Open Future Foundation

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Open Future Foundation
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We are a European think tank that develops new approaches to an open internet that maximize societal benefits of shared data, knowledge and culture.
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency. Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty.
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Eurosky dawns – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe
Europe needs an EU Sovereign Tech Fund. Open source software powers everything from healthcare to energy grids, yet it's chronically underfunded. Read the Public letter.
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Public letter calls for EU investment in open source sustainability through an EU Sovereign Tech Fund – Open Future
We have joined dozens of organizations in signing a public letter that calls for the creation of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund to address chronic under...
🤔 Europe's digital sovereignty debate unites unlikely allies—but to what end? True sovereignty requires a democratic infrastructure with open-source components and environmental accountability. Read Zuzanna Warso's perspective in Tech Policy Press:
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Building Digital Sovereignty: What Does Europe Need and How to Achieve It
The EU should not re-do the entire digital stack but confront the structural bottlenecks that sustain Europe’s digital dependence, writes Zuzanna...
🧵 Data centers: the hidden backbone of our digital economy. As AI drives unprecedented growth, we're facing a sustainability crisis that threatens our climate goals. New report with ECOS NGO reveals important challenges.
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How data center expansion risks derailing climate goals and what to do about it – Open Future
This report advocates for addressing the structural drivers behind unchecked digital expansion and ensuring that data center investments align with...
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🇪🇺 NEW: EU commits €51.5B to digital leadership in 2028-2034 budget. Does the European Competitiveness Fund signal a shift from market-driven to strategic public investment in digital infrastructure? Analysis by Zuzanna Warso here:
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A First Look at the EU’s Budget Proposal and the Push for “Digital Leadership” – Open Future
EU commits €51.5B to digital leadership in its 2028-2034 budget. Our analysis examines whether the European Competitiveness Fund represents a fun...
✍️ We signed a civil society statement that urges EU leaders to invest in open ecosystems, improve interoperability through the Digital Markets Act, develop EU cloud infrastructure, and support an independent social web based on open protocols.
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Joint Statement on Building a Dynamic, Resilient and Sovereign Technology Ecosystem – Open Future
We have signed this joint statement urging EU leaders to invest in open, sovereign digital infrastructure and reduce platform dependence.
🤔 While the Eurostack initiative is promising, public digital infrastructure shouldn't be limited to market-based solutions. Aditya Singh analyzes how we need robust public alternatives that prioritize democratic values over commercial interests.
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Leveraging Public Spending for Digital Sovereignty – Open Future
The EU is rethinking how public procurement can drive digital sovereignty. Still, its market-focused approach falls short of what is needed to buil...