Open Future
@openfuture.bsky.social
A think tank that develops strategies and policies for cultivating #DigitalCommons.
https://openfuture.eu/
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Join us in Amsterdam on 15 Jan to discuss Reclaiming our Digital Future.
How can we ensure tech serves the public good? Event with Kristina Irion, Lucie Chateau, Geert-Jan Bogaerts, Zuzanna Warso, and Lynn Zebeda at Studio PDZ (Pakhuis de Zwijger).
Reserve your spot: dezwijger.nl/programma/re...
How can we ensure tech serves the public good? Event with Kristina Irion, Lucie Chateau, Geert-Jan Bogaerts, Zuzanna Warso, and Lynn Zebeda at Studio PDZ (Pakhuis de Zwijger).
Reserve your spot: dezwijger.nl/programma/re...
Designing Technology for All #7: Reclaiming our Digital Future
Why public values matter in shaping our digital infrastructure.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Join us in Amsterdam on 15 Jan to discuss Reclaiming our Digital Future.
How can we ensure tech serves the public good? Event with Kristina Irion, Lucie Chateau, Geert-Jan Bogaerts, Zuzanna Warso, and Lynn Zebeda at Studio PDZ (Pakhuis de Zwijger).
Reserve your spot: dezwijger.nl/programma/re...
How can we ensure tech serves the public good? Event with Kristina Irion, Lucie Chateau, Geert-Jan Bogaerts, Zuzanna Warso, and Lynn Zebeda at Studio PDZ (Pakhuis de Zwijger).
Reserve your spot: dezwijger.nl/programma/re...
The proposed Digital Omnibus would allow public bodies to charge tech giants different fees for reusing public data. @paulk.bsky.social examines where this works—and where it adds unnecessary complexity—addressing the Paradox of Open and its implications for open data. openfuture.eu/blog/opennes...
Openness, Power, and the Paradox of Open Data in the Digital Omnibus – Open Future
The Digital Omnibus goes beyond technical fixes—the EU is finally acknowledging the Paradox of Open. Differentiated charging makes sense. Weakening standard licensing risks fragmentation.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The proposed Digital Omnibus would allow public bodies to charge tech giants different fees for reusing public data. @paulk.bsky.social examines where this works—and where it adds unnecessary complexity—addressing the Paradox of Open and its implications for open data. openfuture.eu/blog/opennes...
Celebrating Public Domain Day 2026 on 9 January! 🎉
Works from creators who died in 1955 are entering the public domain. Check out the full program—@paulk.bsky.social presents CommonsDB and joins a panel on public domain restrictions.
Register for the livestream (in Dutch): publiekdomeindag.nl
Works from creators who died in 1955 are entering the public domain. Check out the full program—@paulk.bsky.social presents CommonsDB and joins a panel on public domain restrictions.
Register for the livestream (in Dutch): publiekdomeindag.nl
Publiek Domeindag
Op 10 januari 2025 vieren wij Publiek Domeindag bij de Koninklijke Bibliotheek in Den Haag.
publiekdomeindag.nl
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Celebrating Public Domain Day 2026 on 9 January! 🎉
Works from creators who died in 1955 are entering the public domain. Check out the full program—@paulk.bsky.social presents CommonsDB and joins a panel on public domain restrictions.
Register for the livestream (in Dutch): publiekdomeindag.nl
Works from creators who died in 1955 are entering the public domain. Check out the full program—@paulk.bsky.social presents CommonsDB and joins a panel on public domain restrictions.
Register for the livestream (in Dutch): publiekdomeindag.nl
What does "machine-readable" mean for AI opt-outs? A German court ruled they must be machine-actionable—but without shared standards, we risk vendor lock-in and a pay-per-crawl web. Full analysis by @paulk.bsky.social
openfuture.eu/blog/laion-r...
openfuture.eu/blog/laion-r...
LAION Round 2: Machine-Readable but Still Not Actionable – Open Future
The OLG Hamburg ruled that machine-readable opt-outs must be machine-actionable, not just intelligible—but it left the definition of standards to ongoing fragmentation.
openfuture.eu
January 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
What does "machine-readable" mean for AI opt-outs? A German court ruled they must be machine-actionable—but without shared standards, we risk vendor lock-in and a pay-per-crawl web. Full analysis by @paulk.bsky.social
openfuture.eu/blog/laion-r...
openfuture.eu/blog/laion-r...
📬 Our latest newsletter explores openness & power in Europe's digital future: Digital Omnibus fees for Big Tech, digital commons gaining policy momentum, and why Wikimedia needs a seat at the Agentic AI Foundation. Read more: mailchi.mp/openfuture/t...
💡 The Digital Omnibus and Open Data's Power Problem - Newsletter #51
Europe’s Digital Omnibus: Charging Big Tech for Public Data to Balance Openness and Sustainability.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📬 Our latest newsletter explores openness & power in Europe's digital future: Digital Omnibus fees for Big Tech, digital commons gaining policy momentum, and why Wikimedia needs a seat at the Agentic AI Foundation. Read more: mailchi.mp/openfuture/t...
Speakers include Alek Tarkowski, Felix Sieker, Grażyna Piesiewicz, Ivan Yamshchikov, Marta Villegas (to be confirmed), Max Gahntz, Nicolas Flores-Herr, Raegan MacDonald, and Sebastiano Toffaletti.
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Speakers include Alek Tarkowski, Felix Sieker, Grażyna Piesiewicz, Ivan Yamshchikov, Marta Villegas (to be confirmed), Max Gahntz, Nicolas Flores-Herr, Raegan MacDonald, and Sebastiano Toffaletti.
🇪🇺 13 Jan 2026 | Brussels MEP Salon: Public AI & Europe's Digital Sovereignty.
Join MEPs Kobosko and Lagodinsky with experts discussing European open source AI models that drive innovation and economic value.
Register here for a lunch event: openfuture.eu/event/public...
Join MEPs Kobosko and Lagodinsky with experts discussing European open source AI models that drive innovation and economic value.
Register here for a lunch event: openfuture.eu/event/public...
Save the Date: Public AI and Europe’s Digital Sovereignty – Open Future
Join us at the MEP Salon in Brussels to discuss how Europe can build public AI systems that ensure competition, sovereignty, and innovation.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🇪🇺 13 Jan 2026 | Brussels MEP Salon: Public AI & Europe's Digital Sovereignty.
Join MEPs Kobosko and Lagodinsky with experts discussing European open source AI models that drive innovation and economic value.
Register here for a lunch event: openfuture.eu/event/public...
Join MEPs Kobosko and Lagodinsky with experts discussing European open source AI models that drive innovation and economic value.
Register here for a lunch event: openfuture.eu/event/public...
🎨🤖 17-18 December at the University of Amsterdam. Join us at the GenAI & Creative Practices conference, where @culturedoug.bsky.social will explore the challenges that open practice faces in the age of generative AI: ethics, governance, and the future of creative work. rdt.uva.nl/content/even...
GenAI & Creative Practices: Past, Present, and Future - Responsible Digital Transformations
This international conference, organised by Responsible Digital Transformations, will bring together scholars, researchers, and practitioners to critically examine the evolving relationship between Ge...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🎨🤖 17-18 December at the University of Amsterdam. Join us at the GenAI & Creative Practices conference, where @culturedoug.bsky.social will explore the challenges that open practice faces in the age of generative AI: ethics, governance, and the future of creative work. rdt.uva.nl/content/even...
The new Agentic AI Foundation (OpenAI, Google, Microsoft...) will set rules for how AI agents access data. Wikimedia's voice is missing. If this is about the public interest, the digital commons must have a seat at the table. More in the latest from @alek.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/why-wik...
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The new Agentic AI Foundation (OpenAI, Google, Microsoft...) will set rules for how AI agents access data. Wikimedia's voice is missing. If this is about the public interest, the digital commons must have a seat at the table. More in the latest from @alek.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/why-wik...
Today, we're at BnF Paris for Data Commons & AI—exploring France-Quebec perspectives on cultural data for AI systems. Watch live and catch @paulk.bsky.social right now on "The Paradox of Open": www.youtube.com/live/ROigWIj...
Communs de données et intelligence artificielle : regards croisés France–Québec
YouTube video by Bibliothèque nationale de France BnF
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December 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Today, we're at BnF Paris for Data Commons & AI—exploring France-Quebec perspectives on cultural data for AI systems. Watch live and catch @paulk.bsky.social right now on "The Paradox of Open": www.youtube.com/live/ROigWIj...
🚨 AI companies are ignoring EU transparency rules on training data. OpenAI, Google, and Mistral all fall short on their commitments—and that behavior reveals an uncomfortable truth. The Commission must act. More on this piece from Zuzanna Warso and @paulk.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/5-3-3-0...
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🚨 AI companies are ignoring EU transparency rules on training data. OpenAI, Google, and Mistral all fall short on their commitments—and that behavior reveals an uncomfortable truth. The Commission must act. More on this piece from Zuzanna Warso and @paulk.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/blog/5-3-3-0...
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Our @ngicommons.bsky.social conference report is out!
Back from the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025 in Brussels, a turning point for Europe’s digital sovereignty.👇
commons.ngi.eu/2025/12/04/d...
@martel-innovate.com @openforumeurope.org @openfuture.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @linuxfoundation.org
Back from the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025 in Brussels, a turning point for Europe’s digital sovereignty.👇
commons.ngi.eu/2025/12/04/d...
@martel-innovate.com @openforumeurope.org @openfuture.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @linuxfoundation.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Our @ngicommons.bsky.social conference report is out!
Back from the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025 in Brussels, a turning point for Europe’s digital sovereignty.👇
commons.ngi.eu/2025/12/04/d...
@martel-innovate.com @openforumeurope.org @openfuture.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @linuxfoundation.org
Back from the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025 in Brussels, a turning point for Europe’s digital sovereignty.👇
commons.ngi.eu/2025/12/04/d...
@martel-innovate.com @openforumeurope.org @openfuture.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @linuxfoundation.org
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This new impulse paper proposes a framework to help cultural heritage institutions balance their commitment to open access with the increasing AI-driven demand on their collections and infrastructure. ↘️
🏛️How should cultural heritage institutions share data in the age of AI? Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social explores when heritage data should be available for AI training. Part of the Alignment Assembly on Culture for AI. Read more: openfuture.eu/publication/...
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This new impulse paper proposes a framework to help cultural heritage institutions balance their commitment to open access with the increasing AI-driven demand on their collections and infrastructure. ↘️
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We are excited to share the newly published Impulse paper: Publishing cultural heritage data in the age of #AI, a joint publication by the Europeana Foundation and
@openfuture.bsky.social
You can read the paper here: bit.ly/3MBQAeY
@openfuture.bsky.social
You can read the paper here: bit.ly/3MBQAeY
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We are excited to share the newly published Impulse paper: Publishing cultural heritage data in the age of #AI, a joint publication by the Europeana Foundation and
@openfuture.bsky.social
You can read the paper here: bit.ly/3MBQAeY
@openfuture.bsky.social
You can read the paper here: bit.ly/3MBQAeY
🏛️How should cultural heritage institutions share data in the age of AI? Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social explores when heritage data should be available for AI training. Part of the Alignment Assembly on Culture for AI. Read more: openfuture.eu/publication/...
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🏛️How should cultural heritage institutions share data in the age of AI? Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social explores when heritage data should be available for AI training. Part of the Alignment Assembly on Culture for AI. Read more: openfuture.eu/publication/...
We're investigating Belgian & Flemish government AI spending with Apache. Who benefits? Does it serve the public or big tech? Combining policy research & investigative reporting to ensure public value. Learn more about the project: openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...
Open Future Joins Journalistic Investigation into Belgian and Flemish Government AI Spending – Open Future
We're partnering with Apache on a journalistic investigation into how Belgian and Flemish governments are investing in artificial intelligence.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We're investigating Belgian & Flemish government AI spending with Apache. Who benefits? Does it serve the public or big tech? Combining policy research & investigative reporting to ensure public value. Learn more about the project: openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. @aditya.myatproto.social explores priorities for digital sovereignty: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. @aditya.myatproto.social explores priorities for digital sovereignty: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
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I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech ...
openfuture.eu
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech ...
openfuture.eu
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Digital Commons are shifting from niche to mainstream in EU digital policy. Key drivers: institutional momentum via DC-EDIC, strategic funding through ECF, and procurement as a demand creator. Full piece: openfuture.eu/blog/digital...
Digital Commons on the EU’s Digital Sovereignty Agenda – Open Future
Digital Commons are moving to the center of Europe’s digital sovereignty agenda, as policymakers look for coordinated ways to fund, govern and scale shared public-interest digital infrastructure.
openfuture.eu
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Digital Commons are shifting from niche to mainstream in EU digital policy. Key drivers: institutional momentum via DC-EDIC, strategic funding through ECF, and procurement as a demand creator. Full piece: openfuture.eu/blog/digital...
📬 New newsletter: European Books Data Commons, CommonsDB Explorer launch, AI copyright rulings, and more on making cultural heritage work for AI while keeping control public. Not subscribed yet? Read the full issue and sign up here: mailchi.mp/openfuture/b...
📚 Building a European Books Data Commons - Newsletter #50
European Books Data Commons: a public-interest model for opening cultural heritage to AI training and computational research.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📬 New newsletter: European Books Data Commons, CommonsDB Explorer launch, AI copyright rulings, and more on making cultural heritage work for AI while keeping control public. Not subscribed yet? Read the full issue and sign up here: mailchi.mp/openfuture/b...
🎥 How should copyright adapt to AI? @paulk.bsky.social and Oana Nasui explore territorial copyright laws, cultural heritage digitization, and power imbalances in the AI age. Watch: formareculturala.ro/from-territo...
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🎥 How should copyright adapt to AI? @paulk.bsky.social and Oana Nasui explore territorial copyright laws, cultural heritage digitization, and power imbalances in the AI age. Watch: formareculturala.ro/from-territo...
📚 Europe needs a Books Data Commons. Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social shows how library-controlled infrastructure can unlock digitized cultural heritage for AI—strengthening digital sovereignty and advancing the Data Union Strategy. openfuture.eu/publication/...
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
📚 Europe needs a Books Data Commons. Our new paper with @europeana.bsky.social shows how library-controlled infrastructure can unlock digitized cultural heritage for AI—strengthening digital sovereignty and advancing the Data Union Strategy. openfuture.eu/publication/...
🎯 Join us at EUIPO Conference on Copyright. @paulk.bsky.social will discuss building tech-resilient copyright frameworks for the AI age—balancing creator rights with public interest. www.euipo.europa.eu/en/landing-p...
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🎯 Join us at EUIPO Conference on Copyright. @paulk.bsky.social will discuss building tech-resilient copyright frameworks for the AI age—balancing creator rights with public interest. www.euipo.europa.eu/en/landing-p...
Watch the livestream of the announcement event of the ETRS Network today at 15:00 CET via Zoom: bertelsmann-stiftung-de.zoom.us/j/6236777617...
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Watch the livestream of the announcement event of the ETRS Network today at 15:00 CET via Zoom: bertelsmann-stiftung-de.zoom.us/j/6236777617...