Open Source aND
Internet Commons for Europe’s
Digital sovereignty

NGI FORUM 2025

Building an OPEN INTERNET STACK for European digital sovereignty

19-20 June 2025

NGI Commons webinar Series

Public Policies for Digital Commons

March 5th | 13:30-15:00 CET

What we do

NGI Commons

NGI Commons aims to elaborate on a long-term strategy for digital/internet commons, which are critical for Europe’s sovereignty and trust creating a more coherent European funding landscape across both public and private sectors. 

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How we want to proceed

The NGI Commons objectives

1

Depict and analyse the European digital/internet commons context, identifying the main priorities for future developments and analysing the multiplier (actual and potential) impact of the NGI.

2

Engage and liaise with relevant initiatives across the European digital/internet commons landscape to analyse the NGI portfolio and develop a plan to support further development of the commoners’ efforts.

3

Develop a strategic agenda for including digital/internet commons policies valid for the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) timeframe, and define a long-term strategy based on this agenda.

4

Increase awareness and promote digital/internet commons and open source initiatives, as well as relevant digital sovereignty policies and NGI efforts contributing to a broad, sustainable and impactful exploitation of assets.

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Next Generation Internet - NGI

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The NGI Commons consortium comprises experts from six organizations and four European countries are represented.