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W04.4 Panel on Licensing, Funding, Cooperation & Regulation

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Andrew Katz, OpenForum Europe, United Kingdom

There are several non-technical challenges for Open Source Hardware that should be addressed on the regulatory and policy level. There is a need for researching funding mechanisms that could increase Europe's influence and the level of participation of and cooperation between SMEs, academia and large companies, as well as a clarification of the regulatory and licensing issues that might stifle innovation. Are there policy solutions that can support such developments and Open Source Hardware initiatives? Who can be a driver of change? In this panel the panellists will discuss these pertinent issues and share their experiences.

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W04.4.1 Introduction of the panel's topics and panelists

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Andrew Katz, OpenForum Europe, United Kingdom

W04.4.2 After eating software, Open is “eating” everything!

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Mike Milinkovich, Eclipse Foundation, Belgium

W04.4.3 EUROPRACTICE as Breeding Ground for European Open Source Hardware Initiatives

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Romano Hoofman, Europractice, Belgium

W04.4.4 Funding open source hardware: getting the best from publicly funded research through commercial partnerships

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Javier Serrano, CERN, Switzerland

W04.4.5 Reinforcing large-scale design capacities: a partial view from a funding agency

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Arian Zwegers, European Commission, Belgium

W04.4.6 Building European RISC-V Leadership in Global Open Source Hardware

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Calista Redmond, RISC-V International, United States

W04.4.7 What are legal challenges for widespread use of open source HW? What are the licensing issues?

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Andrew Katz, OpenForum Europe, United Kingdom

W04.4.8 Panel discussion on Licensing, Funding, Cooperation & Regulation.

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Andrew Katz, OpenForum Europe, United Kingdom
Panellist
Romano Hoofman, Europractice, Belgium
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Javier Serrano, CERN, Switzerland
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Arian Zwegers, European Commission, Belgium
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Calista Redmond, RISC-V International, United States
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Mike Milinkovich, Eclipse Foundation, Belgium

Q&A session with the audience and panel discussion on on Licensing, Funding, Cooperation & Regulation