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Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure
The report Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure: The Economic, Legal, and Political Feasibility of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF) — authored by Nicholas Gates, Jennifer Tridgell, Rosa Maria Torraco, Carsten Schwäbe, Felix Reda, Andreas Hummler, Thomas Streinz, Astor Nummelin Carlberg, and Knut Blind — examines how Europe can strengthen and sustain the open digital infrastructure on which its digital economy…
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2025 in Review: Twenty-Three Years of Open Technology Dialogue and Policy Engagement
Dear friends and partners, As I look back on 2025, my final year as Executive Director of OpenForum Europe, I want to extend my…
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Open technologies, public procurement and economic impact: lessons from Denmark for Europe’s next digital laws
Europe’s debate on cloud, artificial intelligence and digital sovereignty often assumes a…
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Open Source Software Adoption and Reuse in European Local Governments
The study provides an in-depth investigation of five mature case studies of how local governments have adopted, developed, and collaborated on…
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Conference Highlights: UN Open Source Week 2025 – An Open Community for the Global Digital Compact
This report provides a reflection on the key highlights and outcomes of UN Open Source Week 2025. UN Open Source Week 2025 facilitated global dialogue and collaboration on open source, digital public infrastructure (DPI), and the development of innovative solutions to global challenges. Since its inception in 2023,…
Our Events
Explore our events calendar for upcoming and past events. From roundtables and workshops to conferences and networking opportunities, connect with our community and engage with the initiatives driving our mission.
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EU Open Source Policy Summit
The premier forum for open source policy discussions at the highest level in Europe. It focuses on embedding open source in EU digital policy and strategy to drive innovation, digital sovereignty, and sustainable growth.
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OpenForum Academy Symposium
The OFA Symposium is an academic conference moving around the globe, bringing together a multidisciplinary mix of academics and practitioners to share their latest research and insights on open source software and open technologies. The Symposium was a milestone for the open source research community.
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Capital Series
The OFE Capital Series is a programme of country-focused events that examines the role of open technologies in national and European digital policy. Each edition takes place in the capital of the EU Member State holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and provides a forum to discuss how openness supports the Presidency’s priorities and Europe’s wider digital agenda.
