Dr. David Manset is a leading voice in open source, digital public infrastructure, digital public goods, and emerging AI technologies. He serves as Senior Advisor on Open Source and Digital Public Infrastructure at the International Telecommunication Union, where he leads the Open Source Ecosystem Enabler OSEE programme to scale national Open Source Program Offices, to develop and strengthen digital sovereignty, while harmonising open source policy across the UN system.

He is also Vice Chair of the Open Source United Community of Practice of the United Nations, supporting cross agency alignment and strategic coordination on open source adoption at scale. In parallel, he advances responsible AI through the GENIE.AI open source initiative, a responsible, sovereign and federated generative AI framework, and the GenAIforGood Challenge, mobilising global communities to develop inclusive AI solutions for low and middle income countries, in alignment with the UN SDGs.

A researcher and tech entrepreneur, he has founded four international companies, contributed to major European digital health programmes, and received more than 15 international innovation awards. With expertise spanning artificial intelligence, blockchain, and data governance, he has advised the European Commission and multiple UN entities, and has contributed to international standardisation efforts.

Dr. Manset holds an HDR, a PhD in ICT, and an Executive MBA. He was named Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms in 2019 in recognition of his contributions to innovation and education.