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CSIS Government Policies for Open Source Software:
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) organised an event on 10 January to present their recently published dataset on government policies for Open Source Software. The dataset covers…
NEWSCreated: 23/01/2023Updated Date: 23/01/2023
Software Power: The Economic and Geopolitical Implications of Open Source Software
Software Power: The Economic and Geopolitical Implications of Open Source Software by Alice Pannier, Research Fellow, Head of Ifri*'s Geopolitics of Technology Program *IFRI is the French Institute of…
NEWSCreated: 05/01/2023Updated Date: 06/01/2023
UNDP: Open Source Hardware Important in Global COVID-19 Response
OSH solutions ranging from personal protective equipment (masks) and ventilators to thermometers supported the global response. Every week during covid, new winners of the UNDP’s open source hardware…
NEWSCreated: 10/11/2022Updated Date: 25/11/2022
Global Encryption Day - Highlighting Some Free Software / Open Source Contributions
With Global Encryption Day taking place last week, now is a good time to highlight the role free software / open source has played in making encryption available and verifiable. Below is just a…
NEWSCreated: 24/10/2022Updated Date: 03/11/2022
Studies on country-of-origin for free software / open source
As governments put more effort into working with free software / open source development communities, some might be interested to know how much involvement each country has. Two interesting studies…
NEWSCreated: 21/10/2022Updated Date: 03/11/2022
Free and Open Source event in the Czech Republic
On 16 September, the Czech Presidency of the European Council co-organised an event on Free and Open Source Software in Brno, Czech Republic with panel discussions which included government and public…
NEWSCreated: 26/09/2022Updated Date: 27/09/2022
Presentations on working with project communities
Videos from the recent Community Leadership Conference are now online for anyone interested in learning about interacting with or integrating into Free and Open Source Software communities. For IT…
NEWSCreated: 25/09/2022Updated Date: 03/11/2022
Germany's opencode.de goes into production use
National code repository rolled-out to facilitate local cooperation. Germany's Online Access Act defines a list of 575 public services that must be provided online, and requires that these be…
NEWSCreated: 20/09/2022Updated Date: 03/11/2022
Open Source code repository for the EU institutions launched by DIGIT Director-General Gaffey
On Friday 16 September, Director-General for Informatics Veronica Gaffey announced the launch of the Commission's open source repository for the EU institutions: code.europa.eu. (Speech transcript…
NEWSCreated: 19/09/2022Updated Date: 03/11/2022
CO2 reduction simulator builds upon open-source accounting code
With worries of big household energy bills this winter, carbon footprint calculators may find a new use as people look for ways to analyse their energy use. "Nos Gestes Climat" (Our Climate Actions…
NEWSCreated: 12/09/2022Updated Date: 03/11/2022
Award for collaborative maps in Nextcloud
The Commission and Nextcloud have awarded EUR 5,000 to a software developer based in Austria. He contributed a map-sharing application to Nextcloud that makes it easy for users to collaborate on…
NEWSCreated: 13/06/2022Updated Date: 03/11/2022
Simple check-in solution for organisations in Ukraine
Diverse Ukrainian organisations are transforming themselves to support their members as they navigate the difficult situation during the war. Support provided from companies, governmental…
NEWSCreated: 24/05/2022Updated Date: 30/05/2022