Today, Open Forum Europe (OFE) is thrilled to join the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as its newest member. The DPGA is part of the response to the United Nation’s call to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone,…

Sign up for the 2024 edition of OSPOs for Good by heading over to the OSPOs for Good website and registering your interest. While open source program offices, or OSPOs, started predominantly in the private sector, they are gaining the…

In the past few years, as the input of open technology voices has been increasingly sought in public policy discussions in the EU, OpenForum Europe (OFE) is pleased to welcome the Mozilla and the Matrix.org Foundation as supporters. Although our organisations have…

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…

From Astor Nummelin Carlberg, OFE’s Executive Director The year 2023 has been marked by significant strides and poignant remembrance at OpenForum Europe. Our involvement in shaping the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the New Product Liability Directive (PLD) stands out as a key highlight. We’ve…

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…

In a decisive move underscoring their commitment to critical areas, the European Parliament (EP) and the Council formally ratified the EU’s 2024 budget, marking a significant milestone in addressing pressing global challenges while bolstering support for…

Authored by Sachiko Muto, Chair of OpenForum Europe and a Senior Researcher at RISE, we’re pleased to share the report emanating from the symposium ‘OSPOs for Good – Building & Designing Cooperative Digital Infrastructure’ symposium,…