Every year, at the end of January, the global open source and open technology community descends on Brussels, on the occasion of the FOSDEM conference. Since 2025, the EU Open Source Week has grown, including OpenForum Europe’s (OFE) flagship event: The…

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…

Europe’s debate on cloud, artificial intelligence and digital sovereignty often assumes a trade-off between competitiveness, control, and cost. Evidence from public-sector procurement…

Dear friends and partners, As I look back on 2025, my final year as Executive Director of OpenForum Europe, I want to extend my sincere thanks to all who have shaped this organisation. I am grateful to the OFE staff, past and…

Rio de Janeiro, November 2025 – OpenForum Europe (OFE), the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) today announced a strategic partnership — the Open Technology Research Network (OTRN) — to…

Today, a new coalition of industry leaders, open source companies, and civil society has come together with OpenForum Europe to urge the EU to invest a minimum of €350 million to maintain critical open source software underpinning Europe’s digital…

OpenForum Europe (OFE) has released its much-anticipated report, Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure: A Study on the Economic, Legal, and Political Feasibility of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF). Developed in collaboration with Fraunhofer ISI…

  The Call for Proposals deadline for the OpenForum Academy Symposium 2025 has been extended to 23:59 CET on June 18, 2025. Submit your work here. The Cambridge Forum on Technology and Global Affairs, an open access journal from Cambridge University Press, has…