"Open source licensing permits continued operation of the software with an EU provider."
That’s technically true, but in practice, how many such transitions actually happen? How many of these tools become hollowed-out ghost projects after the buyout? We need the EU to fund #4opens #FOSS and commons-native projects directly, not startups chasing exit strategies.
💳 Digital payments sovereignty at #NGIForum25!
Özgür Kesim @oec presenting "Digital Freedom meets Digital Payments" - how Europeans maintain financial autonomy in digital economy 🇪🇺
Follow LIVE the session on the NGI website: https://ngi.eu/ngi-forum25/
#NGIForum2025 #DigitalSovereignty #OpenInternet #DigitalCommons #EuropeanInnovation #OpenSource #NGIForum
🔐 Software supply chain security at #NGIForum25!
🎤 Philippe Ombredanne (AboutCode) on "Managing Your Software Supply Chain with NGI: Security, GenAI, and CRA compliance" 🇪🇺
Tackling pressing EU digital sovereignty challenge!
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@nee @MattiSG a post a little strong maybe, but someone has to say this https://hamishcampbell.com/getting-through-this-era-of-collapse-with-anything-human-left-intact/
Getting through this era of collapse with anything human left intact
The discussions on sovereignty at #NGIForum2025 make me wonder: what year are we in? It’s as if we’re rebooting grassroots conversations we’ve had for decades – but without the mess, memory, or movement that gave them meaning in the first place.
A breath of clarity came from @renchap, who said it plainly:
We need to focus our efforts on funding and supporting public value network infrastructure… THAT CANNOT BE BOUGHT. 💪
Absolutely. If that idea resonates with you, try starting […]
https://hamishcampbell.com/getting-through-this-era-of-collapse-with-anything-human-left-intact/
🔧 Theory → Practice at #NGIForum25!
"Applications of Open Web Index & Web Data Infrastructure" panel showing real-world use cases 🌍
🎤 Sara Garavelli (@CSC) moderating diverse ecosystem experts:
Emmanuel Cartier (@EU_JRC)
Per Öster (@CSC – IT Center for Science)
Jan Hajič (@OpenEuroLLM)
Wolfgang Oels (@Ecosia)
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#NGIForum2025 #DigitalSovereignty #OpenInternet #DigitalCommons #EuropeanInnovation #OpenSource #NGIForum
🚀 NGI Forum Day 2 is underway
With the same #enthusiasm!
Highlights from the opening talks:
🗣️ @StefanVoigt
Let’s build a public, transparent web search infrastructure like Galileo or Copernicus.
🗣️ @MichaelGranitzer
Search influences behaviour is crucial 20–80%. It's core to LLMs and AI.
Let’s treat #OpenWebSearch as a base public service, built on EU HPC centres.
@NGICommons is part of this adventure
#NGIForum #OpenWebSearch #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #LLM #WebInfrastructure #Fediverse
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🏛️ Policy perspective at #NGIForum25!
Alexandra Geese @alexandrageese (@europarl_en) delivering policy statement on "Why Europe needs Open Web Index & Web Data Infrastructure for Search, Analytics & AI" 🇪🇺
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Ludovic Dubost
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NGI Outreach Office
hamish campbell
#OMN (Open Media Network)
Koen de Jonge - SynQ
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