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### Objective

- The FINOS InnerSource SIG is a designated space to foster a culture of collaboration, openness, and shared responsibility within the FINTECH industry, leveraging InnerSource principles to improve software development processes, innovation, and operational efficiency across the organization.

- The FINOS InnerSource SIG is a designated space to foster a culture of
collaboration, openness, and shared responsibility within the FINTECH
industry, leveraging the InnerSource principles maintained by
[InnerSource Commons](https://innersourcecommons.org/) to improve software
development processes, innovation, and operational efficiency across the
organization.

### Goals

- Promote the sharing InnerSource methondologies and collaboration across different enterprises within the FINTECH sector
- Enhance the quality, security, and speed of software development by adopting best practices from the open source community
- Create a platform for continuous learning, mentorship, and knowledge exchange on cutting-edge technologies and methodologies
- Contribute to the development of open standards and reusable software components that can benefit the wider FINTECH ecosystem
- Promote the sharing InnerSource methondologies and collaboration across
different enterprises within the FINTECH sector
- Enhance the quality, security, and speed of software development by adopting
best practices from the open source community
- Create a platform for continuous learning, mentorship, and knowledge exchange
on cutting-edge technologies and methodologies
- Contribute to the development of open standards and reusable software
components that can benefit the wider FINTECH ecosystem

### Membership

- Target Members: Software developers, project managers, product owners, and anyone involved in the software development lifecycle within the FINTECH industry interested in adopting InnerSource practices
- Target Members: Software developers, project managers, product owners, and
anyone involved in the software development lifecycle within the FINTECH
industry interested in adopting InnerSource practices

Membership Requirements:

- Open to all everyone of participating FINTECH organizations who are interested in or currently practicing InnerSource
- Members are expected to actively contribute to discussions, share their knowledge, and participate in SIG activities
- Open to everyone from participating FINTECH organizations who are interested,
or currently practicing, InnerSource
- Members are expected to actively contribute to discussions, share their
knowledge, and participate in SIG activities

### Activities

- Regular meetings to discuss InnerSource strategies, challenges, and best practices
- Workshops and training sessions on InnerSource principles, tools, and technologies
- Development and maintenance of a shared repository of the FINOS InnerSource SIG body of knowledge, documentation, and resources
- Facilitation of cross-team collaboration on internal projects adopting InnerSource methodologies
- Regular meetings to discuss InnerSource strategies, challenges, and best
practices
- Workshops and training sessions on InnerSource principles, tools, and
technologies
- Development and maintenance of a shared repository of the FINOS InnerSource
SIG body of knowledge, documentation, and resources
- Facilitation of cross-team collaboration on internal projects adopting
InnerSource methodologies

### When and Where - Meeting Logistics

- Monthly meetings, with ad hoc working groups meeting more frequently as needed for specific projects or initiatives
- Visit the [FINOS InnerSource SIG](https://osr.finos.org/docs/InnerSource/Introduction) to learn more on meeting cadence
- Meeting Formats are mix of in-person and virtual meetings to accommodate members from different locations - largely virtual unless we are all at a conference together
- Utilize collaboration tools like Slack, GitHub, and Zoom for ongoing communication and project collaboration
- Communication Channels: Dedicated [Slack channel](https://github.com/finos/innersource) for regular updates, discussions, and resource sharing
- Email newsletters and a dedicated section on the [FINOS OSR Core Site](https://osr.finos.org/docs/bok/Introduction)
- Monthly meetings, with ad hoc working groups meeting more frequently as needed
for specific projects or initiatives
- Visit the
[FINOS InnerSource SIG](https://osr.finos.org/docs/InnerSource/Introduction)
to learn more on meeting cadence
- Meeting Formats are mix of in-person and virtual meetings to accommodate
members from different locations - largely virtual unless we are all at a
conference together
- Utilize collaboration tools like Slack, GitHub, and Zoom for ongoing
communication and project collaboration
- Communication Channels: Dedicated
[Slack channel](https://github.com/finos/innersource) for regular updates,
discussions, and resource sharing
- Email newsletters and a dedicated section on the
[FINOS OSR Core Site](https://osr.finos.org/docs/bok/Introduction)

### Review and Approval
This charter will be reviewed annually and updated as needed to reflect the evolving goals and activities of the InnerSource SIG. Approval from senior management within the participating organizations is required to formalize the charter and commence activities

This charter will be reviewed annually and updated as needed to reflect the
evolving goals and activities of the InnerSource SIG. Approval from senior
management within the participating organizations is required to formalize the
charter and commence activities
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proven methods to FINOS and the wider InnerSource Commons community.

Where appropriate, the InnerSource SIG will also work with
[InnerSource Commons](http://www.innersourcecommons.org) to share relevant
outputs upstream to the broader InnerSource community.
[InnerSource Commons](https://innersourcecommons.org/), the upstream source for
general InnerSource practice, to share relevant outputs upstream to the broader
InnerSource community.

Discussions have an emphasis on challenges and concerns that are particular to
FS organizations (e.g. relating to compliance or regulatory constraints).
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