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title: Mission Statement
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image: missionstatement.jpg
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date: 2021-03-06
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The OpenPOWER Foundation Board of Directors is chartered to set the tactical and strategic direction of the organization.
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In this capacity the Board has ratified the Foundations Mission Statement and 2022 Focus Areas as follows:
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_"Through the growing open ecosystem of the POWER Architecture and its associated technologies,
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the OpenPOWER Foundation facilitates its Members to share expertise, investment and intellectual property to serve the evolving needs of all end users."_
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Focus Areas :
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Recognizing that truly valuable solutions come from both strong open technologies and a community that supports same,
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the OpenPOWER Foundation (OPF) will focus in 2022 on these key areas :
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- Building and engaging our Developer communities across multiple areas including Open Source Software, Academia, Cloud, HPC, ISVs and AI.
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  - Increasing geographical and informal collaborations/events for member-to-member communication.
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- Through the technical Working Groups continuing to enable the technologies, specifications and project deliverables that underpin Foundation activities.
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  - Providing/Increasing enablement for integration and information sharing capabilities to ease the ability to develop and integrate technologies.
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- Championing the solutions and offerings of Members by encouraging collaboration across the OPF membership and promoting these to the wider marketplace.
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  - Partnering with other Open Source and Industry organizations to broaden reach.
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- Growing membership and engagement at all levels.
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  - Ensuring membership structure, budget, and activities support long-term sustainability of the foundation, demonstrate business value of membership, and encourage participation.
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