Posts tagged "Funding"
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CloudCamp4SMEs: How the EU is Funding Its Own Digital Colonization
2025-01-30 | Stefane Fermigier
The European Commission is subsidising significant discounts (90%) on a cloud training scheme for SMEs, but as expected by anyone who has been following this trend for the last 25 years, the courses focus heavily on AWS. This is a small, but revelatory example of scoring goals against our own...
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Red Alert: The Looming Loss of NGI Funding and its Impact on European Tech
2024-08-01 | Stefane Fermigier
The potential defunding of the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative in the Horizon Europe working draft for 2025 poses a significant threat to the European open source ecosystem. This post outlines the critical role NGI plays in fostering innovation, ensuring digital sovereignty, and...
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Achieving Digital Sovereignty through Connected, Collaborative Computing: An Open Source Approach
2024-06-27 | Stefane Fermigier
We outline strategies to effectively mobilize European Open Source communities to support providers and adopters within the Connected Collaborative Computing (3C) framework. Drawing on extensive experience with collaborative projects and funding schemes, we advocate for a shift towards more...
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The year 2023 in Review: Open Source and Digital Sovereignty in Europe
2024-01-01 | Stefane Fermigier
The year 2023 saw a surge of interest in Open Source software as a cornerstone of digital sovereignty across Europe. From the EU's Open Source Strategy to national initiatives and industry advocacy, key themes emerged that shaped the landscape of Open Source in Europe. This article provides an...
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Grandeur and decadence of European Open Source policy
2023-12-12 | Stefane Fermigier
Europe's digital policy is in a state of flux, with policymakers grappling to balance security, innovation, and the unique nature of Open Source software. While the EU aims to bolster its digital sovereignty and cybersecurity, exemplified by the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), its approach and...
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The year 2022 in Review: Open Source and Digital Sovereignty in Europe
2023-01-01 | Stefane Fermigier
The year 2022 marked a year of both solidification and strategic shifts in the relationship between Open Source software (FOSS) and digital sovereignty in Europe. This article provides an overview of the major developments and debates that defined the year 2022 in Open Source and digital sovereignty.
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The year 2021 in Review: Open Source and Digital Sovereignty in Europe
2022-01-01 | Stefane Fermigier
The year 2021 was a pivotal year for Open Source software and digital sovereignty in Europe. This article provides an overview of the major developments and debates that shaped the Open Source ecosystem in Europe in 2021.
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The year 2020 in Review: Open Source and Digital Sovereignty in Europe
2021-01-01 | Stefane Fermigier
The year 2020 was a pivotal year for Open Source software and digital sovereignty in Europe. This article provides an overview of the major developments and debates that shaped the Open Source ecosystem in Europe in 2020.
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Gaia-X: A trojan horse for Big Tech in Europe
2020-11-23 | Stefane Fermigier
The EU's cloud infrastructure initiative, Gaia-X, poses a great risk of destroying the European ecosystem and hopes of sovereignty after the inclusion of some of the world's largest tech firms in the project. This article explores the potential dangers of Gaia-X and the need for a more strategic...
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