How can public procurement drive European sovereignty? 🇪🇺 Dominic Laurie, SUSE's Senior Director of Corporate Comms will be moderating a high-level panel on “Sovereignty & Procurement” at the EU Open Source Policy Summit 💬 🗓 January 30th | 5:00 PM See the full agenda: okt.to/pNJ0mO #SUSE #OpenSource #PublicSector #EUOpenSource

The #EUOpenSource Week has begun and registration for tomorrow's @OSOReu community meetup on #OpenSource adoption in the public sector is still possible! Register📝 for the meetup here: 👉link.europa.eu/h7HVB6 More info on the EU Open Source week: 👉opensourceweek.eu

As part of the #EUOpenSource Week, @OSOReu will hold a community Meetup within 5 days! It will explore the latest #OpenSource trends in the #EU public sector, with a guest contribution from the #Barcelona City Council. Register for it here: 👉link.europa.eu/h7HVB6 @EU_DIGIT

We are proud to announce that SUSE is a Gold Sponsor of the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026! 🏅 Join us on January 30th in Brussels 🇧🇪 as we explore how open source delivers digital sovereignty across Europe. 📅 See the full agenda here: okt.to/KGZzvq #SUSE #EUOpenSource #PolicySummit #OpenSource

#OpenSource is reshaping #DigitalTransformation in Europe’s #PublicSector. Register for the @OSOReu Community Meetup on 28/01 during the #EUOpenSource Week. Explore the latest trends & real-world experiences, including #Barcelona’s journey. 👉ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner… @EU_DIGIT

🍵 What does Europe really need to achieve true Digital Sovereignty? Join SUSE in Brussels on January 29th (3:00–5:00 PM CET) for our Sovereign-Tea networking reception. We’re bringing together EU policymakers and industry leaders for a friendly “soapbox session” to debate the future of open tech 🌐 🎟️ Register here: okt.to/YHQyRV #SUSE #EUOpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSourceWeek

📺 We have published the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2024 videos. The panels, speeches and presentations, delivered by global policy experts and policy-makers will prepare you for the digital policy developments of 2024 and beyond. #EUOpenSource ↘ youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Carine Braun-Heneault discussed the topic of promoting open innovation at the #EUOpenSource Policy Summit. In her keynote, she highlighted the power of open innovation in Europe as a driver for growth and opportunity 🇪🇺 Photo Credit: Serena Vittorini, OpenForum Europe

Why not an #EU €10bn fund for #OpenSource? #EUOpenSource

On the #EUOpenSource panel on EU OSS fund, Adriana Groh shares lessons from STF: On how an EU fund might interact with national actors: “We need more actors in this field, not fewer, especially actors with public money for the public interest.” 1/5 @OpenForumEurope

Good points by @francesca_bria on how all the political buzzwords on promoting European digital autonomy should be followed by adequate funding - not peanuts, but ten billion. #EUOpenSource

On trust: “There’s nothing inherently not trustworthy about open source. It’s like asking whether we should trust water. There are ways to make water trustworthy. We can filter it, we can process it, we can put processes in place to make it safe and usable.” 5/5 #EUOpenSource

“There are not enough people in the space, and this is a hazard and a structural issue. It’s our responsibility to think about how we can grow in a reasonable and sustainable way.” 4/5 #EUOpenSource

On AI & automation: “AI-powered tools can be very effectively used by developers. We would be well-advised to look into how reliability and security are affected. It’s going to impact how code is written, evaluated, and even how bug reports are submitted.” 3/5 #EUOpenSource

“For any kind of regulation affecting open source developers, it can’t be an afterthought in how we support them in complying w/these rules. They don’t owe us anything, they’re not our suppliers. We can’t create a hazardous environment for them to develop in.” 2/5 #EUOpenSource

On #EUOpenSource panel on security & resilience, @octopuscitizen has four main points: “The infrastructure that we base all modern society on is neither sustainable nor healthy; it’s a threat for any security concept. It doesn’t work without securing these core technologies” 1/5

"People ask if one can trust #opensource software. There's nothing not to trust about #FOSS: being open makes it more trustworthy than closed source. And it is now so essential, that it's like asking if one can trust water" - Fiona Krakenbürger from @sovtechfund at #EUOpenSource

"Every public procurement must require #OpenSource software" says @peterganten. Agree, it's high time! 🙌 #EuOpenSource

Thanks @peterganten for noting how EU governments talk about digital sovereignty and put some money on open source development but then put 1000x more money in buying proprietary big tech products for their administrations. #EUOpenSource

Very cool to hear Mike @mmilinkov of @EclipseFdn talking about how to run a open source foundation, Eclipse is the largest open source foundation located in Europe, they also support @openhwgroup #euopensource @OpenForumEurope