As part of the Open Source Experience conference, the Acteurs du Libre contest is proposed and organized by the French CNLL. It aims at promoting and giving more visiblity to the open source sector, and awards free Software companies, entrepreneurs, projects and associations that make notable contributions to open source and free software. Six awards...
APELL Releases Official Statement on Cyber Resilience Act, Advocating for Open-Source Solutions and Digital Sovereignty In a critical move to influence cybersecurity policy and advance digital sovereignty, APELL has released its official Statement on the Cyber Resilience Act. The statement emphasizes the crucial role of open-source solutions in enhancing cyber resilience and promoting digital sovereignty...
The APELL conference report 2023 has now been published. The European Open Source Industry has grown 20-fold since the early 2000s. Meeting such an increasing demand, however, comes with challenges. The important augmentation of digital legislation at the national and European Union level has given Open Source businesses a chance to shape the future of...
News article published on 24 May 2023 by Directorate-General for Informatics on European Commissions website. DG Informatics (DIGIT) of the European Commission has launched an improved dynamic purchasing system for software licences and associated services (SIDE III DPS). SIDE III DPS will enable the Commission and the rest of the participating European institutions, bodies...
PRESS RELEASE 22/02/2021 APELL is growing further at a critical juncture for open source companies in Europe Brussels, Belgium — On Monday 22 February, Open Source Sweden became an Associate Member of the Europe’s Open Source Business Association APELL. The growth in APELL’s membership shows a positive political climate around open technologies, and a general...
PRESS RELEASE 11/02/2021 APELL expands at an important time for open source companies in Europe Brussels, Belgium — Europe’s Open Source Business Association APELL has added another member organisation to its ranks. ESOP (Associação De Empresas De Software Open Source Portuguesas) of Portugal has become an associate member of the Europe-wide umbrella organisation at the...
PRESS RELEASE (22/10/2020) Promising progress at the European level should lead to similar efforts in the Member States. Brussels, Belgium — Europe’s Open Source Business Association APELL welcomes the European Commission’s new Open Source Software Strategy for 2020-2023. With this much anticipated Communication, the Commission positions itself at the forefront of Digital Government by clearly...