1、12024 JAPAN SPOTLIGHT INSIGHTS REPORT2024 Japan Spotlight Insights ReportOpen Source Trends,Challenges,and Opportunities in JapanAdrienn Lawson,The Linux FoundationForeword by Noriaki Fukuyasu,The Linux FoundationOctober 2024Lack of time(49%),unclear project guidelines(47%),&communication barriers(3

2、7%)are themain challenges tocontributing to open source.Financial andbusiness services focus on collaboration and cost reduction,especially when it comes to cybersecurity(33%),operating systems(33%),&AI(25%).76%of respondents report an increasein business value from using OSS this year.Open source c

3、ontributorsin our sample get their primary funding from project-related services(34%),employer support(32%),&government grants(24%).Healthcare use of OSS manages risks&enhances collaboration,particularly in deployments of AI,blockchain,&security technologies(31%each).72%of respondents believe OSS is

4、 more secure than closed software,and 82%believe the open source development model is better than the closed approach.70%of respondents say OSS is valuable to their organization,which is lower than the global average of 93%.In the technology&telecommunicationsindustry,OSS reduces development costsan

5、d improves interoperability for cloud&containers(64%),AI(48%),&operating systems(45%).One-third of respondents plan to prioritize open source alternatives to tech monopolies in their future open source investments.AI/ML(28%),AR/VR(24%),&cybersecurity(24%)are the top trending open source technologies

6、in Japan.The manufacturing and industrial sectors benefit from OSS through improved standards and collaboration,especially in AI,data management,&DevOps(29%each).27%of organizations contribute to open source projects,compared to a globalaverage of 42%.Copyright 2024 The Linux Foundation|October 2024