With the new European Commission and Parliament in place – as well as a dramatically different international outlook – the EU is increasingly focused on building independent digital alternatives, often framed through the lens of ‘digital sovereignty’. This has, for example, been made…

The OpenForum Academy (OFA) is pleased to announce its roster of Content Partners for the upcoming OFA Symposium 2025. This year’s Symposium will benefit from the perspectives and expertise of three leading organisations in this space as Content Partners: the Open Knowledge Foundation,…

OpenForum Europe (OFE) is excited to announce that we have joined 15 other leading open source organisations – and many more soon to come – in endorsing the United Nations (UN) Open Source Principles. This follows the initial endorsement by the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and is in…

“The OFA Symposium is a valuable platform for recognising and raising the research profile of early career scholars, as they contribute to enriching interdisciplinary discussions on the…

For anyone trying to understand the AI Act, but in particular those of us working with open source, this post will hopefully provide useful starting points. First, some good news: the European Commission recently published a third draft of the AI Act Code of…

The EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025, held on 31 January in Brussels, brought together policymakers, industry leaders, and open source advocates from across Europe to discuss the crucial role of open source software (OSS) in shaping Europe’s digital…

OpenForum Europe was thrilled to host the 2025 edition of our annual EU Open Source Policy Summit, the biggest open source policy event in Europe, on 31 January. This flagship event has become an important part of the EU Open Source Week,…

A view of the main room for the OFA Symposium 2024. The OpenForum Academy (OFA) Symposium 2024 took place on November 13-14 in Boston, Massachusetts! Our new Materials page on the Symposium website includes papers and presentations from the various speakers, as well as photos from the event….

2024 was a year of growth, global engagement, and amplified impact for OFE. It was also a year that we might see as an important step in remaking how open source lives in the world and how the world will engage with open technologies as a whole. OFE, for its part, has focused on showcasing the value of open source…

While open source plays a critical role in driving European innovation and competitiveness, its recognition by political and business leaders has not kept pace with it. Time has come to bring the deserved spotlight on the…

Foreign affairs experts have the UN General Assembly Week. Now, the open source community and EU digital policy sphere can boast the EU Open Source Week. Add your event to the EU Open Source Week Platform here.  Amplifying open source’s policy influence  Each…

“It’s a really good feeling for young scholars to have this kind of validation. It’s a milestone, a moment of celebration along the way of a PhD, that validates your work and shows you that you are on the right path.“ In 2023, OpenForum…