mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06The voice of over 45,000 tech #SMEs & startups in Europe
📢 Looking for European platforms that put transparency, data privacy and open standards first?
Join the “Tech Solutions Made in Europe” webinar series tomorrow for a new session focused on sovereign social media and content-sharing platforms.
🗣 Hear directly from @philipkristians@mastodon.social, @aartjoppe@mastodon.social, and Sebastian Vogelsang, moderated by @robin@mastodon.social, and explore how their technologies are shaping secure, trustworthy digital public spaces in Europe.
Register now! 👇
https://www.digitalsme.eu/events/tech-solutions-made-in-europe-building-sovereign-digital-public-spaces/
💡Anti-kill switch technology stack launched by cloud companies from the Tech Sovereignty Catalogue
Cubbit, SUSE, Elemento, and StorPool Storage launched a Sovereign Disaster Recovery Pack: a deployable #European stack against kill switch scenarios, already live with an Italian IT provider.
A first step toward sovereign #cloud. Policymakers must follow with European preference in #publicprocurement and a clear definition in the Cloud and AI Development Act.
Read more👉https://www.digitalsme.eu/anti-kill-switch-technology-stack-launch
A growing coalition of around 200 leaders from European businesses call for a 28th regime that works for all companies. 🚀
Europe needs simple, harmonised rules so businesses can operate across borders and scale within the Single Market.
The 28th regime must:
✔ Be open to all European companies
✔ Be established as a regulation
✔ Make it simple for businesses to register under this framework
Read the statement 👉 https://28forall.eu/
Join us here 👉 https://28forall.eu/join-the-campaign/
📢 The “#Software Made & Hosted in Europe” labels are now available!
Join the upcoming info session to learn how these new European labels can strengthen your company's market visibility and contribute to Europe’s #techsovereignty.
📅 18 February
⏰ 13:00–14:00 CET | Online
Book your spot 👇
https://www.digitalsme.eu/events/trust-in-european-software-introducing-software-made-hosted-in-europe-labels/
📌 Last night, the team at DIGITAL SME wrapped up the week over a dinner to recharge, reconnect and share a few laughs!
With 2026 shaping up to be a decisive year for Europe’s #tech sovereignty, it was a good reminder that behind every initiative, there is a committed team working to ensure that European digital #SMEs are heard and taken into account.
Stay tuned for more!
🚀 Europe’s digital future is driven by #SMEs committed to homegrown innovation. The Digital Innovators Club brings them together to connect, collaborate, and grow.
This month, the community expands by welcoming Cubbit, Digital Samba and Clever Cloud.
Ready to shape Europe’s digital transformation?
Join the Club today 👉 https://www.digitalsme.eu/club
🔎 Did you know that Europe relies on non-European providers for over 80% of its digital #stack? Yet, that dependency comes with risks.
The Tech Sovereignty Catalogue maps market-ready European solutions across cloud, connectivity, cybersecurity, AI and other technologies, making homegrown innovation visible and accessible to everyone.
Explore the Catalogue of #tech solutions👇
https://techsov-catalogue.eu/catalogue/
🚀 Europe's digital future belongs to innovative #SMEs, and that's exactly what the Digital Innovators Club was built for.
The newest members are:
🔹Cumucore, a telecommunications company that provides private 4G and 5G mobile networks, enabling businesses to deploy their own secure, on-site wireless infrastructure.
🔹@montimage@mastodon.social, a cybersecurity company that uses AI-powered network monitoring to help organisations detect and respond to threats in real time.
Join the Club👉 https://www.digitalsme.eu/club/