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Open source is now social infrastructure, rarely recognized until it fails. To shape a forward-looking strategy, we must know where we stand. In 2025, IPA ran two foundational surveys: a software-trends survey of domestic firms, and a GitHub study of 30,298 public-sector repositories across seven countries.
The findings show modest but clear momentum. Corporate OSS policy adoption rose from 32.0% to 36.7% (normalized), and vague "don't know" answers gave way to concrete work on security and talent development—a shift from awareness to practice. Japan's government OSS repositories rank alongside Germany, Singapore, and Estonia, with GIS and geospatial strengths grown from frontline needs—now a uniquely AI-ready foundation.
We propose a "Japan-Type OSS Model" with three axes: cultivating "native species" OSS rooted in real needs; a "seeding strategy" where the public sector publishes building blocks industry scales into services; and "Rules as Code," making institutions machine-readable for trustworthy AI.
This session shares what one country learned from mapping its terrain—and calls for cross-border collaboration on how open source will underpin digital sovereignty worldwide.
Open Source Promotion, IPA: Innovation Platform Agency, Japan
Born in 1974. I started my current job in March 2024. Prior to that, I worked in web development for 13 years. I started activities as a civic tech contributor in 2018.
