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On 7 April 2006, the .eu top-level domain (TLD) was launched, offering businesses, citizens, and organisations a pan-EU online identity. .eu marks its 20th anniversary, it stands as a symbol of European unity, trust, and innovation.
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/two-letters-one-identity-celebrating-20-years-eu
Today, the European Commission announced the adoption of a decision to establish a legal structure supported by France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy to stimulate and support the growth of Digital Commons — open components governed by communities of contributors:
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-launch-digital-commons-edic-support-sovereign-european-digital-infrastructure-and
We look forward to creating synergies with the EC’s Next Generation Internet initiative and its successor, the Open Internet Stack. #opensource #digitalcommons @dinum@social.numerique.gouv.fr @zendis@social.bund.de
📢 The European Commission just published a call for evidence as an input to a forthcoming "European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy":
Call for evidence covers: strengths, weaknesses and added value of open source; concrete measures and actions that may be taken at EU level; technology areas and sectors to be prioritised.
Raise your voice!
DDL: 3rd February #opensource
📢 The newly established Digital Commons consortium is ramping up its operations with 4 openings. Check out: https://digital-commons-edic.eu/careers/ #opensource #digitalcommons
📢 Today, the EC and DINUM signed the EDCOM project, which will support the newly created Digital Commons legal structure jointly established by France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. This is a €5.3 million initiative — half funded by the EU budget — that will support its first three years of operations through a range of actions aimed at strengthening European digital commons ecosystems. @dinum@social.numerique.gouv.fr #opensource #digitalcommons @BMDS@social.bund.de
📢 ICANN has opened a public consultation on a its guidelines to advance Universal Acceptance to ensure all valid domain names and
email addresses, regardless of script, language, or character length, can be equally used by all
Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems with few important recommendations focus on encouraging the Open Source community to take up Universal Acceptance. See: https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-guidelines-for-advancing-ua-adoption-23-02-2026
📢 #HorizonEurope call HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-06 invites consortia to establish a services & business incubator for geospatial open-source developments, supporting long-term viability, innovation, and market uptake across Europe.
We especially encourage organisations with experience in open-source sustainability, governance, and business models to explore this opportunity and connect with partners.
📅 ddl: 15/4/2026
🔗 https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-06
📢 The EC is looking for experts in deployment of existing standards and operational best practices in these areas:
- IPv6
- modern E-mail communication standards
- DNS security
- Routing security & hygiene
Participation is open to anyone with relevant experience and interest.
More information and how to join:
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/european-commission-seeks-participants-multi-stakeholder-forum-internet-standards-deployment
Digital Commons at the programme of tomorrow's European Digital Sovereignty Summit: https://bmds.bund.de/aktuelles/eu-summit/programme
Report: Open Source tools for chips design - a view from Germany: https://en.acatech.de/publication/open-source-design-tools-for-sovereign-chip-development/ #EDA #opensource
Recordings of the 3 matchmaking events for Open Internet Stack/Web4.0 topics are available:
DATA-02: https://vc.ngi-0.eu/playback/presentation/2.3/1123fb2937a1a16e26cfb09dfc7596a7727f368b-1770813051355
HUMAN-02: https://vc.ngi-0.eu/playback/presentation/2.3/7dea6e81601db14d94b6eb8d0754f2d6183e4a03-1770818616762
DATA-03: https://vc.ngi-0.eu/playback/presentation/2.3/690237ab0c04527d0981ad1fa10a5cfad8db84e1-1770824071928
Thanks to the many participants
The role of Free Open Source Software in the DNS infrastructure; an overview from ICANN Security and Stability Advisory
Committee: https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/security-and-stability-advisory-committee-ssac-reports/sac132-25-09-2025-en.pdf #DNS #opensource
📢5 NGI Community Workshops announced: https://nlnet.nl/workshops/
#NGI #opensource #openhardware @nlnet@social.nlnet.nl
You can familiarise yourself with the call with:
📢 Opening in Trinidad & Tobago, with an OSPO Project Officer vacancy framed under the Open-Source Programme Office (OSPO) for Trinidad and Tobago of the EU's Open-Source Ecosystem Enabler for public services innovation (OSEE) initiative https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/32992
