DebConf - this year in Brest, France - is a six day conference for Debian users & contributors. Debian is a non-commercial project, managed by a community. They produce Debian GNU/Linux, which is among the most widely used free and open source software operating systems. The project also maintains a repository of applications that is both extensive and is known for having demanding review procedures. DebCamp takes place in the week before DebConf, and is less structured and more social.

The Open Source Observatory is pleased to invite you to an upcoming online workshop dedicated to exploring funding strategies for open source projects. Funding is essential to the sustainability of open source projects - but what models exist and how can they can be applied in practice? What strategies might work for your project? Join us on 30 June for a dynamic session to explore these questions through real examples and shared experiences from across the European open source ecosystem.

Startups and EU-funded R&I Projects: Why should you know the difference between angel investing, venture capital and venture debt?

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Calling all early-stage startups ready to secure funding and take your innovation to the next level: the EBAN Congress offers you direct connections with investors and invaluable exposure and opportunities

Our Interoperable Europe Group on LinkedIn is currently attracting a 100 new members per week! Join them and us as well! Get our latest news and updates real-time and interact with other group members!

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NIFO Programme Manager Claudia Oliveira gives you an insight in the modernisation of interoperability and digital government monitoring. She also selects the main trends that can be found within these activities.

Andrea Halmos, Deputy Head of Unit of the Interoperability Unit of DG Informatics, shares with us her passion for digital transformation. Discover her vision for a more Interoperable Europe now in this extended interview!

The Deputy Director-General for Digital Services shares his insights from working more than 20 years in IT and EU policymaking. He emphasises data’s transformative impact and SEMIC’s role in advancing European digital governance.

Due to the large popularity of the SEMIC2024-preconference workshops, we also uploaded the recordings of each workshop. Dive into your favourite in-depth topic on public sector interoperability now!

With this year's theme on making the vision behind the Interoperable Europe Act a reality, you can relive every session of the SEMIC2024 Main Conference (including the pre-conference workshops) via our Interoperable Europe Youtube Channel. Rewatch your favourite session now!

OSOR published a new case study on the work done by the Trufi association. It examines the uniquely international and community-based development model that was created by the Trufi association, and how it used open source to connect local European administrations with international counterparts in the development of intermodal mobility solutions.

In this updated report you will learn about the latest trends and advances in the use and development of OSS by the Irish public sector. In particular, you will get insights into how these recent developments have been motivated by a cultural shift towards user centricity and reusability in the country’s digital delivery of public services.

A new report from the European Commission's Open Source Observatory provides an in-depth qualitative analysis of open source policy across 15 European and non-European countries.