OpenTech Labs and Projects at FOSSASIA | Asia's Open Technology Organization for Open Hardware, Free Software, Open Design, Open Data

The goal of our labs is to bring projects to the next level and support them from idea stage to developing sustainable Open Source products. On this page we also share ideas for lab projects to involve new contributors through our coding programs.
FOSSASIA runs internship and coding programs for students to write code for our open source projects.
The goal of FOSSASIA Labs is to bring projects to the next level and support developers to make them sustainable.
In the software and hardware lab we onboard FOSSASIA developers who have an idea and want to start a new project or develop a new feature within a FOSSASIA program. We work with them to connect to like-minded developers online and through events. In the science hack lab we focus on educational instutions. And, in the incubation lab we work with teams to bring Open Source products to market. Check out Github projects to learn more about existing projects.
In the Science Hack Lab we develop hardware and software solutions for schools and universities to enable hands-on learning for about physics and chemistry. Here we also organize Science Hack Days across Asia and cooperate with universities and numerous local partners and companies.
We develop many Open Source software projects from Artificial Learning like SUSI.AI to event management solutions. We are still at the beginning of the Open Hardware revolution and participate in this change with PSLab and Neurolab. FOSSASIA Labs is the place to share ideas and get started on new projects. Please join us in creating useful tools that make the world a better place.
In the FOSSASIA Incubation Lab we work together with project teams who want to make the next step and develop a FOSS/Open Source product with the goal to bring it to the market. We collaborate to get the funding needed and support teams through mentorship, marketing activities and advise them on business matter and opportunities.
There are many ways to join the Free and Open Source Technology community. Here are some ideas what you can do to participate in the community. Students who are interested to apply for our coding programs should have an active understanding of Free and Open Source software and FOSSASIA and experience of the technologies used.
Show that you understand your project by making code contributions. Show that you understand how to implement features and solve bugs. Feature yourself as someone who knows strategies to master challenges. Also include information on yourself.
Continuously share information on your progress and challenges pro-actively and do not wait for mentors to get in touch. Be active in communication channels and mailing lists and submit updates. The idea of our coding programs is that students support project development with their work and do research to master challenges themselves (rather than expecting mentors to teach them). Other specific expectations are below.
Join the FOSSASIA developers mailing list and spread Open Tech news.
FOSSASIA developers are active on a number of dedicated mailing lists to discuss questions. The FOSSASIA developer mailing list is a place to share information across projects. Please help us to spread information and share your ideas. Let's start the conversation and working together!Join the FOSSASIA Developers Mailing List
Become a contributor and solve a bug, implement a new feature or write a unit test.
We are looking for your expertise, be it as a software developer, hardware maker, designer or administrator. Please join us and contribute to our projects on Github. Solving a bug, implementing a new feature, writing unit tests and giving feedback on existing projects is the first step before joining FOSSASIA coding programs.Find our projects on GitHub.
Join an OpenTech event or organize your own.
FOSSASIA groups and projects exist throughout Asia. Still there are many white spots left, where you can help to spread free knowledge and Open Technology tools. Why not put together a FOSSASIA developers event and and meet like-minded contributors to talk about coding projects? Organize an event with our Open Source event tool eventyay.com and share it on social media channels - tweet it @fossasia.Join OpenTech events or organize your own with eventyay.com
FOSSASIA develops Open Source software and hardware for conversational AIs, science and event management with a global developer community from its base in Asia. The organization organizes Open Technology events, runs coding programs and the #Codeheat development contest. The annual FOSSASIA Summit is the premier Open Technology event in Asia for developers, contributors, start-ups, and technology companies. FOSSASIA was founded in 2009 by Mario Behling and Hong Phuc Dang.