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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 20h

We're thrilled to announce Marcela Mattiuzzo, tech expert and competition lawyer at VMCA, for a compelling Fireside Chat at the OpenForum Academy Symposium 2025.

📅 November 18
📍FGV Rio Law School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Register now: symposium.openforumeurope.org

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 1d

Join the upcoming OpenForum Europe roundtable: Solving the Standardisation Dilemma

📅 Date and Time: 22 October 2025, 16:30 – 18:30, followed by networking drinks (co-located with the Eclipse Foundation’s Code & Compliance conference).

📍Location: Maison de la Poste, Rue Picard 7, Brussels

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 2d

Join the European Commission’s Open Source Observatory (OSOR) Webinar - From Policy to Practice: Leveraging Public Procurement of Open Source Software.

📅 Date: 20 October 2025
⏰ Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CEST
📍 Location: Online

Register for the workshop here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 5d

OpenForum Europe is growing! We are excited to welcome our new Policy Advisor, Clara Thebert. Join us in welcoming Clara to the OFE team!

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 6d

We're excited to announce Dr. @Luca Belli, Professor of Digital Governance and Regulation at @FGV Direito Rio, as the opening keynote speaker for the OpenForum Academy Symposium 2025.

Register now: symposium.openforumeurope.org#register

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 7d

In 2023, Latvia made open source the default for public sector software with Regulation No. 367. This recent article by the European Commission’s Open Source Observatory explores the impact of the regulation in depth.

Read the full article: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 8d

Tomorrow, the Open Source Conference Luxembourg examines open source and data as the foundation for Digital Sovereignty. A great opportunity to engage with the open source community in Luxembourg!

Register here: conference.opensource.lu
View the agenda here: conference.opensource.lu/agenda/

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 8d

The EU Open Source Policy Summit, OpenForums Europe’s flagship event, is approaching under the theme: Digital Sovereignty Runs on Open Source.

Date: 30 January 2026
Location: Brussels and online

Express your interest here: summit.openforumeurope.org

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 9d

Can Denmark’s open source industry meet the rising demand from the public sector?
Join us on October 23, for the panel “The Builders of Digital Sovereignty: The Danish Open Source Business Ecosystem” at OFE's Open Source and the European Union.

Register: openforumeurope.org/event/ofe-ca...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 14d

Join the OSOR Webinar on Open Source in Local Governments on 2 October!

📅 Date: 2 October 2025
⏰ Time: 2 pm – 4 pm CEST
📍 Location: Online

Register here for the webinar: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 15d

On 22 October 2025, OpenForum Europe will host a roundtable about the European Standardisation System from 16:30 to 18:30 at Maison de la Poste in Brussels.

Register now: openforumeurope.org/event/solvin...

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 16d

As Europe pushes for digital sovereignty, Denmark is stepping up with open source as a strategic tool. Join us on November 23, for the panel “The State of Open Source in European & Danish Policy”.

Register: openforumeurope.org/event/ofe-ca...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 19d

OpenForum Europe, with @fraunhoferisi.bsky.social & European University Institute, released Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure. Calling for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund to invest in and sustain open source.
Read the full report here:https://eu-stf.openforumeurope.org/

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 19d

At OFE’s “Open Source & the EU” event (Warsaw, 11 June 2025), Adriana Groh & Astor Nummelin Carlberg traced the origins of the Sovereign Tech Agency and urged an EU-wide strategy to secure open source software.
Watch the intervention: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgCC...

OFE Capital Series Poland - Intervention: Europe and Software Security

YouTube video by OpenForum Europe

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 20d

Stay up to date on the latest public sector open source policy developments in EU member states, subscribe to the OSOR newsletter: ec.europa.eu/newsroom/joi...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 21d

Are you joining OpenForum Europe in Brazil for the OpenAcademy Symposium 2025?

Date: November 18-19

Place: FGV Rio Law School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Register now: symposium.openforumeurope.org#register

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 22d

OpenForum Europe is recruiting a new Executive Director!

🔗 openforumeurope.org/call-for-app...

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 23d

Join us in Copenhagen on October 23 for Open Source and the European Union - Capital Series! We’re thrilled to announce that Lisbeth Bech-Nielsen, Member of the Danish Parliament (Green Left), will deliver the opening remarks.

Register: openforumeurope.org/event/ofe-ca...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 26d

Prime Minister François Bayrou mandated the exclusive use of the French-developed open source messaging app Tchap for public administration communications, effectively banning foreign alternatives.

Read the full OSOR article: ↘️
interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/o...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 27d

Read OFE’s new report: Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure. The report urges the EU to launch a Sovereign Tech Fund to support the open source tech powering Europe’s digital future.

Read the report: eu-stf.openforumeurope.org

Read our summary: openforumeurope.org/ofe-launches...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 28d

Have you booked your trip to Brazil? Join the OpenForum Academy Symposium 2025 in Rio, Nov 18–19, for two-days of inspiring keynotes & expert speakers. Limited spots available – register now: symposium.openforumeurope.org#register

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OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · 29d

Join the OSOR Webinar on Open Source in Local Governments on 2 October!

📅 Date: 2 October 2025
⏰ Time: 2 pm – 4 pm CEST
📍 Location: Online

Register here for the webinar: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · Sep 8

We’re thrilled to announce that Caroline Stage Olsen, Denmark’s Minister for Digital Affairs, will deliver a Ministerial Address at the event. Join us in Copenhagen on October 23 for Open Source and the European Union - Capital Series!

Register: openforumeurope.org/event/ofe-ca...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · Sep 4

The full paper deadline for the themed issue: “Open Technology Impact in Uncertain Times." is open until December 15, 2025!

Read our blog post: openforumeurope.org/cambridge-fo...

Read the official announcement: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

OpenForum Europe @openforumeurope.org · Sep 3

Read OFE’s new report: Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure. The report urges the EU to launch a Sovereign Tech Fund to support the open source tech powering Europe’s digital future.

Read the report:
eu-stf.openforumeurope.org
Read our summary: openforumeurope.org/ofe-launches...