๐ŸŒ Exciting times in Milan at the @NGICommons General Assembly!

Weโ€™re meeting in person to sync on project updates, debrief the #NGIForum2025 and plan ahead โ€” including our upcoming NGI Policy Summit on 20 Nov ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ. Lots of great energy and collaborative spirit in the room!

Stay tuned as we keep building a people-first internet ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ฌ

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๐Ÿ’จ June went by in a haze & has been filled w/ exciting events! A highlight: #NGIForum2025 in Brussels

Our team presented a variety of talks & sessions, incl. a short portrayal of the #OWI + its relevance for #EuropeanWebSovereignty.

โ€œProducing knowledge and making it accessible is the basis for free democratic societies. This is what we need to fight for!โ€ stated Alexandra Geese in her policy perspective.

Read more:
https://lnkd.in/dD5h6ZtG

Big thank you to the @EC_NGI team 4 having us.

The EU #NextGenerationInternet Community met 2 weeks ago at the #NGIForum2025! ๐ŸŒ

Experts & innovators gathered to strengthen Europeโ€™s position as a leader in #DigitalInnovation, ensuring that new technologies align with EU values of openness, trust & security. ๐Ÿš€

The #NGISargasso partners and #NGISargassoInnovators feel very proud to contribute to this collective effort to build a free and democratic society! ๐Ÿ›œ ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read this article to find out all the details: https://ngisargasso.eu/2025/07/02/the-ngi-sargasso-consortium-and-innovators-participate-in-the-ngi-forum-2025-to-join-discussions-on-digital-sovereignty/

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โณ Remember! Out 8th Open Call is up and running! Submit your application by August 1st 2025, 12:00 CEST (noon) https://nlnet.nl/taler/

๐Ÿ”ฆ Got questions? Make sure to ask them at our TALER Integration Community HUB (TALER ICH) developed by @ps https://ich.taler.net/

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โœ… #NGIForum2025 put #DigitalCommons and @NGICommons at the heart of the conversation!
Held in Brussels, the event showcased how open infrastructure, public code, and collective governance are shaping the future of the internet.

๐Ÿ“– Catch up: https://commons.ngi.eu/2025/06/30/digital-commons-take-centre-stage-at-ngi-forum-2025-opening-in-brussels/

#DigitalCommons #OpenSource #TechForGood #InternetForPeople #NGi

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โณ Remember! Out 8th Open Call is up and running! Submit your application by August 1st 2025, 12:00 CEST (noon) https://nlnet.nl/taler/

๐Ÿ”ฆ Got questions? Make sure to ask them at our TALER Integration Community HUB (TALER ICH) developed by @ps https://ich.taler.net/

#NGIForum2025

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๐Ÿ’ฏ Lastly, our partner NLnet, participated in an insightful panel discussion during #Day1 titled โ€œForging European Digital Sovereignty through an Open Internet Stackโ€, represented by Michiel Leenaars!

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๐Ÿ“Œ During the Forum, the coordinator of our consortium, Eindhoven University of Technology, represented by Heloise Vieira was also there to enhance our communication efforts, promote our mission and respond to questions!

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๐Ÿ”— Want to know more? Make sure to watch ร–zgรผrโ€™s presentation here https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/ngi-forum-1a-2025-06-20

๐Ÿ’ฏ Perhaps our new motto should be: "once GNU TALER becomes operational...success is then INEVITABLE!"

๐Ÿ’ก Thanks Ozgรผr!

#NGIForum2025

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๐ŸŒ As digital transactions become the norm, the question of who controls our financial data and payment systems becomes paramount for European autonomy.

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