As things wind down over the summer, it’s a good moment to catch up on reading that gets pushed aside during busier months. OpenForum Europe’s summer reading list brings together a mix of our own work, research papers, and policy pieces. You’ll find pieces on public sector adoption of open source, EU policy…

Open source is already in Europe’s telecoms networks and software stacks. Being able to control and efficiently leverage it, as well as contribute back, is the harder question, and one the industry has faced as its use of open source has matured over…

The European Commission’s European Technological Sovereignty Package includes a full strategy for EU open digital ecosystems….

The European Commission’s European Tech Sovereignty package, published in early June, sets a far-reaching approach to steering the EU’s technological development, creating healthier markets and securing the continent’s digital…

On 3 June 2026, the European Commission published its Open Source Strategy as part of the broader Tech Sovereignty Package. After years in which open source software was treated as a technical detail rather than a political priority,…

OpenForum Europe and the UN Open Source Week 2025 UN launched the UN Open Source Week 2025 Conference Report at OpenForum Europe’s EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026. This marks the fourth collaboration between the UN and OFE. With the 2026 edition approaching on 22–26 June 2026,…

Deadline for application: 20 March 2026 Interviews will start immediately and continue until the vacancy has been filled Start date: as soon as possible, exact date to be agreed Contract: Internship based on a convention d’immersion professionnelle, i.e. CIP contract, with a monthly €1200…

Deadline for application: 20 March 2026Interviews will start immediately and continue until the vacancy has been filledStart date: As soon as possible, exact date to be agreedContract: Internship based on a convention d’immersion professionnelle, i.e. CIP contract, with a monthly €1200…

The EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026, held on 30 January in Brussels under the theme ‘Digital Sovereignty Runs on Open Source’, brought together European policymakers, industry leaders, and open source advocates to address how open technologies can…