Research and Briefings
Browse the latest research papers and program updates, and our industry briefs.
Research Papers
Our research papers focus on policy and information for government and the general developer public to inform and recommend policy and develop responses to current and emerging situations in the software development world. Our research is always backed by thoroughly vetted and analyzed first and second party research and analysis, by our team of researchers and practitioners. You can see our current research papers and upcoming research plans here.
The Sovereign AI Imperative
Why Nations Cannot Afford to Leave Artificial Intelligence in Private Hands Executive Summary Artificial intelligence has crossed a threshold. It is no longer a commercial technology competing for market share. It is critical national infrastructure, embedded in healthcare systems, financial services, defense procurement, and government operations across allied nations. And yet the governance frameworks applied […]
The Accelerating Decline of the Open Source Ecosystem
How Generative AI is Compounding a Structural Crisis and Why Governments Must Act Executive Summary Open source software is the foundational infrastructure of the global digital economy. Estimates of its total economic value exceed $8.8 trillion. It underpins financial systems, healthcare networks, national security infrastructure, and the majority of commercial software products worldwide. It is […]
Future Proofing Software Development
Preparing for the post AI order Executive Summary The software development workforce is approaching a structural crisis that is not yet visible in today’s hiring data, but is clearly legible in the demographic and educational trends accumulating beneath it. This paper argues that the current wave of junior developer redundancies, driven largely by anticipated productivity […]
Industry Briefings
Our industry briefings are research-backed, analysis and identification of emerging and disruptive trends for industry across software development. They may focus on regional, or global issues, but they are always backed by the same research and rigor as our deeper papers. These are not opinion pieces, rather they are keen insight and observation of practitioners with decades of experience and access to the players in a rapidly evolving and changing landscape.
Quantum Computing and Cryptography
Decoding the Legacy of Bennett and Brassard (2025 Turing Award) Imagine a world where your secrets are no longer guarded by “mathematical padlocks,” but by the fundamental laws of the universe. This world is no longer a laboratory utopia because it has just been honored by the “Nobel Prize of Computing.” Executive Brief: The Bennett […]
The AI Code Laundromat: From Technical Optimization to License Piracy
Between “Vibe-coding” and license laundering, generative AI is shaking the very foundations of Open Source. From the Chardet case study to the Ship of Theseus paradox, this is an analysis of an ecosystem where automated rewriting threatens to break the digital social contract and permanently erase the contributor’s footprint. Executive Brief The Open Source Era […]
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