BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//NGI Commons - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://commons.ngi.eu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NGI Commons
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Paris
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20230326T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20231029T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20240331T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20241027T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250825T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250827T235959
DTSTAMP:20250604T140334Z
CREATED:20250604T140325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T140334Z
UID:10000595-1756080000-1756339199@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Open Source Summit Europe 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Crossroads of Code\, Community\, and Corporate Open Source\n\n\n\nOpen 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. \n\n\n\nWhy Attend\n\n\n\n\nGrow your skills\, your network\, and your career\n\n\n\nConnect with the people shaping open source\n\n\n\nLearn from maintainers\, architects\, and industry leaders\n\n\n\nDiscover new technologies and real-world solutions\n\n\n\nCollaborate on ideas that move projects forward
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/open-source-summit-europe-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/OpenSourceSummitEurope.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250623T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250627T235959
DTSTAMP:20250317T081807Z
CREATED:20250317T081756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T081807Z
UID:10000591-1750636800-1751068799@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:IGF 2025
DESCRIPTION:Internet Governance Forum – 2025\n\n\n\nThe 20th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting is scheduled to take place from 23 to 27 June 2025 in Lillestrom\, Norway.  \n\n\n\nAs 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 range of sessions and tracks within the main theme of Building Governance Together. The forum is open to participants from around the world. For the continued good governance of the internet\, we aim to bring a variety of sessions that will garner interest from all participants in the multistakeholder model. 
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/igf-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-4.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250619T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250620T235959
DTSTAMP:20250618T212723Z
CREATED:20250304T153257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T212723Z
UID:10000590-1750291200-1750463999@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:NGI Forum 2025
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nTo advance this vision\, the NGI Forum 2025 will serve as a key platform to bring together innovators\, policymakers\, researchers\, and industry leaders. The Forum will provide an opportunity to reflect on major developments in digital sovereignty\, open internet infrastructure\, and digital commons\, while fostering collaboration between diverse stakeholders shaping Europe’s digital future. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDigital Commons tools for building Digital Sovereignty\n\n\n\nNGI Commons will run a session highlighting how Digital Commons tools can provide open\, scalable\, and public-interest alternatives\, thereby becoming enablers of Digital Sovereignty. It will showcase how NGI-funded Digital Commons enables interoperability through open design and governance. The focus will be on strategic areas for the Horizon Europe Work Programme\, such as identity management\, software supply chain security\, open hardware\, and alternatives to centralised platforms. Experts will engage in a focused dialogue on scaling Digital Commons tools to strengthen European collaboration\, sparking discussion among the NGI community to refine the path forward. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nDigital Commons tools for building Digital Sovereignty | 09:45 – 10:45 \n\n\n\nIntroduction and Moderation | Dr Monique Calisti\, Martel Innovate\, Digital for PlanetKeynote speech | Sean Bohan\, OpenWallet FoundationPanelists \n\n\n\n\nDenis Jaromil Roio | Dyne.org Foundation\n\n\n\nPascal Steichen | Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity\n\n\n\nKarin Lammers | Independent Consultant\n\n\n\n\nWrap-up conclusion | Robbert Van Kranenburg\, Martel Innovate \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTowards a strategic agenda for the Digital Commons\n\n\n\nDuring this session\, representatives of the NGI Commons initiative will present and discuss a first draft of the strategic agenda for supporting European digital sovereignty through investment in Digital Commons. Key elements of this strategy will be presented and discussed with policymakers\, activists and innovators. This session aims to generate feedback and identify synergies with other initiatives\, helping us fine-tune our strategy for ensuring support for public digital infrastructure and the Digital Commons under the EU’s budget negotiations of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Hosted at the NGI Forum\, this session situates our discussion within the NGI context and offers the community an opportunity to review and refine our approach to digital sovereignty. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nTowards a strategic agenda for the Digital Commons | 12:00 – 13:00 \n\n\n\nIntroduction and Moderation | Paul Keller\, Open Future FoundationPanelists: \n\n\n\n\nRobin Berjon | IPFS Foundation\n\n\n\nLukasz Klejnowski | Assistant to Member of the European Parliament Michał Kobosko\n\n\n\nIsabelle Zablit Schmitz |  International Digital Health Expert in communications\n\n\n\n\nWrap-up conclusion | Robbert Van Kranenburg\, Martel Innovate
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/ngi-forum-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NGIForum2025_JoinUs.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250521T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250522T235959
DTSTAMP:20250317T083450Z
CREATED:20250317T083445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T083450Z
UID:10000592-1747785600-1747958399@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:DCPC/CIS 2025 POLICY LAB
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThe DCPC 2025 WORKSHOP will be held at the Civic Data Cooperative\, Liverpool\, UK in 2025.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/dcpc-cis-2025-policy-lab/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-5.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250512T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250514T235959
DTSTAMP:20241029T145003Z
CREATED:20241029T144956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T145003Z
UID:10000580-1747008000-1747267199@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:EuroDIG 2025
DESCRIPTION: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 that takes place in a different European city every year. EuroDIG ‘Messages’ are prepared and presented to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). \n\n\n\nIn 2025 EuroDIG will take place from May 12 – 14 in Strasbourg\, France\, hosted by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. \n\n\n\nParticipate in the call for issues until 31st December 2024 here.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/eurodig-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/EuroDIG2025.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250408T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250408T163000
DTSTAMP:20250403T083105Z
CREATED:20250403T083101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T083105Z
UID:10000594-1744122600-1744129800@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Technological Foresight of the Virtual Worlds webinar
DESCRIPTION:Foresighting the Technologies and Co-Factors that May Shape the Future of Virtual Worlds and the Web 4.0\n\n\n\nThis is the fourth and final instalment of our workshop sequence dedicated to the Technological Foresight of the Virtual Worlds\, held online since January 2025. \n\n\n\nThe events are organised by OPENVERSE partner Inspiring Futures – with the assistance of Martel Innovate and Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) – targeting experts and researchers working from within diverse specialities and institutional/organisational anchoring and their related focuses\, on how virtual worlds and more broadly the Web 4.0 reality may develop in the future. \n\n\n\nThis final session will stress-test the three devised scenarios under Industry 4.0 dynamics\, with input from a keynote by Dr Mattieu Worm\, a distinguished Key Expert on Simulation and Digital Twins at Siemens\, who will share his vision for the future of business-oriented virtual environments. \n\n\n\nAlthough it is an invitation-only event\, those interested in joining can write a message to m.nicolosi@inspiringfutures.ch
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/technological-foresight-of-the-virtual-worlds-webinar/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img-OPENVERSE-Foresight-Workshops-4-1536x864-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250331T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250401T235959
DTSTAMP:20241029T111442Z
CREATED:20241029T111429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T111442Z
UID:10000576-1743379200-1743551999@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance for Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds
DESCRIPTION:The European Commission and the 2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU are organising a conference on governance for web 4.0 and virtual worlds. \n\n\n\nWeb 4.0 and Virtual Worlds are the next technological frontiers. They will fundamentally affect the internet as we know it today and will require a forward-looking approach to governance that is both adaptive\, future-proof and not dominated by a single stakeholder group. \n\n\n\nThe 2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission are organising the first Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance for Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds to initiate a global discussion on this topic. \n\n\n\nThe goal of this conference is to define foundational principles for a global governance framework for Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds that addresses the dynamics of digital spaces\, ensuring their governance is transparent\, inclusive\, and accountable. \n\n\n\nThe event will take place on the 31st of March and 1st of April 2025 at the Charlemagne building in Brussels. \n\n\n\nThe conference will bring together academics\, policymakers\, technologists\, and community leaders. Together\, they will propose solutions for the governance of virtual worlds\, opening collaboration and knowledge-sharing  between participants from different sectors. \n\n\n\nIt will focus in particular on policy dialogues for an ethical\, value-driven shift to Web 4.0. as well as standardisation issues related to virtual worlds (including internet standards) and its technical management. It will also cover the need to align our approach with the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/global-multistakeholder-high-level-conference-on-governance-for-web-4-0-and-virtual-worlds/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/EU_flag.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250310T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250311T235959
DTSTAMP:20241016T131040Z
CREATED:20241016T131030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T131040Z
UID:10000574-1741564800-1741737599@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:FOSS Backstage 2025
DESCRIPTION:Behind the scenes of Open Source projects\n\n\n\nEncourage more discourse about the non-coding aspects of successful open source projects. Join the event to learn more about what makes Free and Open Source Software projects flourish! The seventh edition of FOSS Backstage will take place in Berlin (and online) on 10th and 11th March 2025.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/foss-backstage-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FOSSbackstage.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250305T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250305T150000
DTSTAMP:20250305T082912Z
CREATED:20250205T153011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T082912Z
UID:10000588-1741181400-1741186800@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Public Policies for Digital Commons
DESCRIPTION:NGI Commons webinar: Public Policies for Digital Commons\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nregister now!\n\nCheck the agenda\n\n\n\nJoin us for this second edition of a series of webinars\, which started in January. This one aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Public Policies for Digital Commons in 90 minutes. \n\n\n\nOver the past decade\, Digital Commons policies have shifted focus from promoting openness to addressing governance and collective management of digital infrastructures. Let’s explore together some of these policies with insights from governance and research professionals. \n\n\n\nWelcome and introduction by Jan Krewer introducing the latest Policy Mapping Report “‘Policy initiatives supporting Digital Commons “From Open Access to Collective Governance: Two Decades of Digital Commons Policies in the EU“. \n\n\n\nThese events are organised by NGI Commons targeting policymakers interested in digital governance and innovation; Tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs looking to leverage Digital Commons principles; Community leaders seeking to implement local digital initiatives; Researchers studying the intersection of technology and society; Anyone curious about the evolving digital landscape in Europe. \n\n\n\nStay tuned for more information and the agenda! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n13:30-13:40 | Welcome and introductionIntroducing the latest Policy Mapping Report “From Open Access to Collective Governance: Two Decades of Digital Commons Policies in the EU” (read it here)Presented by Jan Krewer\, Open Future \n\n\n\n13:40-14:00 | Keynote speechFelix Reda with “The case for a European Sovereign Tech Fund“Presented by Felix Reda\, Open Knowledge Foundation Germany\, GitHub \n\n\n\n14:00:-14:50 | Panel discussion and Q&AModerated by Paul Keller\, Open Future \n\n\n\n\nEmma Ghariani\, Open Source and Digital Commons Division – French Prime Minister Services\n\n\n\nDiego Naranjo\, Independent human rights expert specialised on digital rights\n\n\n\n\n14:50-15:00 | Wrap-Up and ConclusionJoin us at the NGI ForumPresented by Robbert Van Kranenburg\, Martel Innovate \n\n\n\nregister now!
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/public-policies-for-digital-commons/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NGI-Commons-Public-Policies-for-Digital-Commons-register-now.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250202T235959
DTSTAMP:20241112T083851Z
CREATED:20241112T083846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T083851Z
UID:10000582-1738454400-1738540799@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:FOSDEM 2025 EU-Policy Devroom
DESCRIPTION:As part of FOSDEM 2025\, which will take place on the 1st and 2nd of February 2025\, there will be a devroom on Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond. The devroom will take place on Sunday 2nd February 2025 for the full day. \n\n\n\nThe devroom will continue the tradition started at FOSDEM 2024\, bringing together developers and EU lawmakers from the European institutions to discuss the impact of past\, ongoing\, and upcoming EU laws affecting the Open Source community. Once again the plan is to run this in a non-traditional way\, as a series of collaborations or workshops featuring a scene-setting presentation\, short talks from developers to set context\, engagement from institutional representatives and then audience participation. Accepted talks will be deployed in this framework\, and not as a free-standing session. The organisation will acknowledge as complementary the DevRooms with overlapping topics and hope to find ways to collaborate! \n\n\n\nFor those interested\, please submit your proposals for talks by 1st December 2024 at 11:59 CET at the latest. Please note that this deadline is managed by the FOSDEM team.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/fosdem-2025-eu-policy-devroom/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FOSDEM2025.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250201T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250202T235959
DTSTAMP:20241029T121204Z
CREATED:20241029T121156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T121204Z
UID:10000579-1738368000-1738540799@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:FOSDEM 2025
DESCRIPTION:FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet\, share ideas and collaborate. Every year\, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. You don’t need to register. Just turn up and join in!
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/fosdem-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FOSDEM2025.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250131T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250131T235959
DTSTAMP:20241029T121300Z
CREATED:20241029T114421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T121300Z
UID:10000577-1738281600-1738367999@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:What Can Open Source do for Europe?\n\n\n\nThe EU Open Source Policy Summit is Europe’s premier event for high-level open source policy discussions. This Summit provides a platform for the new EU administration to engage in meaningful dialogue with the European open source community. As authorities on the innovation model powering the digital domain\, our speakers will explore ways to harness open source and global collaborative innovation to establish a competitive and sovereign digital environment. The event will feature insights from leading policymakers\, OSS business leaders\, software stewards\, advocates\, and academics. Together\, they will share their perspectives and propose strategies for shaping the digital policy framework over the next five years.The EU Open Source Policy Summit is set for 31 January 2025 in Brussels and will be accessible online.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/eu-open-source-policy-summit-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/EU-Open-Source-Policy-Summit-2025.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250130T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250130T235959
DTSTAMP:20250130T100741Z
CREATED:20250130T100735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T100741Z
UID:10000587-1738195200-1738281599@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:CHAOSScon Europe 2025
DESCRIPTION:Learn about open source project health metrics and tools used by open source projects\, communities\, and engineering teams to track and analyze their community work. This conference will provide a venue for discussing open source project health\, CHAOSS updates\, use cases\, and hands-on workshops for developers\, community managers\, project managers\, and anyone interested in measuring open source project health. We will also share insights from the CHAOSS context working groups including OSPOs\, University Open Source\, and Open Source in Science and Research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHAOSS is a Linux Foundation project focused on creating metrics\, metrics models\, and software to better understand open source community health on a global scale. \n\n\n\nOpen source software is critically important for both individuals and organizations. This importance raises questions about how we understand the health of the open-source projects we rely on. Unhealthy projects can have negative impacts on the community involved in the project as well as organizations that rely on such projects. CHAOSS is an acronym for Community Health Analytics in Open Source Software. CHAOSS helps people who want to know more about the health of the open-source projects they are engaged with. \n\n\n\n\nOpen source contributors want to know where they should place their efforts and know they are making an impact.\n\n\n\nOpen source communities want to attract new members\, ensure consistent quality\, and reward valuable members.\n\n\n\nOpen source companies want to know which communities to engage with\, communicate the impact the organization has on the community\, and evaluate the work of their employees within open source.\n\n\n\nOpen source foundations want to identify and respond to community needs\, evaluate the impact of their work\, and promote communities.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/chaosscon-europe-2025/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CHAOSScon-Europe-2025.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250128T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250128T150000
DTSTAMP:20250205T152512Z
CREATED:20250112T180028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T152512Z
UID:10000584-1738071000-1738076400@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Digital Commons towards digital sovereignty in Europe
DESCRIPTION:NGI Commons webinar: Digital Commons towards digital sovereignty in Europe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCheck the agenda\n\n\n\nJoin us for an insightful webinar that delves into the vibrant landscape of Digital Commons initiatives across Europe and their role in increasing the continent’s digital autonomy. This first edition of a series of webinars\, which will be held between January 2025 and December 2026. This first webinar aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the most relevant and impactful projects shaping the continent’s Digital Commons ecosystem. \n\n\n\nThese events are organised by NGI Commons targeting policymakers interested in digital governance and innovation; Tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs looking to leverage Digital Commons principles; Community leaders seeking to implement local digital initiatives; Researchers studying the intersection of technology and society; Anyone curious about the evolving digital landscape in Europe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n13:30-13:40 | Opening session \n\n\n\n\nWelcome and introductionPresented by Arta Ertekin\, Martel Innovate\n\n\n\nWhat is the role NGI has played in this contextPresented by Dr Monique Calisti\, Martel Innovate\n\n\n\n\n13:40-14:00 | Keynote speech\, Cristina Caffarra: about the EuroStackPresented by Cristina Caffarra\, CEPR Competition Research Policy Network \n\n\n\n14:00:-14:50 | Discussion  SessionModerated by Paul Keller\, Open Future \n\n\n\n\nMost relevant DC initiatives in Europe |  Valérian Guillier\, CNRS  \n\n\n\nWhat is the role in a forward-looking perspective of DCs for digital autonomy/sovereignty of Europe | Sophie Bloemen\, Commons Network\n\n\n\n\n14:50-15:00 | Wrap-Up and ConclusionPresented by Robbert Van Kranenburg\, Martel Innovate \n\n\n\n\nIntroducing our participation to FOSDEM in early Feb
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/digital-commons-towards-digital-sovereignty-in-europe/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NEWSBLOG-card-template-02-DUPLICATE-PAGE-BEFORE-USE-4.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250128T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250204T235959
DTSTAMP:20240925T083532Z
CREATED:20240925T083524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T083532Z
UID:10000569-1738022400-1738713599@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:EU Open Source Week
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, at the end of January and the beginning of February\, thousands of people from Europe and around the world gather in Brussels to discuss open source and open technologies. The main attraction is FOSDEM\, Europe’s largest open source conference\, which has inspired a range of side events\, social activities\, and workshops. For those interested in open technology\, digital policy\, and EU developments\, OpenForum Europe’s EU Open Source Policy Summit brings together open source leaders and policymakers. Together\, these events make up the EU Open Source Week.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/eu-open-source-week/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-23.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250115T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250115T150000
DTSTAMP:20250114T151652Z
CREATED:20250114T151645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T151652Z
UID:10000585-1736949600-1736953200@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Open Source for Responsible and Trustworthy AI
DESCRIPTION:Open Source for Responsible and Trustworthy AI : ”decoding” the potential of European Open Source Community\n\n\n\nThis webinar marks the launch of a series dedicated to exploring and highlighting the contributions of open source to European digital sovereignty and competitiveness.  \n\n\n\nThe webinar is taking place on 15 January 2025\, from 14:00 to 15:00 (CET)\, via Zoom. The link is shared only with registered participants. Make sure to register here. \n\n\n\nWhat to expect? \n\n\n\n\nA comprehensive introduction to the current state of AI regulation in Europe and how it interlinks with the growing utilisation of open source software and hardware.\n\n\n\nAn overview of European Open Source Awards and European Open Source Academy\, and how its foundation aims to support and boost the open source ecosystem.\n\n\n\nInteractive discussions on how open source can assist in the development of trustworthy AI.\n\n\n\n\nWhether you are a developer\, engineer\, a policy-maker\, or simply interested in the future steps of European digitalisation\, this webinar is for you. \n\n\n\nRegister today and join the ever-growing open source community.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/open-source-for-responsible-and-trustworthy-ai/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Open-Source-for-Responsible-and-Trustworthy-AI-‘decoding-the-potential-of-European-Open-Source-Community.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241211T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241213T235959
DTSTAMP:20241205T144905Z
CREATED:20241205T144858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T144905Z
UID:10000583-1733875200-1734134399@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:DPI & AI Indo-French Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Indo-French Workshop on Data Spaces\, Digital Public Infrastructures and AI Regulation\n\n\n\nAn Indo-French contribution to the AI ACTION Summit\, where France will host Heads of State and Government\, gathering leaders of international organizations\, CEOs of small and large companies\, representatives of academia\, non-governmental organizations\, artists and members of civil society. The event will take place simultaneously in Bangalore and Paris 11-12-13 of December. \n\n\n\nThat #2 DPI & AI Indo-French Workshop will provide recommendations for the AI ACTION Summit.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/dpi-ai-indo-french-workshop/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DPI-AI-Indo-French-Workshop.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241204T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241205T235959
DTSTAMP:20241016T130726Z
CREATED:20241016T130719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T130726Z
UID:10000573-1733270400-1733443199@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Open Source Experience 2024
DESCRIPTION:Supported by Systematic Paris-Region\, Open Source Experience is the Tech – Usage – Business event dedicated to Open Source IT solutions\, bringing together over 6\,000 professionals and players in the digital sector over 2 days! \n\n\n\nOpen Source Experience focuses on open source technologies\, solutions and challenges in France and Europe\, and highlights the driving role of open source innovations in the digital transformation of organisations in technologies such as AI\, Data Management\, IoT\, Cloud and Blockchain. \n\n\n\nAs an international showcase for the technological excellence and economic dynamism of the French open source sector\, the event brings together global technology players\, professional associations\, companies and public authorities\, a vast network of SMEs and research bodies.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/open-source-experience-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/OpenSourceExperience.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241121T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241121T235959
DTSTAMP:20241112T083151Z
CREATED:20241112T083142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T083151Z
UID:10000581-1732147200-1732233599@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:ECP Annual Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:In recent decades\, society has become increasingly digital\, creating new opportunities and possibilities but also challenges: digitalisation is changing our lives\, and we are changing digitalisation. \n\n\n\nThere is a continuous interaction between how people and society respond to new technological possibilities and the demands\, questions and wishes that people and society place on technology. Choices must be made with regard to what is and is not desirable in a digital society. \n\n\n\nSome choices lie with the individual\, some at the organizational level and some at the national and European level. And with companies\, governments and social institutions. Digitalization is everywhere and requires action everywhere. Digital\, that’s us.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/ecp-annual-festival-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ECP-Annual-Festival-2024.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241113T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241114T235959
DTSTAMP:20240925T082733Z
CREATED:20240925T082723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T082733Z
UID:10000568-1731456000-1731628799@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:OpenForum Academy Symposium 2024
DESCRIPTION:Open Source in the Global Digital Economy\n\n\n\nThe OFA Symposium is the only academic conference covering questions relating to the social\, political and economic impact of Open Source. The Symposium enables the linking of research agendas\, growth of the research community\, and the understanding of the societal value of Open Source. \n\n\n\nThe 2023 edition of the OFA Symposium at TU Berlin set the OFA’s agenda for Open Source research for the coming years. The 2024 edition is hosted by the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard to evolve the concept even further and raise the ambition level of the quality and impact of academic open source research. \n\n\n\nThe OFA Symposium will bring together an interdisciplinary set of researchers\, practitioners\, and policymakers from around the world to Harvard Business School\, Boston\, in order to explore the transformative power of Open Source software and hardware. \n\n\n\nUnder the theme Open Source in the Global Digital Economy the OFA Symposium will focus on the social\, political\, and economic implications of open source. We will examine how open source is changing the way we work\, communicate\, and interact with each other\, and how it is shaping the future of technology and society.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/openforum-academy-symposium-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Symp-2024-main-graphic-with-partners.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241109T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241110T235959
DTSTAMP:20240821T075408Z
CREATED:20240821T075355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T075408Z
UID:10000566-1731110400-1731283199@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:FOSSCOMM 2024
DESCRIPTION:FOSSCOMM 2024 is coming to Thessaloniki\, Greece on 9-10 November. \n\n\n\nFOSSCOMM is an annual conference that celebrates the vibrant FOSS community in Greece. Organized entirely by volunteers\, this event brings together developers\, enthusiasts\, and advocates to share their knowledge\, showcase their projects\, and explore the latest trends in the world of open source technology.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/fosscomm-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fosscomm24.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241108T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241109T235959
DTSTAMP:20241016T130507Z
CREATED:20241016T130408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T130507Z
UID:10000572-1731024000-1731196799@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:SFSCON 2024
DESCRIPTION:The South Tyrol Free Software Conference\, SFSCON\, is one of Europe’s most established annual conferences on Free Software. SFSCON promotes the use of Free Software in digital infrastructures as a tool to achieve greater innovation and competitiveness. Here decision-makers and developers meet\, learn and get inspired.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/sfscon-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SFSCON.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241102T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241103T235959
DTSTAMP:20240415T152719Z
CREATED:20240415T145822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T152719Z
UID:10000555-1730505600-1730678399@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:OpenFest 2024
DESCRIPTION:OpenFest is the largest Bulgarian conference dedicated to free culture\, free and open-source software\, and free sharing of knowledge – a festival of free creativity. The motto of OpenFest is “Let’s share the freedom!”  \n\n\n\nThe goal of OpenFest is to popularize projects created using free and open-source softwarе and be a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices in the field. The team of volunteers behind the event is always striving to empower the freedom of sharing art and knowledge.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/openfest-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OpenFest-2024.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241021T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241022T235959
DTSTAMP:20241016T135921Z
CREATED:20241016T135907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T135921Z
UID:10000575-1729468800-1729641599@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Digital Gipfel 2024
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Digital Summit\, which has the theme ‘Digital Germany – Innovative. Sovereign. International’\, will take place in Frankfurt am Main on 21 and 22 October. The Federal Government will use the event to debate major forward-looking topics such as digital innovation\, digital sovereignty and international cooperation with over 1\,500 participants from business\, science\, civil society and government. \n\n\n\nFederal Chancellor Olaf Scholz\, Federal Digital Minister Dr Volker Wissing and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Dr Robert Habeck as well as other members of the Federal Cabinet will answer questions about their digital policy work and put a spotlight on Germany as a centre for digital technology.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/digital-gipfel-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DigitalGipfel2024-e1729087123299.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241014T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241027T235959
DTSTAMP:20240805T141130Z
CREATED:20240805T141126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T141130Z
UID:10000564-1728864000-1730073599@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:EU Code Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:EU Code Week is a grassroots initiative which aims to bring coding and digital literacy to everybody in a fun and engaging way.\n\n\n\nEU Code Week is a grass-roots movement that celebrates creativity\, problem solving and collaboration through programming and other tech activities. The idea is to make programming more visible\, to show young\, adults and elderly how you bring ideas to life with code\, to demystify these skills and bring motivated people together to learn.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/eu-code-week-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/euCodeWeek2024.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241009T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241011T235959
DTSTAMP:20240805T140859Z
CREATED:20240805T140854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T140859Z
UID:10000563-1728432000-1728691199@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:6th International Open Search Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The #ossym Open Search Symposium series brings together the Open Internet Search community in Europe for the sixth time this year. The hybrid conference provides a forum to discuss and further develop the ideas and concepts of open internet search and related topics in various formats including scientific talks\, panels\, workshops\, demonstrations\, student challenges and informal discussion spaces. Participants include researchers\, data centres\, libraries\, policy makers\, legal and ethical experts\, and society.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/6th-international-open-search-symposium/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/6th-International-Open-Search-Symposium.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241002T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241004T235959
DTSTAMP:20241002T084656Z
CREATED:20241002T084638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T084656Z
UID:10000571-1727827200-1728086399@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:EBDVF24
DESCRIPTION:The European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) brings together industry professionals\, business developers\, researchers and policy-makers from all over Europe and other regions of the world to advance policy actions and industrial and research activities in the areas of Data and AI.  \n\n\n\nThis year\, the event will take place in Budapest\, Hungary from 2-4 October 2024. The dates of EBDVF 2024 are subject to potential change\, depending on unforeseen external factors and they will be confirmed as soon as possible. \n\n\n\nThe EBDVF 2024 is organised by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA)\, in collaboration with AI&AUT EXPO\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\, Ideal-ist\, Neumann Technology Platform and the Institute for Computer Science and Control (SZTAKI). 
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/ebdvf24/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/EBDVF24.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241001T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241003T235959
DTSTAMP:20240927T121221Z
CREATED:20240927T121214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T121221Z
UID:10000570-1727740800-1727999999@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Global DPI Summit 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Global DPI Summit\, hosted in Cairo\, Egypt\, stands as a premier convening of stakeholders in the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) ecosystem\, bringing together representatives from across the globe. This event will spotlight the extraordinary progress countries are making in adopting and implementing DPI principles. By highlighting the diverse and dynamic breadth of the DPI ecosystem\, the summit aims to underscore the transformative impact of DPI on national and global scales. The summit will provide a comprehensive overview of the extensive scope and depth of the DPI ecosystem\, highlighting groundbreaking technologies\, policy frameworks\, and implementation models that are reshaping public infrastructure. \n\n\n\nFurthermore\, the Global DPI Summit will serve as a catalyst for fostering strategic partnerships and collaborations. By bringing together key stakeholders from the public sector\, private industry\, and civil society\, the event will create a fertile ground for dialogue\, knowledge exchange\, and joint initiatives. These collaborations will be instrumental in accelerating the DPI implementation journeys of various countries\, enabling them to harness the full potential of DPI for sustainable development and societal advancement. \n\n\n\nThis first edition of the event will be hosted in the New Administrative Capital in Cairo\, Egypt.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/global-dpi-summit-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-24-e1727438942441.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240929T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240929T235959
DTSTAMP:20240805T141239Z
CREATED:20240805T140650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T141239Z
UID:10000562-1727568000-1727654399@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:Free Web Search Day
DESCRIPTION:Every year on and around 29 September\, actions\, lectures\, info events\, webinars and much more take place in many places and on the web. The aim is to inform people about internet search and how it works. And to make people think about how important web search is for all of us today – for us personally and for our free society – and why it must be free and open. To show how we can search better\, safer\, more trustworthy on the internet. Because everyone should know why we need an open\, free internet search and how to get there (again).
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/free-web-search-day/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/free-web-search-day.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240925T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240926T235959
DTSTAMP:20240916T175325Z
CREATED:20240916T175319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T175325Z
UID:10000567-1727222400-1727395199@commons.ngi.eu
SUMMARY:NEC 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 edition of Numérique en Commun[s]\, which will take place on 25 and 26 September in Chambéry! The aim is to give all those who are building digital technologies in the public interest a chance to gain some perspective. \n\n\n\nThis 7th edition will focus on the necessary link between the digital and ecological transitions\, by involving digital players in the challenges of sustainability\, greening infrastructures\, promoting impact solutions and creating new forms of power-acting. 300 speakers will be leading over 100 meetings to build new paths towards digital resilience! \n\n\n\nParticipation in this major public interest digital event is free and places are limited. We advise you to reserve your place.
URL:https://commons.ngi.eu/event/nec-2024/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commons.ngi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NEC2024.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR