foss-north is a free, open source conference covering both software and hardware from the technical perspective. Hosted in Gothenburg between Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm, with an international airport, the event provides a meeting place for the Nordic foss communities and brings together experts in the field.
The Open Community Experience (OCX) is the Eclipse Foundation’s annual flagship event. The conference brings together developers, researchers, industry leaders, and open source communities for three days of collaboration and innovation.
The European Commission Horizon Results Platform Team and the EU IP Helpdesk invite you to join the webinar: “Open Science and IPR”, Thursday 19 March 2026, 10:30 - 12:00 (CET)
Join the workshop on 17 March to learn how to create and publish content on the Interoperable Europe Portal through a step-by-step live demonstration of its tools and features.
Join the ENDORSE follow-up webinar on 20 March to explore the European AI Factories initiative and how it is being implemented across Member States. Discover insights from EU institutions and national initiatives.
The call for proposals for the next Interoperable Europe Solutions is now open. Discover how your project can contribute to building interoperable digital public services across Europe.
Dear reader, As we step into March, there is plenty to look back on. At the end of January, our first 2026 Community Talk brought experts together to explore DCAT-AP and the Core Vocabularies. In February, the digital-ready policymaking community shared inspiring examples from Bavaria, Denmark and Germany on how to make legislation truly digital-ready from the start. The Open Source Observatory Community Meetup also highlighted how open source adoption is evolving across Europe, reinforcing the value of collaboration and shared solutions. At the same time, March is shaping up to be just as lively. From upcoming webinars on open data as a public good and building interoperable public services, to peer learning sessions on testing and secure communication, there are many opportunities to connect and learn in the weeks ahead. Resources such as the 2025 Digital Public Administration factsheets and fresh insights from Public Sector Tech Watch and the EU GovTech Collection continue to enrich the knowledge base of the Interoperable Europe community. With highlights from SEMIC 2025 still resonating and our LinkedIn community now (over) 4,000 members strong, interoperability across Europe is not only advancing, it is thriving!
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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!
This is the final version of the OSOR Handbook, a practical guide for European public administrations to use, develop, and contribute to open source software. It covers the full cycle of working with open source in the public sector, from finding and assessing solutions (including public software catalogues) to procurement, community participation, funding, licensing, and governance structures such as OSPOs. The handbook reflects input from public-sector experts and incorporates feedback from community consultations, with updates including municipal catalogues, the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue, and references to recent EU legislation.
This paper analyses findings from 23 Open Source Software Country Intelligence Reports, examining open source adoption in European public administrations through legal frameworks, governance mechanisms, reuse initiatives, and cross-border collaboration. It shows open source is increasingly mainstream in European public administrations, moving from a tactical tool to a strategic objective supported by emerging multi-stakeholder governance. The paper's scope includes the Western Balkans, with new country reports on Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia, highlighting how EU integration processes can accelerate open source adoption in candidate countries.
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.
