"China now leads the world with 2.2 million active open source software developers, while India’s 2+ million contributors already overtook Europe and the US in total numbers. African countries show the fastest growth rates globally, but the China-India race creates both opportunities and challenges for the continent’s emerging tech talent. The global open source landscape has fundamentally shifted eastward, and the implications for international development are profound. We’re witnessing a technological realignment that will reshape how we approach digital solutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for decades to come." (Introduction)