Open Future
@openfuture.bsky.social
A think tank that develops strategies and policies for cultivating #DigitalCommons.
https://openfuture.eu/
https://openfuture.eu/
Next week we're at the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin. Read our latest take on the topic: openfuture.eu/blog/buildin...
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Attending? Let's connect!
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Next week we're at the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin. Read our latest take on the topic: openfuture.eu/blog/buildin...
Attending? Let's connect!
Attending? Let's connect!
🇪🇺 The EU has the legal tools to build public AI—but uncertainty is holding it back. Article 3 of the CDSM Directive lets research organizations & libraries train models on accessible works.
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Leveraging Article 3 of the CDSM Directive to build public AI models – Open Future
Article 3 of the CDSM Directive allows EU research organizations and libraries to train AI models on copyrighted works. This analysis explores how this legal framework enables public AI development.
openfuture.eu
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🇪🇺 The EU has the legal tools to build public AI—but uncertainty is holding it back. Article 3 of the CDSM Directive lets research organizations & libraries train models on accessible works.
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Join us tomorrow at 16:00 CET for a webinar on Europe's digital sovereignty: Moving Beyond US Tech Dependence. Organized by Democracy Reporting International with @aiforensics.org , @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social , and @adityaxsingh.bsky.social.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Moving Beyond US Tech Dependence: Paths, Challenges, and Opportunities for European Digital Sovereignty. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ...
As Europe's dependence on US-based digital platforms deepens, critical questions emerge around geopolitical autonomy, innovation, and control of the information space. This panel will explore:
1. How...
us02web.zoom.us
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Join us tomorrow at 16:00 CET for a webinar on Europe's digital sovereignty: Moving Beyond US Tech Dependence. Organized by Democracy Reporting International with @aiforensics.org , @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social , and @adityaxsingh.bsky.social.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
CommonsDB Explorer is live! Browse rights declarations for Public Domain works, check files for matches, and see verifiable rights info that travels with content. openfuture.eu/blog/commons...
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
CommonsDB Explorer is live! Browse rights declarations for Public Domain works, check files for matches, and see verifiable rights info that travels with content. openfuture.eu/blog/commons...
We've launched CommonsDB Explorer—the first public interface for our registry of Public Domain works. Browse 200K+ rights declarations, upload files to check matches. Read more and try it: openfuture.eu/blog/commons...
CommonsDB Explorer goes live at GLAM Wiki – Open Future
CommonsDB Explorer demonstrates how verifiable rights information can be shared across systems, providing clearer and more reliable rights information for cultural heritage institutions and platforms.
openfuture.eu
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We've launched CommonsDB Explorer—the first public interface for our registry of Public Domain works. Browse 200K+ rights declarations, upload files to check matches. Read more and try it: openfuture.eu/blog/commons...
How can Europe sustain journalism, art, and culture in the age of AI? Watch the recording of our 14 October event with @fesonline.bsky.social and leading voices on rights, remuneration, and public AI infrastructure.
Sustaining original content in the age of generative AI – Open Future
Policymakers, academics, and representatives from journalism, culture, and civil society discuss how Europe can sustain original content in the age of generative AI.
openfuture.eu
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
How can Europe sustain journalism, art, and culture in the age of AI? Watch the recording of our 14 October event with @fesonline.bsky.social and leading voices on rights, remuneration, and public AI infrastructure.
Join us at Mozilla Festival tomorrow, Nov 7 at 10:15 CET for "Unlearning Corporate Capture: Pathways to Public AI" with @alek.bsky.social and Maximilian Gahntz. Explore how Public AI can prioritize public interest over profit.
More details: schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/257
More details: schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/257
Mozilla Festival Schedule
For 15 years, Mozilla Festival has been the home for big ideas, bold conversations, and the movement for a better internet. From November 7th to 9th, we’re bringing that energy back to Barcelona, and ...
schedule.mozillafestival.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Join us at Mozilla Festival tomorrow, Nov 7 at 10:15 CET for "Unlearning Corporate Capture: Pathways to Public AI" with @alek.bsky.social and Maximilian Gahntz. Explore how Public AI can prioritize public interest over profit.
More details: schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/257
More details: schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/257
🚀 CommonsDB Explorer is live! Browse 200K+ rights declarations for Public Domain & open licensed works. Upload files to check copyright status.
Try it: www.commonsdb.org/blog/introdu...
Try it: www.commonsdb.org/blog/introdu...
Introducing CommonsDB Explorer
CommonsDB Explorer — the first public interface to the CommonsDB registry — is now live.
www.commonsdb.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🚀 CommonsDB Explorer is live! Browse 200K+ rights declarations for Public Domain & open licensed works. Upload files to check copyright status.
Try it: www.commonsdb.org/blog/introdu...
Try it: www.commonsdb.org/blog/introdu...
📬 New newsletter: Europe doesn't need new laws for Public AI—it needs to activate the legal basis it already has in Article 3 of the CDSM Directive. Discover how existing copyright law can unlock AI training data access for research organizations and libraries. Read more: mailchi.mp/openfuture/u...
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
📬 New newsletter: Europe doesn't need new laws for Public AI—it needs to activate the legal basis it already has in Article 3 of the CDSM Directive. Discover how existing copyright law can unlock AI training data access for research organizations and libraries. Read more: mailchi.mp/openfuture/u...
Inspiring to see over 1,000 participants at Numérique en Commun[s] focused on Digital Commons. France's national strategy embeds commons-based approaches across all areas—prioritizing autonomy, resilience & sustainability. Thank you for having us.
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Inspiring to see over 1,000 participants at Numérique en Commun[s] focused on Digital Commons. France's national strategy embeds commons-based approaches across all areas—prioritizing autonomy, resilience & sustainability. Thank you for having us.
Europe needs an EU Sovereign Tech Fund. Open source software powers everything from healthcare to energy grids, yet it's chronically underfunded. Read the Public letter.
openfuture.eu/blog/public-...
openfuture.eu/blog/public-...
Public letter calls for EU investment in open source sustainability through an EU Sovereign Tech Fund – Open Future
We have joined dozens of organizations in signing a public letter that calls for the creation of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund to address chronic under-investment in open source software maintenance.
openfuture.eu
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Europe needs an EU Sovereign Tech Fund. Open source software powers everything from healthcare to energy grids, yet it's chronically underfunded. Read the Public letter.
openfuture.eu/blog/public-...
openfuture.eu/blog/public-...
We are in Strasbourg today to participate in Numérique en Commun[s] and contribute to building an open, ethical digital world through expert discussions.
All details: numerique-en-communs.fr
All details: numerique-en-communs.fr
October 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We are in Strasbourg today to participate in Numérique en Commun[s] and contribute to building an open, ethical digital world through expert discussions.
All details: numerique-en-communs.fr
All details: numerique-en-communs.fr
#GLAMWiki2025: Wikimedia as essential digital infrastructure and trusted tools for cultural institutions.
@culturedoug.bsky.social will showcase CommonsDB as part of our copyright infrastructure work—connecting cultural memory with digital commons.
More info: w.wiki/D5Xq
@culturedoug.bsky.social will showcase CommonsDB as part of our copyright infrastructure work—connecting cultural memory with digital commons.
More info: w.wiki/D5Xq
GLAM Wiki 2025 - Meta-Wiki
w.wiki
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
#GLAMWiki2025: Wikimedia as essential digital infrastructure and trusted tools for cultural institutions.
@culturedoug.bsky.social will showcase CommonsDB as part of our copyright infrastructure work—connecting cultural memory with digital commons.
More info: w.wiki/D5Xq
@culturedoug.bsky.social will showcase CommonsDB as part of our copyright infrastructure work—connecting cultural memory with digital commons.
More info: w.wiki/D5Xq
🤖 Making AI Work for Creators: Generative AI can consume and reassemble human creativity—but under what conditions? We're exploring how to make these systems serve both creators and the Digital Commons. Learn more: openfuture.eu/our-work/ai-...
AI and Creative Labor – Open Future
Exploring the impact of generative AI on creative labor, copyright, and the Digital Commons.
openfuture.eu
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🤖 Making AI Work for Creators: Generative AI can consume and reassemble human creativity—but under what conditions? We're exploring how to make these systems serve both creators and the Digital Commons. Learn more: openfuture.eu/our-work/ai-...
Join us at Numérique en Commun[s] in Strasbourg, 29-30 Oct to advance Digital Commons as a pathway to digital sovereignty and democratic empowerment—core principles of our work.
Don't miss @alek.bsky.social's masterclass on the paradox of openness. Details: numerique-en-communs.fr
Don't miss @alek.bsky.social's masterclass on the paradox of openness. Details: numerique-en-communs.fr
October 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Join us at Numérique en Commun[s] in Strasbourg, 29-30 Oct to advance Digital Commons as a pathway to digital sovereignty and democratic empowerment—core principles of our work.
Don't miss @alek.bsky.social's masterclass on the paradox of openness. Details: numerique-en-communs.fr
Don't miss @alek.bsky.social's masterclass on the paradox of openness. Details: numerique-en-communs.fr
Europe's AI strategy advances public infrastructure—but risks vendor lock-in without clear purpose, openness & sustainability.
@alek.bsky.social calls for purposeful deployment, open-source models & democratic governance in our latest blog post: openfuture.eu/blog/purpose...
@alek.bsky.social calls for purposeful deployment, open-source models & democratic governance in our latest blog post: openfuture.eu/blog/purpose...
Purpose, Not Power: Rethinking Europe’s Apply AI Strategy – Open Future
The EU needs purposeful, open-source, and sustainable public AI—infrastructure that serves the public, not an AI-first race driven by dominant vendors.
openfuture.eu
October 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Europe's AI strategy advances public infrastructure—but risks vendor lock-in without clear purpose, openness & sustainability.
@alek.bsky.social calls for purposeful deployment, open-source models & democratic governance in our latest blog post: openfuture.eu/blog/purpose...
@alek.bsky.social calls for purposeful deployment, open-source models & democratic governance in our latest blog post: openfuture.eu/blog/purpose...
🤔 Europe's digital sovereignty debate unites unlikely allies—but to what end? True sovereignty requires a democratic infrastructure with open-source components and environmental accountability. Read Zuzanna Warso's perspective in @techpolicypress.bsky.social.
www.techpolicy.press/building-dig...
www.techpolicy.press/building-dig...
Building Digital Sovereignty: What Does Europe Need and How to Achieve It | TechPolicy.Press
The EU should not re-do the entire digital stack but confront the structural bottlenecks that sustain Europe’s digital dependence, writes Zuzanna Warso.
www.techpolicy.press
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🤔 Europe's digital sovereignty debate unites unlikely allies—but to what end? True sovereignty requires a democratic infrastructure with open-source components and environmental accountability. Read Zuzanna Warso's perspective in @techpolicypress.bsky.social.
www.techpolicy.press/building-dig...
www.techpolicy.press/building-dig...
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What is the role of independent digital infrastructure in European democracy? Join the discussion: Zuzanna Warso @openfuture.bsky.social, @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social, @butlerb.art at @proton.me, Sebastian Vogelsang at @flashes.blue, moderated by @robin.berjon.com
www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...
www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...
The Future of Democracy: Speech, Thought, Sovereignty, and Power in the Age of Platforms and AI
YouTube video by Open Markets Institute
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October 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What is the role of independent digital infrastructure in European democracy? Join the discussion: Zuzanna Warso @openfuture.bsky.social, @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social, @butlerb.art at @proton.me, Sebastian Vogelsang at @flashes.blue, moderated by @robin.berjon.com
www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...
www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...
🗳️ Don't miss "The Future of Democracy" conference organized by @openmarkets.bsky.social and @article19.bsky.social. Tomorrow we will speak at the "Role of digital infrastructure in strengthening EU democracy" panel at 15:00 CEST.
Full program: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Full program: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
The Future of Democracy: Speech, Thought, Sovereignty, and Power in the Age of Platforms and AI — Open Markets Institute
Join The Open Markets Institute and ARTICLE 19 on October 15th & 16th for a convening of high-level leading thinkers, lawmakers, technologists, and advocates to discuss the direct and growing…
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🗳️ Don't miss "The Future of Democracy" conference organized by @openmarkets.bsky.social and @article19.bsky.social. Tomorrow we will speak at the "Role of digital infrastructure in strengthening EU democracy" panel at 15:00 CEST.
Full program: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Full program: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
🔔 Last reminder: Join us tomorrow for "Sustaining Original Content in the Age of AI." The event features MEP Wölken, Prof. Bensamoun, and an expert panel discussing fair value distribution in AI systems, followed by a reception. Details and registration: futureofwork.fes.de/registration.html
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🔔 Last reminder: Join us tomorrow for "Sustaining Original Content in the Age of AI." The event features MEP Wölken, Prof. Bensamoun, and an expert panel discussing fair value distribution in AI systems, followed by a reception. Details and registration: futureofwork.fes.de/registration.html
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Our latest CommonsDB post explores registries and the challenge of sourcing trustworthy, legally sound data for AI training.
🔍 Can registries make AI training data more lawful? Our CommonsDB workshop explored this with experts from pleias, @creativecommons.bsky.social , @commoncrawl.bsky.social and @kb.nl. We're building bridges between digital assets, rights info, and AI. www.commonsdb.org/blog/explori...
Exploring CommonsDB’s role in AI training data
Participants at a recent CommonsDB workshop explored whether the registry can support lawful, traceable data for AI training
www.commonsdb.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Our latest CommonsDB post explores registries and the challenge of sourcing trustworthy, legally sound data for AI training.
🔍 Can registries make AI training data more lawful? Our CommonsDB workshop explored this with experts from pleias, @creativecommons.bsky.social , @commoncrawl.bsky.social and @kb.nl. We're building bridges between digital assets, rights info, and AI. www.commonsdb.org/blog/explori...
Exploring CommonsDB’s role in AI training data
Participants at a recent CommonsDB workshop explored whether the registry can support lawful, traceable data for AI training
www.commonsdb.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🔍 Can registries make AI training data more lawful? Our CommonsDB workshop explored this with experts from pleias, @creativecommons.bsky.social , @commoncrawl.bsky.social and @kb.nl. We're building bridges between digital assets, rights info, and AI. www.commonsdb.org/blog/explori...
🗳️ Join us next week for "The Future of Democracy" conference, organized by @openmarkets.bsky.social and @article19.bsky.social . Find us in the panel on the "Role of digital infrastructure in strengthening EU democracy."
In-person or online attendance: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
In-person or online attendance: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
The Future of Democracy: Speech, Thought, Sovereignty, and Power in the Age of Platforms and AI — Open Markets Institute
Join The Open Markets Institute and ARTICLE 19 on October 15th & 16th for a convening of high-level leading thinkers, lawmakers, technologists, and advocates to discuss the direct and growi...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🗳️ Join us next week for "The Future of Democracy" conference, organized by @openmarkets.bsky.social and @article19.bsky.social . Find us in the panel on the "Role of digital infrastructure in strengthening EU democracy."
In-person or online attendance: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
In-person or online attendance: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Join us Oct 14 at TownHall Europe (Brussels) as we explore AI's impact on our information ecosystem. Together with @fesonline.bsky.social we will tackle fair value distribution and power concentration in AI with experts and policymakers. Register now: futureofwork.fes.de/registration...
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join us Oct 14 at TownHall Europe (Brussels) as we explore AI's impact on our information ecosystem. Together with @fesonline.bsky.social we will tackle fair value distribution and power concentration in AI with experts and policymakers. Register now: futureofwork.fes.de/registration...
Our new policy brief outlines five ways to boost EU digital sovereignty through the 2028-2034 MFF: funding reform, sovereign cloud, strategic public procurement, digital public space & commons framework.
Time to put money where our mouth is.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Time to put money where our mouth is.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
October 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Our new policy brief outlines five ways to boost EU digital sovereignty through the 2028-2034 MFF: funding reform, sovereign cloud, strategic public procurement, digital public space & commons framework.
Time to put money where our mouth is.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Time to put money where our mouth is.
openfuture.eu/publication/...