Name: Digital Commons: Technological Building Blocks for European Digital Sovereignty - Nick Gates, OpenForum Europe & Mirko Boehm, The Linux Foundation
Start: 2025-08-27T15:05:00+0200
End: 2025-08-27T15:45:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Wednesday August 27, 2025 15:05 - 15:45 CEST

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European digital sovereignty has become one of the dominant narratives for the development of European public digital infrastructure. This panel will make the case that a Digital Commons approach provides scalable, open source alternatives that enhance choice and technical control, while providing viable options for policymakers implementing digital sovereignty initiatives.

In the session, technical experts will share examples of how initiatives like the proposed Open Internet Stack and EuroStack are creating amplification opportunities for developers. The session will explore proposed Technological Building Blocks – such as network infrastructure and identity frameworks – and show how Digital Commons mapped to these Building Blocks can be integrated into workflows.

In doing so, the session will show that Digital Commons projects enable true interoperability through open design, access, community governance, and APIs – essential elements for resilient and maintainable infrastructure. Participants will gain insights into leveraging these tools, understand patterns, and learn about European Commission funding mechanisms supporting open, sovereign infrastructure development.

Speakers

Nick Gates

Senior Policy Advisor, OpenForum Europe

Nick Gates is a Policy Advisor at OpenForum Europe, where he leads OFE’s work on the NGI Commons initiative and manages projects related to open source research and policy. Nick has significant experience in digital government, particularly around open source, public financial management... Read More →

Mirko Boehm

Community Development, Linux Foundation Europe, The Linux Foundation

Mirko Boehm is a free and open source software contributor, community manager, licensing expert and researcher, with contributions to major open source projects like the KDE Desktop, the Open Invention Network, the Open Source Initiative and others. He is a visiting lecturer and researcher... Read More →

Wednesday August 27, 2025 15:05 - 15:45 CEST
Auditorium

Open Source Leadership

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Nick Gates

Mirko Boehm

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