OFE is delighted to announce that the preliminary agenda for the first Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium is now live! This year's Symposium builds on the legacy of OFE's OpenForum Academy (OFA) Symposium. OFE is proud to be the chair of this first edition of the OTR Symposium.

Open Technology Research@opentechresearch.org · 13h ago

We're pleased to announce that the preliminary agenda for the first Open Technology Research Symposium is now live! We want to thank everyone who submitted. (more info ⬇️) Explore the agenda and register now: symposium.opentechresearch.org

To celebrate the launch, we hosted the webinar, "Report Launch: Open Source Software in Europe's Telecoms Industry" on the same day. Watch the session: short.openforumeurope.org/gEkRk

Two weeks ago, OpenForum Europe launched a new vision paper entitled “ Open Source in the Telecom Industry: Capabilities, Ecosystems, and Policies for a More Sovereign and Competitive Future”. Read the paper: short.openforumeurope.org/XusSo

On 1 July, AMALIA, an open source AI model, was officially launched by a consortium of Portuguese universities and research institutions. Read the full article: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

Portugal launches open source AI to drive digital sovereignty

A Portuguese consortium developed an LLM dubbed AMALIA designed for broad application across industry, research, and government

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OFE’s Capital Series is coming to Dublin on 13 October. We have published the preliminary agenda. Read more about the agenda in the comments ⬇️ Explore the agenda and register now: openforumeurope.org/events/open-...

Join the European Commission’s Open Source Observatory (OSOR) Webinar: "Public Administrations and the EU Open Source Strategy" on 24 September, exploring the EU Open Source Strategy’s implications for European public administrations. Read more: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

OFE hosted the webinar, "Report Launch: Open Source Software in Europe's Telecoms Industry" on 23 July to celebrate the launch of our new vision paper on Open Source in the European Telecoms Industry. You can rewatch the session here: recordings.reu1.blindsidenetworks.com/openforumeur...

OpenForum Europe is growing! We are proud to welcome a new colleague to our Brussels office. Kian Trant joins OFE as a Policy Assistant under the CIP scheme of Bruxelles Formation. Join us in welcoming Kian to the OFE team!

OpenForum Europe is proud to launch its new vision paper: "Open Source Software in Europe's Telecoms Industry: Capabilities, Ecosystems, and Policies for a More Sovereign and Competitive Future" Read the full report: openforumeurope.org/publications...

Tomorrow, OpenForum Europe is hosting the webinar, "Report Launch: Open Source Software in Europe's Telecoms Industry: A Vision Paper", taking place on 23 July from 13:00 to 14:00 CEST. Register now: openforumeurope.org/events/webin...

On 13 October, OFE's Capital Series Ireland will come to Dublin. OpenForum Europe is excited to announce that the event is recognised as an Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026. Register now: openforumeurope.org/events/open-...

Jan Oleszczuk-Zygmuntowski, announced the launch of the Alliance of Friends of Free and Open Source Software, uniting Polish open source businesses, free and libre organisations, and community members under a single banner. Read the full article: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

The European Commission’s Open Source Observatory has published the second updates for the Bulgaria and Netherlands Country Report, covering developments in open source software adoption in the countries over the past three years. 🇧🇬 short.openforumeurope.org/ljCyR 🇳🇱 short.openforumeurope.org/c3dFb

OpenForum Europe is delighted to announce its new webinar: Report Launch: Open Source Software in Europe's Telecoms Industry, taking place on 23 July from 13:00 to 14:00 CEST. Register now: openforumeurope.org/events/webin...

In our latest blog post, OFE Executive Director Laszlo Igneczi looks at where the EU open digital ecosystems strategy meets OFE’s submission and identifies the action points for OFE’s engagement follow-up. openforumeurope.org/from-recomme...

The Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMI) relaunched its WOW-BE project as a self hosted open source platform, after news its external provider would stop managing the central data of the project. Read the full article: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

The Polish Council of Ministers announced a new Resolution for a Strategy on the Digitalisation of the State. The document includes a fully-fledged chapter on open source software use in the national public administration. Read the full article: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

@eosa.bsky.social launched its Partner Community, bringing together commercial, academic, public-interest and civil society organisations under the same umbrella, all in favour of strengthening open source software and hardware across Europe. europeanopensource.academy/european-ope...

The European Commission’s Open Source Observatory (OSOR) has published its second update of the France Country Report, covering developments in open source software adoption in the country over the past three years. Read the full country report: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

On 22nd June, OpenForum Europe co-organised and was part of the fifth NGI Commons project webinar entitled “Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Package: Key takeaways and next steps”. The recording of the session is now available: video.ngi.eu/w/sN7UEjkShq...

NGI Commons - Webinar - Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Package: Key Takeaways and Next Steps

Thanks for joining us for this fifth edition of a series of webinars, which started in 2025. This one aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Package in 90 minutes. A...

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Two weeks ago, we gathered at The Cyprus Institute for Capital Series Cyprus. We have published the event recordings. Watch the sessions: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Two weeks ago, we gathered at @The Cyprus Institute for Capital Series Cyprus. We have published the event recordings. Watch the sessions: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

There is still time to submit your proposal to the first edition of the OTR Symposium 2026! The deadline ends 5 July 2026. Submit and register now: symposium.opentechresearch.org

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The Call for Proposals for the first Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026 is still open! - CFP Deadline: 5 July 2026 - Symposium Dates: 26–27 October 2026 - Location: Universitat de Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain Submit your proposal and register here: symposium.opentechresearch.org

Join the OSOR webinar Tomorrow! 10am-12pm (CEST) interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

OpenForum Europe@openforumeurope.org · 2mo ago

Join the European Commission’s Open Source Observatory (OSOR) Webinar: Driving Public Value Through Open Source Artificial Intelligence to explore the role of open source artificial intelligence in the public sector. Register here for the workshop: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/form/driving...

OpenForum Europe is growing! We are proud to welcome two new colleagues to our Brussels office, Sofia Linna and Macklin Miezejeski. They both join under the CIP scheme of Bruxelles Formation.

67 free and open source projects working on shared digital infrastructure have been awarded grants as part of the NGI - The Next Generation Internet initiative. Explore the full list of projects and see how they’re shaping the future: lnkd.in/eNxeUKXJ

The Call for Proposals for the first Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026 is still open! - CFP Deadline: 5 July 2026 - Symposium Dates: 26–27 October 2026 - Location: Universitat de Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain Submit your proposal and register here: symposium.opentechresearch.org

In our newest blog post, OpenForum Europe's Senior Policy Advisor Jaakko Karhu explores where the EU Tech Sovereignty Package and the Commission's defence strategy meet and what open source policy can contribute to European security and defence. Read here: openforumeurope.org/technologica...

On 24 June, OFE's Chair of the Board, Sachiko Muto will speak on the panel Open Source and Digital Sovereignty in a Connected World. Later she moderates the session "Unlocking the Power of Open Source for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure: Introducing the Open Source Enablement Compass (OSEC)."

The UN Open Source Week (UNOSW) is kicking off today in New York City at the UN Headquarters. OpenForum Europe is proud to be a partner of the UNOSW. Learn more: www.unopensource.org