Digital Commons Take Centre Stage at NGI Forum 2025 Opening in Brussels
On June 19th, NGI Commons kicked off the NGI Forum 2025 in Brussels. As the flagship event of the European…
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Active communities of commoners and relevant commons
Digital Commons as a concept is sometimes perceived as fuzzy or redundant. A few months ago, CNRS Centre Internet et Société, a key consortium partner in the NGI Commons initiative released a compelling research report exploring the evolution, practices, and governance of Digital Commons.
NGI Commons travelled to Liverpool for the DCPC 2025 Workshop
NGI Commons consortium partners OpenForum Europe and Open Future, represented by Nicholas Gates and Aditya Singh respectively, attended the Digital…
Matrix.org and the Fight to Build Sustainable Digital Commons
The Matrix.org Foundation and Element are a pair of sister organisations which help steward the ecosystem for the Matrix protocol. They are paving the way in securing our way forward with encrypted messaging and providing an alternative to other messaging services.
Webinar Series Report: Public Policies for Digital Commons
On March 5th, 2025, from 13:30 to 15:00 CET, NGI Commons hosted a webinar on “Public Policies for Digital Commons”,…
Webinar Series Report: Digital Commons Towards Digital Sovereignty in Europe
On January 28th, the NGI Commons Consortium launched a new series of webinars. As the project enters its second year…
Digital Commons and Digital Public Goods – Finding Common Ground for Policymakers
Over the last five years, there has been growing international recognition of Digital Commons and digital public goods (DPGs) terms as essential to a more equitable digital cooperation model that operates in service of the public interest.
From Open Access to Collective Governance: Two Decades of Digital Commons Policies in the EU
At a time when the EU seeks to redefine its industrial strategy, this publication provides insights into the policies that have supported Digital Commons over the past 20 years. Unlike previous studies that have examined subsets of Digital Commons, such as open source software (OSS) or Open Data, this report offers a holistic perspective.
Can Digital Commons Offer a Way Forward for a European DPI Agenda?
Digital infrastructure is increasingly recognised as the ‘rails’ on which our digital futures run, with recent news drawing attention to the expanding role of digital infrastructure and the interests it serves.
So long 2024 …
What an extraordinary year 2024 has been! We’ve thoroughly enjoyed connecting with all of you at various gatherings worldwide to…