Events

Foresighting the Technologies and Co-Factors that May Shape the Future of Virtual Worlds and the Web 4.0 This is the fourth and final instalment of our workshop sequence dedicated to the Technological Foresight of the Virtual Worlds, held online since January 2025. The events are organised by OPENVERSE partner Inspiring Futures – with the assistance...

The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) is an open multi-stakeholder platform to exchange views about the Internet and how it is governed. First organised in 2008 by several organisations, government representatives and experts, it fosters dialogue and collaboration with the Internet community on public policy for the Internet – culminating in an annual conference...

The DCPC is an international think tank, founded in 2021. The DCPC aims to increase the recognition of the benefits of digital commons such as free and open source software and Wikipedia, and of the volunteer labour which produces these common goods. It does so by producing evidence-based public reports and other resources. The DCPC...

The Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative continues to evolve, building on past successes while addressing new challenges in Europe’s digital landscape. As emerging technologies reshape the way we interact online, NGI remains committed to ensuring that the Internet of the future is open, inclusive, trustworthy, and sustainable. To advance this vision, the NGI Forum 2025...

Internet Governance Forum - 2025 The 20th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting is scheduled to take place from 23 to 27 June 2025 in Lillestrom, Norway.  As the 20th annual anniversary meeting will be shaping the future of IGF with the coming WSIS+ 20 meeting in December 2025, Norway strives to show a wide...

The Crossroads of Code, Community, and Corporate Open Source Open Source Summit is the premier event for open source developers, technologists, and community leaders to collaborate, share information, solve problems, and gain knowledge, furthering open source innovation and ensuring a sustainable open source ecosystem. It is the gathering place for open-source code and community contributors....

In 2025, the PrivacyCamp25 will host you online and at La Tricoterie, Brussels on 30 September to explore Resilience and Resistance in Times of Deregulation and Authoritarianism. The final programme ahead of this year’s #PrivacyCamp25 is live! Are you curious about what each session is about and who are those organising, speaking or facilitating sessions? Registrations for...

Cloud and data sovereignty are the themes of the second edition of Interoperability Day. During the seminar, visitors will learn more about initiatives, solutions, and (upcoming) regulations regarding cloud and data sovereignty in the Netherlands.  Solutions and legislation are emerging or already in place, but they're not always well-known. The Standardisation Forum would like to...

Marking the seventh instalment of our cyclical events, Capital Series Denmark will bring Brussels-level discussions of open source policy directly to Copenhagen. This event will provide a unique opportunity for the local open source community to directly engage with EU and national policymakers to better understand policies that impact the Danish market.  Capital Series events...

 The event will take advantage of the autumn holidays to occupy the lecture halls of the Palais Universitaire de Strasbourg: a unique place to promote the transmission of knowledge between those who work to build a digital world of general interest! The emancipation enabled by digital technology requires a certain number of conditions: free expression,...

The Digital Commons Policy Summit 2025 – Digital Commons and the Open Internet Stack for a Competitive Europe will take place on the 20th and 21st November in Brussels. 

The event will discuss how public AI models and applications can be developed in the European Union, as a core component of the AI Continent Action Plan.