The recording is online (ahem, yes)
@EC_OSPO Talking about Open Source and interoperability and seeing the webinar on non-interoperable and proprietary YouTube platform makes me ask whether there is an interest in uploading this to ActivityPub (fediverse) interoperable, federated & open source PeerTube platform?
Of course there is. It's just not as easy as pie. 🤔
Beleidsambities om meer open source software te gebruiken hebben institutionele steun nodig om werkelijkheid te worden. Een Open Source Program Office (OSPO) kan deze ondersteuning bieden of als competentiecentrum fungeren. In een recent Europees onderzoek is gekeken naar hoe overheidsorganisaties in de praktijk een OSPO opzetten.
Lees het hele artikel:
@bartknubben @ibestuur @BZKopensource
Probably, or, in fact:
interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eu-ospo-network
It turns out, sharing is caring:
#FOSSEPS proves open source isn’t just about code; it’s about collaboration, sovereignty, and smarter public services
📂 1,000+ solutions in the EU Open Source Catalogue
🔗 Stronger governance for publiccode.yml
🛡️ Mapping critical dependencies
🔒 Bug bounties for resilience
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo/news/fosseps-preparatory-action-key-outcomes-and-achievements
@EC_OSPO disappointed to see YAML being used for metadata. It's as bad as JSON IMO, when we have a much more useful established alternative supported by multiple platforms and tools: #RDF / #LinkedData.
It's quiet here.
@EC_OSPO It's because we're busy coding open source stuff.
Maybe one day the EU 🇪🇺 will wake up, but today is probably not that day 😎
#foss #oss #opensource #eu #eupol #uscloud #opencloud #privacy #gdpr #dataprotection #dataskydd #cybersecurity
@EC_OSPO
I'm not reading loudly to not disturb the others.
It's too hot to do anything 😅
And definitely too hot to be compiling code and warming up the room ...
Welcome colleagues!
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/eu-open-source-strategy
Seems a very relevant link
Want to get your project into the European Open Source Catalogue? You'll need a publiccode.yml file first. 🇪🇺
We teamed up with our Dutch peers to help build an AI utility that generates it for you automatically. Check out the repo: 👇
https://github.com/developer-overheid-nl/skills-generate-publiccode-yml
Before you ask -- here is🧵 more context :
About the federated European Open Source Catalogue, and why this requirement matters:
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/eu-oss-catalogue/about
The website of the European Union has a "search tool to find social media accounts with EU content": https://european-union.europa.eu/contact-eu/social-media-channels_en
One of the filter options is "Mastodon", which is great.
Only two Mastodon accounts show up, namely @EUCommission and @HennaVirkkunen. This is far from complete, because there are many more EU accounts on Mastodon.
🧵 1/2
At least the following accounts seem to be missing.
- @EDPS
- @Curia
- @Curia_fr
- @EC_NGI
- @REA
- @EC_OSPO
- @EC_DIGIT
- @EC_DIGIT_director_general
- @DanaSpinant
- @EUauditors
- @cert_eu
- @ngi
To all managers behind these Mastodon accounts: could you please make sure that these accounts get added to this EU social media search tool? Thanks! 🙏
🧵 2/2
Thanks! We're 👀
Open Source Programme Office der EU auch im Fediverse
Small nuance: OSPO at the EC
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_OSPO/116520362196896766
Quite interesting, maybe a first sign of 'public money, public code' in EU?
🚀 Expanding Our Federated Catalogue
Tada! We have integrated two more catalogues into the federated platform for open source solutions, expanding the available resources for public services (and their developers)
We are now hosting repositories from:
🇮🇪 Ireland: OGCIO Digital Services
🇨🇾 Cyprus: Department of Information Technology Services (DITS)
This facilitates cross-border collaboration and the reuse of proven digital assets.
Don't give up, you have friends!
Hello! Just checking in if you managed to get access? Else, perhaps contact us by email?
Hello! Checking in to see if you managed to get access? Else, contact us by email?
@rq@river.group.It
Yes. No. Maybe :-). It depends.
code.europa.eu is the code development platform for open source projects shared
by the institutions of the European Union. More precise, it is the
code development platform for open source software projects for which
European Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies hold the
intellectual property rights.
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_DIGIT/116170095584807527
Tomorrow! That is in 1 day!
🚀 The EU Public Services #OSPO Network now has a digital home
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/eu-ospo-network
@RichardoC @BjornW @EC_DIGIT @bert_hubert @rriemann
Hello! We replied to Bjorn, perhaps you also have not yet completed the EUlogin part?
Does this site help? https://trusted-digital-identity.europa.eu/eu-login-help/external-self-registered-account-faq_en
Good morning Bjorn! We're (really) sorry you're having trouble getting onto code.europa.eu
Now, let's see
From what we can tell, it seems you're not yet finished with the EUlogin part?
Does this website provide any help?
https://trusted-digital-identity.europa.eu/eu-login-help/external-self-registered-account-faq_en
Else, there is also an email address
https://trusted-digital-identity.europa.eu/still-need-help-eu-login_en
Also, please note that you don't need an account on code.europa.eu to study and reuse the code.
Accounts are required only if you intend to contribute to a project.
We explain that here https://code.europa.eu/info/about in the section on public access.
:-)
Thank you for reaching out!
@EDPS
Welcome back!
📣 Help Shape Europe’s Digital Future! 🇪🇺
The European Commission invites public administrations to a 5-minute survey on the use of critical open source software.
🔍 Why it matters: Critical open source supports vital functions and interdependencies, and its sustainability impacts your operations.
✅ 5 questions || 📊 Anonymous results
Your insights will shape policies on digital resilience and help identify critical OS software used by public administrations.
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FOSSEPS_CriticalOSS_Survey
Happy to see on code.europa.eu: HealthData@EU
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo/news/powering-research-and-policy
Awesome!
Our EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue is live !
European Commission releases open-source HealthData@EU Central Platform
https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/newsletter-archives/61867
Open source helping data scientists make sense of the DSA Transparency Database
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/ec-ospo/news/open-source-only-option
Hello! Our peers at the OSPO at the LHC in Luxembourg are part of the team organising an in-person hackathon .. find out more here:
Hello! Here is a link to the January newsletter of our colleagues in Sweden
Looks like we misread the question: it is limited to projects by the European Union institutions ...
sorry
Hello, code.europa.eu is open to the public -- but limited to projects by the European Union institutions
https://code.europa.eu/info/about/-/blob/master/README.md
(edited to clarify the answer)
Hello to the: "International Telecommunication Union Open Source Program Office #OSPO" !
https://www.itu.int/hub/2024/11/open-source-programme-offices-step-up-digital-transformation/
While we're on the topic:
From our peers over at Team Digitale, their announcement of .italia version 1. Congrats!
https://designers.italia.it/community/notizie/20241021-italia-versione-1/
Congratulations to our colleagues in Luxembourg: on 10 October, the Ministry of the Economy inaugurated the Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) within the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity. It was our great pleasure to join the launch event, and we are looking forward to working with the LCH OSPO!
https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2024/talk/AGBCYK/
Hello
For those in Barcelona, the EC OSPO is taking part in Drupalcon. Visit the booth and say hi!
https://events.drupal.org/barcelona2024
Our colleagues in DG RTD are getting ready to setting up an open source infrastructure for collective Open Research Europe (ORE), together with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP).
Nice! Colleagues in the Netherlands unveil the renewed website to encourage open source in public services
They also have an AMA, tomorrow:
Wednesday evening has to be a perfect time for answering a survey on open source in the public sector
Here is a link announcing a new report on open source in public services, by our colleagues at the Open Source Observatory:
The OSPOs 4 Good conference is kicked off at the United Nations in New York
Follow it here
https://webtv.un.org/en
Source code is how one person explains another what the computer is supposed to do ..
Roberto Di Cosmo quoting Donald Knuth
(Some of us are following the Software Heritage Symposium and summit)
https://webcast.unesco.org/events/2023-02-07-software-heritage/
Ah yes, that was great..
thanks Bart! That was something we had to configure .. done!
Report: Benchmarking the impact of the Next Generation Internet (#NGI) initiative
Neat!
an 'Overview of EU legislation on free and open source software'
Sharing a video that recaptures the #OSORturns15 conference (21 Nov 23) ..
For those in the vicinity of Amsterdam (Netherlands) on 5 June
I think all of our posts were copied over ... or else they will appear soonish..
Hello World!
Nice to see you all!
Congratulations Dnsmasq for winning the very first BlueHats award
https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240418-BlueHatsPrize1.html
BlueHats prizes is an initiative by the French Interministerial Digital Directorate. They are awarded to maintainers of critical free and open source projects. In 2024 four prizes of € 10 000 each will be given out
Anyone interested in a traineeship at the OSPO?
https://social.network.europa.eu/@EC_DIGIT/111918988720733644
See you at Fosdem!
Awesome news:
NGI0 Commons Fund will award 21.6 million euro in grants for the development of open digital technologies
https://nlnet.nl/press/20240109-NGI0-CommonsFund-unveiled.html
Happy 2024 everyone!
Oow This was yesterday
https://www.surf.nl/nieuws/kick-off-community-open-source-program-office-ospo
Establishment of a system of European annual awards that acts as a spotlight stirring up contributions to Open Source Software and Hardware projects
And, in France it's 9 out of 10 in the public sector:
59 % of surveyed public services in Germany leverage free/open source, 29% of the respondents has a strategy for open source. Awesome news from BITKOM!
Hermine is an open source software aimed at assisting in the formulation of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) policies
o hey! look at this!
It's almost half a year ago (26.06.2023) but still
«Open by default» als Gesetz
Our colleagues over at JRC are sharing this nice paper on the Big Data Analytics Platform.
Re our peer at Zendis in Germany
https://www.computerwoche.de/a/hand-in-hand-in-richtung-digitale-souveraenitaet,3697963
and we are off to the races!
We need a bigger room - it's PACKED. So awesome.
Stephanie Schaer of France's Dinum encouraging Matrix/Element
One of the champions helping open source happen in Bulgaria and setting the example elsewhere! #osorturns15
Bozhidar Bozhanov
If you wish to follow the conference online:
Good morning! We are at the OSOR turns 15 conference in Brussels! hope to see you here, today
This is from 16 November:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_5739
"The winners are expected to release the developed models under an open-source license for non-commercial use."
We are looking forward to meeting (some) of you here
that is in Brussels, in precisely one week
To be clear, all of you are welcome :-)
