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This is my second visit to Tirana for the OSCAL conference, an annual celebration of open source technology in Albania’s capital. Aside from excellent content, the conference stands out for a couple of reasons. Most attendees and organizers are under 30, and the gender divide is pretty much an even split. Anyone who attends tech-related events in other countries know that this is (sadly) unusual, and I was interested in digging beneath the surface to find out more. First, why am I including Kosovo in this article alongside Albania? I understand the geographical, historical and political reasons this may be…

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