Mit @mariusquabeck.bsky.social habe ich mich für den Linux Magazin-Podcast über den europäischen #OpenSource-Unternehmensverband @apell.info unterhalten: Fördermöglichkeiten für Projekte und #techsovereignty-Pläne der @ec.europa.eu: linux-magazin-podcast.podigee.io/4-von-nebras...

In June, the Digital Commons EDIC kicked of its work in Paris. We welcome the objective of contributing to Open Source, and reducing tech dependencies. But increasing capacity and capability in Europe requires investment and fair competition for #OpenSource businesses. apell.info/2026/07/09/a...

Ende August bin ich zur IT-Beschaffungskonferenz an der @bfh-ch.bsky.social eingeladen, um über die Rolle der öffentlichen Beschaffung für Digitale Souveränität zu sprechen. 🥳 #OpenSource-Unternehmen spielen eine Schlüsselrolle für Europas Wettbewerbsposition und digitale Souveränität.

The next deadline for the #CRA is approaching, get ready now. Have a look at the training offer by our partner, the Eclipse Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group @orcwg.org.

APELL invites members of its national associations to join its Working Group on the Tech Sovereignty Package. You can request to join on APELL's website: apell.info/wg/tech-sove... #techsovereignty #opensource

Eleven days until the APELL Conference 2026 – EU Open Source at Scale! Today, we celebrate our generous sponsors - no conference without you! @owncloud.bsky.social @suse.com @collaboraoffice.bsky.social @tdforg.bsky.social Seacom @xwikisas.bsky.social Pre-final agenda out now! apell.info/conference

All in all, I'm carefully positive, but the devil is, as usual, in the details. COM-VP @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social will join @europarl.europa.eu's ITRE hearing tomorrow afternoon (~16:00), streaming here:
 📺 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream... (Thank you Clara Thebert 📸) 🧵fin #ow2con

🟠 Chips Act 2.0: can it really stimulate demand?
It remains to be seen if the Commission is ambitious enough and whether Europe can indeed create chip fabs that can keep up with international competition – this demand is also needed to finance some of the proposed measures. 🧵5/6 #ow2con

🔵 Cloud and AI Development Act's "open source-first principle": will there be exceptions?
There seems to be some discretion given to the Member States, and the principle might not go beyond an Open Source preference, which is something we had before. 🧵4/6 #ow2con

🟠 Critical infrastructure, sectors, and data only?
 COM uses the term "critical" a lot, which is generally understandable, but question remains if measures and obligations will only be mandatory for critical infrastructure etc. 🧵3/6 #ow2con

The Commission understands that #OpenSource is an important lever to achieve more technological or #digitalSovereignty. And while I see the overall text quite positively, we will have to watch out for some elements in the published final version tomorrow: 🧵2/6 #ow2con

When I submitted my proposal for an @apell.info EU Policy Update to #OW2con in February, the @ec.europa.eu’s #TechSovereignty Package was expected to be published at the end of March. Things changed, so today, I presented my takeaway of the draft documents that we saw leaked last week. 🧵1/6 #ow2con

Only 35 days until the APELL Conference 2026 – get your tickets while they last: apell.info/conference 🔵 Laurent Rojey, Digital Commons EDIC 🟠 Anais Concepcion, Grist 🔵 Gina Plat, NL OSPO 🟠 Jutta Horstmann, Heinlein Group 🔵 Nick Veenhof, GitLab Gold sponsor: Collabora

The EU's high level of data protection and much lower protection in the US are the reason behind Europe's demand for #DigitalSovereignty, and the #DigitalOmnibus should not undermine our ambitions! Read our full statement: apell.info/2026/03/06/d...

The EU's high level of data protection and much lower protection in the US are the reason behind Europe's demand for #DigitalSovereignty, and the #DigitalOmnibus should not undermine our ambitions! Read our full statement: apell.info/2026/03/06/d...

APELL is a proud partner of the @openforumeurope.org Capital Series Cyprus, taking place in Nicosia on 16 June 2026 – get your tickets now! #opensource #digitalsovereignty

Join us on Tuesday 30 June in Utrecht (NL) for the #APELLConference 2026! Discussing EU #OpenSource at Scale! Register for your ticket now: apell.info/conference

Did you know the @EOSA.bsky.social not only hands out the yearly #OpenSource awards but provides Masterclasses? 1st season with @Amandine.bsky.social providing her expertise on identifying Open Source business opportunities and sustainability is live now: europeanopensource.academy/video?field_...

Join us later today to discuss a more competitive Cloud market with #OpenSource, starting at 14:00 CEST – register now!

@emilyomier.bsky.social has consulted #OpenSource projects that want to start a business. I had the opportunity of interviewing her for the @apell.info NGI0 Business Circle #podcast to talk about revenue models for communities. See the recording now: video.ngi.eu/w/kZxcev86T7...

Ohai good to see you! Just in time to sign up for tomorrow’s online discussion with @emilyomier.bsky.social: Revenue Models for Communities! For NGI0-funded projects and beyond! apell.info/2026/03/20/n... #ngi0commons #opensource #BusinessCircle

How can Open Source projects start making money? Join us Friday 27 March from 10:00 CET for the second edition of our NGI0 Commons Business Circle podcasts to discuss with @emilyomier.bsky.social: Revenue Models for Communities Register now: apell.info/2026/03/20/n... #ngi0commons #BusinessCircle

Data protection and processing in Europe are part of the value proposition of #OpenSource Business in Europe. Data protection is at the core of the digital sovereignty goals of the EU. The European Commission is still collecting feedback to their digital omnibus proposals until the end of this week.

Data protection is at the core of digital sovereignty. Read our article and submit to the @ec.europa.eu consultation until the end of next week! apell.info/2026/03/06/d...

Hey you, yes you, #OpenSource project! Thinking about growing your community, and maybe even starting a business? Have a look at our recent online discussion for the NGI0-Commons #BusinessCircle: Balancing Community, Commerce and Commons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUHl...

Two weeks ago, we had the pleasure of inviting you to our APELL Drinks at #FOSDEM 2026, thank you to everyone who joined and a special thank you to this year's sponsor, @tdforg.bsky.social who made this memorable evening possible!

European Open Digital Ecosystems consultation closed with 1658 submissions! @ec.europa.eu and public understand #OpenSource is strategic in increasing #digitalSovereignty. In our submission, we urge decisive action, read it here: apell.info/2026/02/04/e...

Excited to have the opportunity to talk about how #OpenSource and civil society can engage with policymakers. Join our #DevRoom at FOSDEM, with @jmaris.me and our distinguished guests Anja Wyrobek, Ella Jakubowska and Marcel Kolaja. Join us at 13:00 CET! fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

APELL’s recommendation to the Commission’s new consultation on the EU public procurement rules: Shift investments to Open Source! Read our recommendations here: apell.info/2026/01/26/p... #EU #OpenSource #Procurement

Are you coming to Brussels for FOSDEM (if the trains will)? We would like to invite you once more to join us for Drinks at FOSDEM 2026 on Friday 30 January, from 20:00-23:00! Request registration now as space is limited: pretix.eu/apell/fosdem...

NGI0 Commons-funded projects and everyone: Balancing Community, Commerce and Commons. Timo Väliharju will shed light on: 💡 how #OpenSource projects build sustainability 💡 how they identify governance, funding, and business models Join us tomorrow, 28/Nov 2025, 11am CET: apell.info/2025/11/27/n...

Quite the gap between theory and practice: while German federal states, armed forces and French gendarmerie rely on #OpenSource because they have understood that #digitalSovereignty is only achievable with open technology, the closing declaration for tomorrow‘s #DigitalSummit treats OS like a hobby.

APELL and 100+ partners publish their Declaration of Digital Independence and underline: control over digital technology is needed for resilience. Governments should make use of #OpenSource for competitiveness, sovereignty, and innovation. Add your signature now on

Only a few days remain to nominate #OpenSource projects for the European Open Source Awards! Send your proposals by this Sunday, 2 November!

Schon angemeldet zur #OSBAConnect? Am 13. November findet in Berlin wieder die jährliche Konferenz der @osb-alliance.de statt, diesmal unter dem Titel: Innovationsbooster #OpenSource! Ich freue mich drauf, euch und Sie dort zu treffen! osb-alliance.de/featured/osb...

Excited speak at the @linuxfoundationeu.bsky.social #LFEMemberSummit in #Ghent 28/Oct: Closing the Backdoor: #DigitalSovereignty for #EU & Public Authorities with #OpenSource events.linuxfoundation.org/lf-europe-me...

This week I had the opportunity to present @apell.info at #Mindtrek conference in Tampere (FI): #OpenSource business is of strategic importance to the #EU. We engage with policy makers to encourage leveraging this advantage! Thanks for encouraging discussions! (Conference photos: Konsta Lattu.)

As you know, APELL is part of the @eosa.bsky.social project, establishing a recognition scheme for Open Source in the form of awards! ✨ Submit your proposals for the new EOSA Magazine by 15 October, find more info on europeanopensource.academy/eosa-magazin...

🇪🇺 Bring mit uns zusammen Open-Source-Themen in die EU-Politik! @sebastianraible.bsky.social vernetzt und vertritt die europäische Open-Source-Industrie in Brüssel mit unserem Dachverband APELL. 👉 Dafür brauchen wir Dich! 🚀 Werde Mitglied im Advisory Board! ➡️ apell.info#advisoryboard #OpenSource

The @ec.europa.eu wants to update its product legislation framework, the #NLF. This is an opportunity for the specificities of #OpenSource development and business models to be reflected for future legal certainty! Read our suggestions here: apell.info/2025/09/03/p... #EU

More Openness, accessibility and representation of #OpenSource in European #Standardisation, please! Today we submit our recommendations to the @ec.europa.eu on Regulation 1025/2012: more inclusivity, open structures and public collaboration. apell.info/2025/07/18/m...

Last week, the @ec.europa.eu's public consultation on the "AI Continent" initiative ended. It especially looks for input on the *Cloud and AI Development Act* foreseen for end of 2025. On behalf of the European #OpenSource businesses, we submitted input. 🧵1/4

🚨 the @ec.europa.eu is launching an Expert Group for a “Technology Roadmap on [breaking?] Encryption”. You can apply by 1/September! ec.europa.eu/transparency... Please consider sharing this in your circles! #encryption #eu

Is your project funded under #NGI0Commons? Did you know you can get support from us in the form of business mentoring? Whether commercial ambitions or not: let us help you reach new audiences, grow your user base and strengthen your #OpenSource project's impact. Contact ngi0 at apell dot info!

The #APELLconference2025, gone as quickly as it came! Last week, on the occasion of the Polish EU Council Presidency, a great line-up of speakers and #OpenSource leaders joined us in the Polish capital of #Warsaw. Find a brief recap and presentations on our website! apell.info/2025/06/16/r...

At today‘s APELL Conference in #Warsaw, we are happy to announce that two new #OpenSource business associations are joining us: Danske Open Source Leverandører, #DOSL, and the Dutch Open Source Business Alliance (#DOSBA). Read our full announcement on the APELL website:

@apell.info conference 2025 is starting

Today, I'm at the APELL conference in Warsaw. We are happy at XWiki SAS to sponsor the 2025 conference. Thisorganisation is very important to unite European Open Source entrepreneurs and companies to work together.

Last preparations for the #APELLconference2025: ✅ slide deck prepared, ✅ speaker info sent, ✅ textile stickers ordered for overnight delivery… Join us Tuesday in #Warsaw! apell.info/apell-confer... #OpenSource

Register today, there are a few places left for the #APELLconference2025 on Tuesday 10/June in #Warsaw! Where #OpenSource industry leaders and European innovators meet! apell.info/apell-confer... #APELLconf25