The Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative, currently funded from the Horizon Europe programme, has supported Open Source Software projects that contribute directly to Europe's digital and technological sovereignty, and provide opportunities for businesses from various sectors and technological innovation made in Europe. In summer, a draft of the new Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2025 was...
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APELL Conference report 2024: shaping the future of Open Source in Europe
The APELL conference report 2024 has now been published. As the demand for open source technology and digital sovereignty continues to grow, so does the need for unified action in the face of evolving digital legislation and policy at the European level. Held for the first time in Berlin, the 2024 APELL Conference brought together...
The winners of the Acteurs du Libre contest 2023 were announced at OSXP
As part of the Open Source Experience conference, the Acteurs du Libre contest is proposed and organized by the French CNLL. It aims at promoting and giving more visiblity to the open source sector, and awards free Software companies, entrepreneurs, projects and associations that make notable contributions to open source and free software. Six awards...
APELL Statement on the CRA
APELL Releases Official Statement on Cyber Resilience Act, Advocating for Open-Source Solutions and Digital Sovereignty In a critical move to influence cybersecurity policy and advance digital sovereignty, APELL has released its official Statement on the Cyber Resilience Act. The statement emphasizes the crucial role of open-source solutions in enhancing cyber resilience and promoting digital sovereignty...
APELL Conference report – Helsinki 2023
The APELL conference report 2023 has now been published. The European Open Source Industry has grown 20-fold since the early 2000s. Meeting such an increasing demand, however, comes with challenges. The important augmentation of digital legislation at the national and European Union level has given Open Source businesses a chance to shape the future of...
Commission moves to a fully electronic, flexible procurement process for the acquisition of software licences and associated services
News article published on 24 May 2023 by Directorate-General for Informatics on European Commissions website. DG Informatics (DIGIT) of the European Commission has launched an improved dynamic purchasing system for software licences and associated services (SIDE III DPS). SIDE III DPS will enable the Commission and the rest of the participating European institutions, bodies...
Open Source Sweden joins APELL as its fifth Associate Member
PRESS RELEASE 22/02/2021 APELL is growing further at a critical juncture for open source companies in Europe Brussels, Belgium — On Monday 22 February, Open Source Sweden became an Associate Member of the Europe’s Open Source Business Association APELL. The growth in APELL’s membership shows a positive political climate around open technologies, and a general...
APELL welcomes ESOP of Portugal as an Associate Member
PRESS RELEASE 11/02/2021 APELL expands at an important time for open source companies in Europe Brussels, Belgium — Europe’s Open Source Business Association APELL has added another member organisation to its ranks. ESOP (Associação De Empresas De Software Open Source Portuguesas) of Portugal has become an associate member of the Europe-wide umbrella organisation at the...
APELL welcomes the European Commission’s new Open Source Software Strategy 2020-2023
PRESS RELEASE (22/10/2020) Promising progress at the European level should lead to similar efforts in the Member States. Brussels, Belgium — Europe’s Open Source Business Association APELL welcomes the European Commission’s new Open Source Software Strategy for 2020-2023. With this much anticipated Communication, the Commission positions itself at the forefront of Digital Government by clearly...