On 1-2 February 2025 FOSDEM took place in Brussels, gathering software developers and open source communities to promote free and open source software (FOSS), exchange ideas and learn about the latest developments. This year’s edition featured 79 tracks with more than 1100 speakers who engaged across diverse developer rooms (devroom).
The 2024 edition of the Balkan Computer Congress will take place on 20-22 September in Novi Sad, Serbia. Started in 2013, the BalCCon gathers the local hacker community diving in a wide variety of subjects. Organised by the Linux User group from Novi Sad, the conference features three days of talks, presentation and informal events.
The event focuses on the future of open source, covering topics like regulation, innovation, and fair practices. The programme includes keynotes, panel discussions, and workshops led by industry experts, with a particular emphasis on the Cyber Resilience Act and its impact on businesses.
This is a beginner-friendly course for anyone who wants to develop their data analysis fundamentals. It is intended primarily for professionals working in public administration but is open to anyone with a passion for using data for good.
As we step into a new month, we are thrilled to bring you updates on the vibrant open source developments that are shaping public administration and policy across Europe. Let's dive into the key highlights.
8 universities forms the consortium ‘Inter-oPEn’ to work on the development of HVDC electricity networks. The consortium stands out for coupling the technical developments with the legal aspects in order to foster innovation in the energy sector. The project is funded by the European Union as a Marie Curie doctoral training network.
Rallly is a tool for creating scheduling polls. Licensed under AGPL-3.0, it provides an easy to set up alternative to appointments tools.
CircuLaw is revolutionizing how municipalities implement circular economy policies. This open source platform is making it easier for cities to adopt sustainable practices by leveraging legal frameworks.
Eights years after launching its open source urban planning participation tool, DIPAS, the City of Hamburg continues to facilitate the incorporation of citizens feedback in urban development projects with DIPAS Analytics: An AI-power categorisation and visualisation toolkit to support project managers in handling the influx of citizens’ feedback.
The German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are launching a major open source initiative and founding a joint subsidiary to operate their media libraries. This initiative aims to make key components of their streaming services publicly accessible, fostering efficiency, public interest, and transparency.
Co-funded by the Connecting Europe Facility, NLTP offers public administration with machine translation focused on minority languages and adapted to local administration. The first national NLTPs were developed in partnership with industry, academic institutions and public service organisations from Croatia, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, and Malta.
In the pursuit of greater efficiency and transparency, public sector organizations across Europe are increasingly turning to open source software to manage their operations. One such example is the Swedish municipality of Alingsås, which has successfully implemented WeKan to streamline its project planning processes.
The ISA programme of the European Commission has recently published 20 eGovernment solutions for public administrations. Most of the them are available free of charge, and many of them are open source.
The 10-point document focuses on the procurement of open source software and the Commission's services contribution to open source software projects. The strategy also provides for more of the software developed within the Commission to be published as open source.
