Aspiration partnered with the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) community and the Open Source Hardware Association to organize three participatory online workshops that explored open hardware strategies with a diverse range of funding institutions. These interactive working sessions connected open hardware (OH) and open research funders with OH and Open Science Hardware (OScH) practitioners to develop guidance on strategic and sustainable investments in the field. The meetings followed a policy working session Aspiration co-designed and facilitated on Supporting International Expansion for Open Hardware.

Having worked with and in support of information security practitioners in the human rights sector for over a decade, we have found that collaboration and cooperation are the backbone of this community of practice. Yet, many challenges and gaps hinder their practice and impact the contributions they are able to provide. We completed a survey to snapshot some of the key strengths and shortcomings of the infrastructure within which they operate today.