ZTE has announced that Meng Wei, Director of its Standards and Open Source Strategy, was successfully elected as the new Chairman of the Governing Board of the Linux Foundation Artificial Intelligence and Data (LF AI & Data). The executive received more than half of the support in the voting and emerged as the successful candidate for the position.

Meng Wei Takes Over Linux Foundation AI and Data

For the unaware, the Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit technology consortium that was established in 2000. Simply put, its main goals are to standardize Linux, help it grow, and encourage businesses to use it. On top of that, the foundation also provides a platform for people to work together and develop open-source software projects.

ZTE LF AI chairman

As for LF AI & Data, it is a project launched by the Linux Foundation in March 2018. It brings together 55 members from various industries around the world. What’s their goal? Well, they aim to create an open community for artificial intelligence (AI) and data. Their mission is to foster collaboration and drive innovation in these fields through open-source projects. In simple terms, they want to work together to explore new possibilities and opportunities in AI and data, benefiting everyone involved in the community.

In his speech, Meng Wei expressed his gratitude, saying, “As a practitioner who has been committed to the development of open source technology for a long time, I am well aware of the great contributions the Linux Foundation has made in promoting the development of open source technology and promoting cooperation in the open source community. I am honored to be a member of the LF AI & Data. Over the years, every step of LF AI & Data has been writing the history of its rapid growth, and the work has been fruitful and influential. As the Chairman of the Governing Board of the LF AI & Data, I will do my best to continue to promote this work and lead LF AI & Data to better serve the open source community.”

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