Openchain, ISO Standard and Quality Process for Open Source Management

Together with HH Partners, Attorneys-at-law, and several guest speakers, IPR University Center launches a series of webinars on open source competence and management in organizations. Today, dealing with open source is no longer just about risk management or quality improvement, it is also a core competence for any organization providing and distributing software-empowered solutions, whether embedded systems, apps or standalone software. This series will give you an overview of (1) how you can assess your own organization’s maturity in leveraging open source, (2) what the usual competences are for an organization at different maturity levels, (3) what best practices there are for open source guidelines and policies, (4) how OpenChain, an ISO standard, can be used as a reference for open source programs at organizations, and (5) how tooling can be used to help different stakeholders in handling open source compliance and management efficiently.

The seminars are hosted by Martin von Willebrand, Partner, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-law.

Jimmy Ahlberg is Director of Open Source Policy at Ericsson’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO). He has worked with Open Source and IP in various context during his career, including: M&A, Patent Licensing, Product Strategy, R&D Collaborations, Standardization and Open Source Strategy, Sourcing, and Open Source Compliance. In addition to his work at Ericsson he is the chairperson of the governing board for the OpenChain Project, the home of the international standard for Open Source license compliance (ISO 5230).

In his talk he will cover the OpenChain Specification (ISO 5230), what it is, how it came about, and how it can as a tool and framework for Open Source management within an organization, beyond only complying with licenses. The session will also cover practical aspects of how OpenChain (ISO 5230) can be implemented, how to get started, who has already implemented OpenChain and how they have benefited so far. He will also share some of Ericssons learnings about how to manage and balance Open Source needs and traditional IP needs of an organization, industry best practices and common challenges.

Seminar is hosted by Martin von Willebrand, Partner, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-law

Program:

Openchain, an ISO Standard and Quality Process for Open Source Management at Organizations
Jimmy Ahlberg, Chair of Openchain and Open Source Officer at Ericsson

Implementing OpenChain in Finland
Comments: Martin von Willebrand, HH Partners