Sachiko Muto (born in 1975) is a Swedish academic and open source advocate.
Sachiko Muto | |
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 Sachiko Muto in 2021 | |
| Born | May 1975[1] |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | University of Toronto, London School of Economics |
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Education and early career
editMuto completed a bachelor's degree in international relations and political science at the University of Toronto in 2000. In 2002, she completed a master's degree in European politics and policy at the London School of Economics.[2]
Muto started her career in European affairs as an intern at Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.[3]
Subsequently, she worked for ten years in policy making in Brussels before moving to California.[2]
Academic research
editMuto's area of research is social and political implications of technological change.[4] More specifically her ingoing research at the Delft University is focusing on the role of standards from this perspective. She was previously a researcher with UC Berkeley, from 2012 to 2014.[2][5]
Muto is also a senior researcher at RISE in Sweden.[6] She is a frequent commentator on the question of impact of standards on the environment.[7]
Advocacy work
editMuto joined OpenForum Europe in 2007.[5][6] She was advocating for open standards in the context of the Microsoft antitrust case in 2008.[8]
In 2016, Muto became the CEO of OpenForum Europe, replacing the founder Graham Taylor.[9][7]
In her role, she argued for focusing investment in Europe on open source software to preserve the competitiveness of the continent.[10]
In 2022, Muto welcomed the creation of Linux Foundation Europe, to reinforce the advocates of open source in the EU.[11] She put forward the importance of open source in fostering a culture of collaboration in Europe.[11] According to Muto, investment in open source software would contribute to more growth and could put Europe in a leadership position.[12] Muto in particular called on the European Commission to assume a more assertive role in coordinating the efforts to develop open source.[13] From the perspective of users Muto, expressed concerns about privacy that would be best ensured through open source, because it offers the potential to mitigate the power of Big Tech.[14]
Personal life
editMuto lived in Belgium and the UK. She lived for five years in Cupertino, US before returning to Belgium in 2016 together with her family.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Sachiko Muto". GOV.UK. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Sachiko Muto". Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society. UC Berkeley. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Directorate-General for Research (January 2003). International Terrorism and European Security (PDF) (Report). European Commission. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Sachiko Muto". OpenForum Europe. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Linux Foundation Europe Advisory Board". linuxfoundation. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Measuring Contribution to Open Source". SWForum.eu. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Sachiko Muto, Chief Executive Officer of OpenForum Europe". JoinUp. European Commission. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Igra, Daniel (June 11, 2008). "Kroes issues software standards warning". Politico. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Mayank (September 6, 2021). "Open source software could be the EU's secret weapon". Techradar. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Bertuzzi, Luca (September 8, 2021). "Open source software boosted the EU economy by 'between €65 to €95 bn' - report". EURACTIV. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Whiting, Dan; Lustak, Andi (September 14, 2022). "Linux Foundation Europe Launches to Foster European Open Source Collaboration and Innovation". PR NewsWire. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Open Source ecosystem could drive massive economic growth". Services & Solutions Hungary. September 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ le calme, Stéphane (February 9, 2021). "L'open source contribue à hauteur de 95 Mds € à la puissance économique de l'UE" [Open Source contributes to the tune of €95 billion to the economic strength of the EU]. Developpez.com (in French). Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Open source software boosted the EU economy by 'between €65 to €95 bn' report". Technology for you. September 8, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Open Source Innovation in Universities". StayHappening. Trinity College Dublin. March 24, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.