New Associate Member Application: National Institute of Science Education and Research(NISER) Bhubaneswar

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What is your name? Saikat Hira

What is your email? saikat.hira@niser.ac.in

What is your member company? National Institute of Science Education and Research(NISER) Bhubaneswar

Identify which category their organization falls under: Government

Link to your website: https://www.niser.ac.in

What is your organizational mission statement: National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneshwar, is a unique institution in India, committed to generation, dissemination and preservation of knowledge in basic sciences, integrated with the goal to create a zeal and fervor in minds of the young buds of the nation towards scientific temper.

What drives your interest in joining the OpenSSF? To explore and contrbute to opensource secuirty and to implement them practically across the campus network infrastructure. Opensource software is being used intensively in this organization and hence this seems to be a necessity.

What are your organization’s aspirations for contributing to the OpenSSF, and how do you anticipate that your membership will bolster the OpenSSF's growth and support? The organization has scientific and technical staff of computer centre and faculty members anf researchers in this field who may contribute to a great extent.

Could you summarize your organization’s contributions to OpenSSF? Our organization is one of the major user of open source software.

Please include any contributions made to OpenSSF or other OpenSSF projects and open-source projects developed using any OpenSSF dependencies. Yet to make such contrbution.

How many developers do you expect to have contribute to OpenSSF projects in the next 6-12 months? Are there other roles such as researchers, analysts or any other positions that you plan on contributing? Tentatively seven developers/researchers/analysts.

How do you currently leverage any OpenSSF resources in your organization? Testing the opensource software following your guidelines.

Do you have signing authority for your entire institution? If no, who does? Registrar, NISER

Do you agree to follow the OpenSSF Code of Conduct Yes

1. Organizational Information/Alignment:

Organizational Mission Alignment:

• Does the organization's mission statement align with the goals of OpenSSF, such as promoting open source security, enhancing software supply chain integrity, or contributing to cybersecurity education?
  • [X] Yes

Non-Profit, Government, or Academic Status:

• Is the organization a recognized non-profit, government agency, or academic institution?
  • [X] Yes

Brand Alignment and Reputation:

• Is the organization in good standing within its community and the broader open source ecosystem, with a reputation that aligns with OpenSSF's values and brand?
  • No

2. Commitment to Open Source Security and Contribution:

Commitment to Contribution:

• Has the organization demonstrated a clear interest in actively contributing to the OpenSSF community through development, research, or other relevant activities?
  • No
• Can the organization commit to contributing a specified minimum number of developers, researchers, analysts, or other professionals to OpenSSF projects within the next 6-12 months?
  • [X] Yes

Commitment to Open Source Security:

• Has the organization previously contributed to OpenSSF or other open-source projects?

  • No

• Does the organization maintain or contribute to open-source projects that use OpenSSF dependencies or tools?

  • No

Commitment to Open Source Security:

• Does the organization have a history or a nascent plan to promote, improve, or contribute to open source security beyond its participation in OpenSSF?
  • [X] Yes

Utilization of OpenSSF Resources:

• Does the organization currently leverage OpenSSF resources, tools, or frameworks within its operations or projects?
  • [X] Yes

Educational and Community Engagement:

• Does the organization engage in educational activities, community outreach, or other efforts to spread awareness about open source security?
  • [X] Yes

3. Compliance and Ethics:

Open Source Licensing and Compliance:

• Does the organization adhere to open source licensing standards and demonstrate compliance with open source security best practices?
  • [X] Yes

No Conflict of Interest:

• Can the organization certify that its membership and contributions to OpenSSF will not pose a conflict of interest with the foundation's objectives and policies?
  • [X] Yes

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