Mastodawn

Apply for funding before June 1st 2026
Do you have a valuable idea in the area of digital commons and networked technology, that will contribute towards achieving a more open information society and brings the next generation of the internet closer? We are interested in further developing open solutions that empower users on all layers of technology.

https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260401-call.html

#nlnet #NGI #NGI0 #NGI0CommonsFund #NGITaler #NGIFediversity

NLnet; Apply for funding before June 1st 2026

NGI0_Moldova 1d ago

Do you have a valuable idea in the area of #digital #commons and networked technology, contributing to a more open information society and bringing the #NextGenerationInternet closer? 🤩
✍️ Apply for funding before June 1, 2026!

Themes:
✅️ Reclaim the public nature of the internet
✅️ Privacy-preserving digital payments
✅️ Creating the hosting stack of the future

📌 You can ask 5k-50k EUR
📌 Anyone can apply: individuals, SMEs, institutions, etc.
👉️️️ https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260401-call.html

#NGI #NGI0 #NGIZero @nlnet

dreiwert 1d ago

@nlnet Hi there! Your proposal submission form currently fails with a "Recipient address rejected: User unknown in virtual mailbox table" error, asking to press "back" and retry. Any ideas? #NGI

Prisma Platform 2d ago

Europe is building "data spaces" — but who controls the infrastructure beneath them? Most implementations recreate the same centralisation problem with a European flag on top.

A commons-based alternative exists. Here's how we built it.

#DataSovereignty #OpenSource #NGI #Fediverse

Basyl 5d ago

44 Digital Commons Projects Selected for NGI Zero Grants

NLnet announces the projects that have been selected to become beneficiaries of the NGI Zero Common Fund. Funded projects range from. The open source projects span the full technology stack, from hardware to data, AI, all contributing to a more open and resilient digital commons

https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html

#NGI #NLNet #DigitalCommons #commons #OpenSource #AI #digital #data

NLnet; 44 Digital Commons Projects Selected for NGI Zero Grants

NGI0 Tunisia 🇹🇳Mar 19

Are you working 🤓 on free/libre and ⁨open source⁩ technologies that benefit other people too? Consider applying for funding for the Next Generation Internet open calls.
✍️ Deadline: April 1, 2026.
More details on 👉️️️ ⁨https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260201-call.html

Join ⁨@nlnet⁩ Office Hour on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 16:00 CET - and ask any questions 🎯 you have!
👉️️ ⁨https://nlnet.nl/events/20260325/index.html

⁨#FLOSS⁩ #NGI⁩ ⁨#NGI0⁩ ⁨#NGIZero⁩ ⁨#Funding⁩ #FreeSoftware ⁨#OpenSourceSoftware⁩ ⁨#OpenHardware⁩

NLnet; Apply for funding before April 1st 2026

NGI0_Moldova Mar 19

Are you working 🤓 on free and #opensource technologies that benefit other people too? Consider applying for funding for the Next Generation Internet open calls.
✍️ Deadline: April 1, 2026.
More details on 👉️️️ https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260201-call.html

Join @nlnet Office Hour on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 16:00 CET - and ask any questions 🎯 you have!
👉️️ https://nlnet.nl/events/20260325/index.html

#FOSS #NGI #NGI0 #NGIZero #fossfunding #opensoftware #openhardware

NGI Sargasso Mar 13

🚀 Three years of #NextGenerationInternet transatlantic collaboration, innovation & impact!

The #NGISargasso journey brought together researchers, startups & innovators from Europe, the United States & Canada to shape a more open, trustworthy and human-centric Internet.

🌊 Watch our recap video and discover what we achieved together: https://youtu.be/MRdRu7kn7KE?si=aVXvFJmd8nTv4zJi

@ngi @EC_NGI

#NGI #InternetOfHumans #InternetOfTrust

Local for Local Mar 13

📢 New publication from one of our consortium members!
A recent paper, “A set of prescriptive design principles to support community value coherence and foster digital tool adoption”, explores how digital tools can be designed to better align with community values and encourage meaningful adoption.
The study proposes practical principles to help ensure technologies support community priorities, trust, and long-term engagement.

🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166497226000453
#DigitalInnovation #OpenScience #NGI