Support Free Software in public services! 🏛💻
Public money should fund software that benefits everyone: Public Money? Public Code!

Sign the our open letter and support this initiative:

🔗 https://publiccode.eu

#publiccode #softwarefreedom

https://publiccode.eu/en/

Foundation for Public Code

Public code is an approach to open, collaborative development enabling an ecosystem of public and private actors to share specifications, development, and maintenance of digital public infrastructure products.

https://publiccode.net/

#openSource #publicCode

Home, Foundation for Public Code

Enabling public-purpose software and policy that is open and collaborative. We help open source projects for public organizations to become successful, build sustainable communities around them and create a thriving public open source ecosystem. We do this through codebase stewardship of both software and civic code.

A vision for software freedom in 2048, Matthias Kirschner, DORS/CLUC 2025

https://media.fsfe.org/w/irrxN1PpocEB4FjD34cQxC

A vision for software freedom in 2048, Matthias Kirschner, DORS/CLUC 2025

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Instead of digital dependencies, we need transparent, resource-efficient, and sovereign IT infrastructures. The key? Open source software.

Open source enables:

▪️ Long-lasting IT systems
▪️ Circular economy in development
▪️ Full data sovereignty and transparency

Platforms such as OpenCloud are already demonstrating how sustainable digitalization can be achieved in practice.

👉 Learn more: https://opencloud.eu/en/sustainable-digitalisation-open-source

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #PublicCode #OpenCloud

Statt digitaler Abhängigkeiten braucht es transparente, ressourcenschonende und souveräne IT-Infrastrukturen. Der Schlüssel? Open Source Software.

Open Source ermöglicht:

▪️ Langlebige IT-Systeme
▪️ Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Entwicklung
▪️ Volle Datenhoheit und Transparenz

Plattformen wie OpenCloud zeigen schon heute, wie nachhaltige Digitalisierung in der Praxis gelingt.

👉 Mehr erfahren: https://opencloud.eu/de/nachhaltige-digitalisierung-mit-open-source

#OpenSource #DigitaleSouveränität #PublicCode #OpenCloud

If it is public money, it should be public code as well! I support @fsfe's call for more #publiccode: https://publiccode.eu/en/ via @fsfe
https://publiccode.eu/en/

📢 Open source just got a boost. 🇫🇷 The French Government steps up for open tech—becoming the first to endorse UN Open Source Principle👏🌐. Who’s next?

https://camptocamp.com/en/news-events/france-becomes-first-government-to-endorse-un-open-source-principles%2C-now-what-

#opensource #transparency #opengov #digitalcommons #publiccode #FOSS

France Becomes First Government to Endorse UN Open Source Principles, Now What? | Camptocamp

In a historic and symbolic step, France has officially endorsed the United Nations' Open Source Principles, becoming the first government to do so, alongside many organizations including the Open Source Initiative, Linux Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation.

Camptocamp

✨ European open source deserves the spotlight

Choosing local, open alternatives means you stay in control, not some global megacorp.

If digital sovereignty matters to you (and it should), now’s the time to support the ecosystem.

We’ve put together a list of EU-built tools that respect your rights and your data.

🔗 https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/European-alternatives-to-SaaS/

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #SelfHosting #XWiki #PublicCode #EUtech #BigTechExit

European alternatives to popular SaaS

If you're looking to reclaim your digital sovereignty, check out our list of European alternatives that are both open-source and developed in Europe.

Code is just the start.
MBAG empowers EU states to support OSS with funding, security, and community-building.
That’s real digital sovereignty. 🇪🇺
#FOSS #OpenSource #EUdigital #SovereignTech #PublicCode