The paper just published by @netzpolitik_feed shows: financing is a major issue for #OpenSource, but administrations need to invest anyways: Windows 10 is at end of life this year and contracts become artificially more expensive because of AI features – public procurement is the primary lever for #Europe’s sovereign tech #stack! #techsovereignty

via @zarasophos
https://darmstadt.social/@zarasophos/114710524045817503

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Spain is making a significant move to bolster its defence capabilities and align with European partners. The government has announced a substantial increase in defence investment, aiming to reach 2% of GDP in 2025. How can we ensure this investment translates into real, tangible security and industrial strength for Spain and the EU?

Here it is, the long awaited @ec.europa.eu's International Digital Strategy! First Ctrl+F shows while #OpenSource is present and important for communication infrastructure, the strategic importance of OS businesses for #techSovereignty has not made the cut. (potential ) ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

The EU sets out its Internatio...

And here it is, the long awaited @EUCommission's International Digital Strategy!
First Ctrl+F (Cmd+F) shows that while #OpenSource is present, and the strategy seems to understand why it is important for communication infrastructure, the strategic importance of Open Source businesses for #techSovereignty has not made the cut. (potential )
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1370

Peter Ganten, president of our German member @OSBA, is right: "buy European" is not sufficient to increase #techsovereignty – we also need to create capacities and capabilities, bring back control and the ability to influence the design of technology. Read more on why this is only possible with #OpenSource here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pganten_buy-european-ist-nicht-genug-digitale-activity-7330880908213850114-rIOe

Europe's taking charge of its digital safety with the new EUVD. ENISA's vulnerability database aims to unify threat info, boost cyber resilience per NIS2/CRA, and secure tech sovereignty as US support for CVE wavers. #Cybersecurity #EUVD #TechSovereignty

AMEC founder Gerald Yin Zheyao renounced US citizenship to fully commit to China's semiconductor rise in a symbolic homecoming as China pushes for tech self-reliance. Despite global tensions, AMEC revenue surged 45% to 9B yuan in 2024 as it supplies critical chipmaking tools. Though profits dipped from bold R&D spending, the company is closing the gap in high-end tech, proving homegrown innovation can compete globally.

https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3307075/tech-war-founder-chinese-semiconductor-equipment-maker-amec-renounces-us-citizenship

APELL Conference 2025 in Warsaw – bringing together #OpenSource businesses from Poland and throughout Europe! Are you an OSS business, or are you looking for sovereign alternatives to #Cloud services for your company? Sign up now and join us 10/June! apell.info/apell-confer... #techsovereignty

On 10 June, APELL is holding it's annual Conference in Warsaw for the first time! Bringing together #OpenSource businesses from Poland and throughout Europe! Are you an Open Source business, or are you looking for sovereign alternatives to #Cloud services for your company?
Sign up now and join us!
https://apell.info/apell-conference-2025-warsaw/ #techsovereignty

China’s RiVAI Technologies just launched the Lingyu CPU, its first homegrown high-performance RISC-V server chip. It features a one-core, dual architecture approach, integrating 32 general-purpose computing cores and eight specialized intelligent computing cores.

RiVAI’s 50+ partners (Lenovo, SenseTime) are pushing RISC-V to break Western tech dependence. With gov backing, China’s open-source chip revolution is here.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinas-push-for-chip-independence-continues-with-its-first-risc-v-server-cpu

Goeiemorgen #Mechelen! I am at #open25 today, opened by Peter Dens of #kangaroot with the realisation:
The world is changing - and the independence provided by #OpenSource is more important than ever. #techsovereignty

EUROPE
EU Tech Firms Demand Digital Sovereignty

A coalition of more than 80 signatories, including companies such as Airbus, OVHCloud, Nextcloud and Proton, sent an open letter to the EU demanding that “European” products be prioritized in public procurement.
Calls for a "Sovereign Infrastructure Fund" to boost investment in EU digital infrastructure, open-source development and stronger support for European cloud, AI, and data services.

We are back in #Strasbourg for #EPlenary!

CCIA Europe’s @Mathilde Adjutor and @maria Teresa Stecher are keen to discuss #ecommerce, #ProductSafety, #ConsumerProtection, #TechSovereignty, #connectivity, #satellites, and more.

Let’s grab a coffee and chat!

Does everyone here in Europe want EU AI services now? I am currently hearing more and more that. I hope it's because they want to avoid American products and not because they want to replace labour.

There's a lot of talk about being less dependent from the non-eu cloud providers in the EU.

What's your advice for creating your own private cloud or creating our own EU public cloud?

For example a nice reference architecture. Let's do this!

@euractiv reports that @EUCommission is aware MS365 is problematic from data protection & #techSovereignty standpoints. Why has COM not long fostered development of alternatives? #ZenDis #openDesk or @numerique_gouv #LaSuite are handled like novelties –they are based on mature #opensource software alternatives, maintained by well established EU businesses, available to bear the load today. // @euractiv
https://masto.ai/@euractiv/113796656156202527