Thank you, Alex. Apologies for the delayed response. Sure: I'll be happy to meet and learn more about INICIA. What day(s)/time(s) do you prefer next week?
Kind regards, Sally - - - Vice President Sponsor Relations The Apache Software Foundation Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] <mailto:sk%40apache.org> On Mon, Aug 24, 2026, at 12:47, Direccion Inicia wrote: > Dear Sally, > > I hope this email finds you well. > I am following up on my previous message from August 17th regarding a > potential collaboration between Inicia Foundation and the Apache ecosystem > around our INICIA Civic AI Commons initiative. > > We would still be very interested in scheduling a short introductory > conversation whenever convenient for you. Please let us know if you have any > availability in the coming days. > > Thank you again for your time and guidance. > > Warm regards, > Alex Vdovenko > President, Inicia Foundation > > пн, 17 авг. 2026 г., 12:46 Direccion Inicia <[email protected]>: >> Hello Sally, >> >> Thank you very much for your kind response and for your interest in learning >> more about INICIA Civic AI Commons. >> I would be very happy to connect and discuss the initiative with you. >> >> I am attaching a short information dossier with an overview of the project, >> its objectives, the Responsible AI approach, and the potential areas of >> collaboration with the Apache ecosystem. >> >> I believe a short introductory conversation would be the best next step. We >> can briefly present the initiative, hear your perspective, and discuss how >> INICIA could potentially engage with the Apache community and relevant >> projects. >> Please let me know what time would be convenient for you, and I will adapt >> to your availability. >> >> Thank you again for your openness and interest. >> >> With warm regards, >> Alex Vdovenko >> President >> Inicia Foundation >> Spain >> +34 624 86 50 51 >> [email protected] >> iniciafoundation.org >> >> >> пт, 14 авг. 2026 г., 20:01 Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>: >>> __ >>> Hello, Alex --thank you for your kind message and interest in the ASF's >>> Responsible AI Initiative. >>> >>> Of course: we're happy to learn more about INICIA Civic AI Commons. When >>> would you like to connect? >>> >>> With warm regards, >>> Sally >>> >>> - - - >>> Vice President Sponsor Relations >>> The Apache Software Foundation >>> >>> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] <mailto:sk%40apache.org> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, at 13:18, Direccion Inicia wrote: >>>> Dear Apache Community Development / Sponsor Relations Team, >>>> >>>> My name is Alex Vdovenko and I represent Inicia Foundation, a non-profit >>>> organization based in Spain working on education, social inclusion and >>>> public-interest initiatives. >>>> >>>> We are currently developing a new open-source initiative called INICIA >>>> Civic AI Commons. >>>> >>>> The objective is to develop responsible, transparent and >>>> community-governed AI tools that can help civil-society organizations work >>>> with public information, social programmes, public-interest data and other >>>> open resources. >>>> >>>> We were particularly interested in the Apache Software Foundation's >>>> Responsible AI Initiative and its focus on secure, transparent and >>>> publicly governed open-source infrastructure for AI. >>>> >>>> At this stage, we are not seeking financial support from Apache. We would >>>> first like to understand how an organization such as ours could >>>> responsibly engage with the Apache ecosystem, contribute to relevant >>>> Apache communities, and potentially develop a European civil-society use >>>> case around Responsible AI and open-source technologies. >>>> >>>> We are particularly interested in exploring potential connections with >>>> Apache projects related to data processing, search, document processing, >>>> distributed systems and AI/ML infrastructure. >>>> >>>> We would be grateful for a short introductory conversation with the >>>> appropriate person or project community. >>>> >>>> We would also be interested in exploring the possibility of organizing a >>>> European Responsible AI / Civic Tech workshop or hackathon involving >>>> civil-society organizations, universities and open-source contributors. >>>> >>>> I would be happy to send a short concept note describing the initiative. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> >>>> Alex Vdovenko >>>> Inicia Foundation >>>> Spain >>>
