The Linux Foundation, a global leader in open source development, has launched LF India, a strategic initiative aimed at advancing open source adoption and innovation across the country. Announced during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India, the launch highlights India’s growing prominence in the global open source ecosystem.
LF India will foster collaboration among developers, enterprises, government bodies, and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), with a focus on key domains such as cloud native technologies, telecommunications, Edge/IoT, blockchain, cybersecurity, and domain-specific artificial intelligence (AI). India is currently home to nearly 200,000 active contributors to Linux Foundation-hosted projects, and LF India will serve as a sandbox for innovation, encouraging the incubation of new open source software (OSS) initiatives.
“With India on track to become the world’s largest developer community by 2028, its open innovation ecosystem is ripe for exponential growth,” said Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation. He added that LF India marks a critical step in expanding global awareness of open source, and that the Foundation is eager to work closely with government leaders, enterprises, and developers to drive innovation with lasting global impact.
LF India plans to actively support India’s developer community by engaging regional startups, hosting events, providing training, and facilitating community meetups. The initiative also aims to strengthen India’s position as a contributor to transformative technologies, building on its robust digital public infrastructure and deep-tech startup ecosystem.
Arpit Joshipura, General Manager/SVP and Head of LF India, emphasized that LF India will serve as a hub for collaborative open source communities, driving local innovation with global relevance and helping shift India’s role in the tech landscape from a consumer to a contributor.
As open source technologies continue to power critical digital infrastructure globally, LF India is expected to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of innovation, empowering developers, and supporting industry-wide transformation.
