Brussels, February 2026 – OpenForum Europe (OFE), the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) announced last Friday, 30 January at the EU Open Source Policy Summit the official launch of Open…

OFE Open Source Policy Summit 2026, Brussels – 31 January 2026 OpenForum Europe (OFE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Laszlo Igneczi as its new Executive Director. The announcement marks the start of a new chapter for the organisation as it enters…

OpenForum Europe (OFE) is pleased to welcome SUSE as a supporter. After years of cooperation, SUSE and OFE are now looking forward to formalise the collaboration. With the ongoing implementation of the EU’s digital strategy over the past years, cooperation between organisations participating in public policy…

OpenForum Europe (OFE) is excited to announce that Proton, a leading provider of and strong advocate for secure and privacy-focused communications and collaboration services, has joined the organisation as a supporter. This partnership further strengthens OFE’s commitment to advocating for open…

January 16-17, 2024 The Hague (the Netherlands) A new EC-funded NGI project, which has been conceived and organised with an ambition to ensure integration and alignment with national and European digital/internet commons policies, was officially…

Today the NGI Zero coalition, led by NLnet Foundation, unveils the NGI0 Commons Fund. Between now and 2027 the new public fund will award well over 21 million euro in small and medium R&D grants to free and open source technology projects. This makes the fund…

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 4/12/2023 EU Cyber Resilience Act Takes a Leap Forward:  Further Clarifying Responsibilities for FOSS Next Step Major improvements with regard to the scope of applying the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) to free and open source software were made by the…

We begin the new year – OpenForum Europe’s 20th year of operations – with exciting momentum, both for openness in digital policy and for our organisation. As we move into the next decade of OFE, I feel privileged to take on the role of Executive Director, with Sachiko…

OFE is delighted to announce a number of leadership changes that will support the organisation in the ambition to advance openness in digital and to establish OFE as a prominent stakeholder in the digital policy space. As of 16…

The European Commission’s landmark study on the impact of Open Source Software and Hardware finds that investments in open source software can be a major boost to the EU’s post-recovery economy, digital transformation and…

The European Commission has positioned itself at the forefront of governments’ work with Open Source Brussels, Belgium — OpenForum Europe (OFE) welcomes the European Commission’s new Open Source Software Strategy for 2020-2023. With this much…

OpenForum Europe and Fraunhofer ISI are delighted to announce that we were awarded the contract to conduct the study on the impact of Open Source Software and Hardware on technological independence, competitiveness and innovation in the…