2026-04-15T17:14:00Z https://yabu.me APELL https://yabu.me/npub1s57my9n2sr0zdv9sek7wt9l93ydqhgqgdq5229dnlryxtr7jx0esuyt7zs https://eupolicy.social/system/accounts/avatars/111/908/330/986/526/556/original/516e712efac0e596.png https://eupolicy.social/system/accounts/avatars/111/908/330/986/526/556/original/516e712efac0e596.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84wyrtlfucxvmwzd4q5jwgygcfyalgul5jyl38eew7x8mguc5vgqzyzznmvskd2qduf4skrxmeevhuky35zaqpp5z3fg4k0uvsev06gelxthlq5l The public consultation on European Open Digital Ecosystems closed with 1658 submissions! Great to see that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m96e7ycmmaz4ah7s8exw7x6vmumuccr0p9dxea64e5je89ty2yjsweag4y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>European Commission</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m96…ag4y</span>)</a></span> and public have understood that #OpenSource is strategic in increasing digital sovereignty in #Europe.<br/>Read APELL&#39;s submission below, urging decisive action, to promote Open Source knowledge and capability, stimulate uptake, and execute on the responsibility of maintaining our Digital Public Infrastructure.<br/><a href="https://apell.info/2026/02/04/european-open-digital-ecosystems/">https://apell.info/2026/02/04/european-open-digital-ecosystems/</a> 2026-02-04T10:04:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmx942j63c7k0dskzet804cq9k9z7pr63v4syq4ymyjy578nlt0gzyzznmvskd2qduf4skrxmeevhuky35zaqpp5z3fg4k0uvsev06gelxlaz9jm APELL’s recommendation to the Commission’s new consultation on the EU public procurement rules: Shift investments to Open Source! Read our recommendations here: <a href="https://apell.info/2026/01/26/procurement-shift-investments/">https://apell.info/2026/01/26/procurement-shift-investments/</a> #EU #OpenSource #Procurement 2026-01-26T13:45:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7a0dg56g4ct7fdv48rdxr9z95r6sr7aq0mcke4xvm5qf3hv43sszyzznmvskd2qduf4skrxmeevhuky35zaqpp5z3fg4k0uvsev06gelxu7ze78 APELL and 100+ partners declare: digital sovereignty is possible with Open Source. One day before the European Summit on Digital Sovereignty they are publishing their &#34;Declaration of Digital Independence&#34;, underlining control over digital technology is needed for resilience. The signatories call on the heads of government to make use of the #OpenSource industry as a lever for European competitiveness, sovereignty, and innovation.<br/><br/>Add your signature now on <a href="https://digitalindependence.eu/">https://digitalindependence.eu/</a> 2025-11-17T07:10:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvgep7wa6jwq5zvcagllqpscjztuj0pxm4p9je3uughkumyca0lqzyzznmvskd2qduf4skrxmeevhuky35zaqpp5z3fg4k0uvsev06gelx8vrjnk #OpenSource business models are different from traditional technology businesses, but what more tells them apart? Joining us to present the findings of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1htuvdu5gvl4rc47q9nvlldnu6tq3qweuduewlfym0wkvvds3xayspacls2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Linux Professional Institute</span> (<span class="italic">npub1htu…cls2</span>)</a></span>&#39;s study at the #APELLconference2025 on 10 June in Warsaw is Elzbieta Godlewska:<br/>From work-life balance to AI: what&#39;s important to open source professionals<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/533/227/197/642/634/original/224d851e54409d10.png"> <br/> 2025-05-19T07:08:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz630eg4xvg8yndxwzertmg7l7jw7wmlpfvlddhhg7vfgzs5n972qzyzznmvskd2qduf4skrxmeevhuky35zaqpp5z3fg4k0uvsev06gelxmvys58 APELL – The European Open Source Software Business Association joins almost 100 partners in the #EuroStack initiative, calling for a decisive committment to sovereign digital infrastructure. In the context of unprecedented international challenges, we urge the European Commission to take action towards sovereign digital infrastructure. #technologicalsovereignty #opensource<br/><a href="https://apell.info/2025/03/17/apell-urges-european-commission-decisive-action-sovereign-digital-infrastructure/">https://apell.info/2025/03/17/apell-urges-european-commission-decisive-action-sovereign-digital-infrastructure/</a> 2025-03-17T17:01:01Z