTap and the Linux Professional Institute.

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