SICSR has been one of the local pioneers in the Open source movement by taking various initiatives such as introducing PHP, MySQL and Linux Programming in its course syllabi since 2004—which was unheard of in the education scenario in Maharashtra at that time and providing labs equipped with OpenSUSE and Ubuntu.

Beginning with GNUnify since 2003, SICSR has been put on the FOSS map.
Along with Pune Linux User Group, SICSR has been organizing Linux Awareness Program since 2004 for promoting training people in FOSS especially Linux and offers certification from SIU.

The institute is a popular meeting place for the likes of Pune Linux User Group and IndicThreads. It has also hosted Barcamp Pune and DrupalCamp.

Prof. Harshad Gune, a permanent faculty in SICSR, is a Board member of the Open Source Initiative.

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