As fast as it came, it was gone – or so goes the German idiom. The APELL Conference 2025 was a full day of presentations from distinguished speakers, workshops with our equally distinguished guests, and networking in the Polish capital, Warsaw! On the occasion of the Polish EU Council Presidency, APELL invited leaders from the...
Warsaw, 10 June 2025 – On the occasion of the APELL Conference 2025, the European Open Source Software Business Association announces two new full voting members. Joining are the newly founded Danish Open Source Vendors (Danske Open Source Leverandører, DOSL), and the Dutch Open Source Business Alliance (DOSBA). The two organisations grow APELL’s membership at...
We are happy to announce that our network is growing, as OW2 and APELL are becoming associate organisations! 🚀
Brussels, 17 March 2025. 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 Commission to take action towards sovereign digital infrastructure.
In its submission to the ongoing call for evidence and public consultation on the Public procurement directives, APELL recommends that in all IT procurement, Open Source be the default, that joint procurement be further encouraged, and that it also inform the IT practices of public authorities themselves by making sharing the default.
Today, APELL – The European Open Source Software Business Association endorses the Open Source Initiative (OSI)‘s Open Source AI Definition. The Open Source ecosystem understands that part of being popular is being responsible. Trust is earned – and in particular AI technology needs to continue proving its trustworthiness. For decades, Open Source has been providing...
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...
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...
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 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...