The EU Open Source Strategy
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- #Technological Sovereignty
- #Digital Infrastructure
- #EU Open Source Strategy
- The EU Open Source Strategy positions open source as central to EU technological sovereignty, promoting European open alternatives to non-EU proprietary solutions in critical domains.
- It aims to strengthen open digital ecosystems by supporting development, scaling, deployment, and sustainability of open source technologies across public and private sectors.
- Open source reduces dependence on non-EU technologies, increases control over digital infrastructure, and benefits public administrations, businesses, SMEs, citizens, developers, and innovators.
- Current challenges include limited funding, difficulties in scaling projects, fragmented visibility, limited procurement access, and economic value often captured outside Europe.
- The strategy adopts a full lifecycle approach, covering research, development, market uptake, deployment, and long-term maintenance of critical open source components.
- Key objectives focus on tech sovereignty, vibrant ecosystems, open source in public administration, and reinforced standards and international outreach.
- Concrete actions include promoting open source in policies like EU Digital Identity, strengthening collaboration with Member States, supporting startups, improving security, and enhancing skills.
- Existing EU initiatives supporting open source include the Next Generation Internet Initiative, SIMPL programme, GenAI4EU, Chips Joint Undertaking, and the Apply AI Strategy.