Sovereign Tech Agency
@sovereign.tech
Strengthening digital infrastructure & open source ecosystems in the public interest. Home of the Sovereign Tech Fund, Sovereign Tech Resilience, Sovereign Tech Fellowship, & other programs supporting critical FOSS technologies.
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Sovereign Tech Agency
@sovereign.tech
· Nov 4
Hello, World! We’re now the Sovereign Tech Agency 🎉
It’s been two years since the Sovereign Tech Fund began investing in open technologies in the public interest, and our mission has grown to be more than the “fund” in our name. The new Sovereign Tech Agency 1/2
It’s been two years since the Sovereign Tech Fund began investing in open technologies in the public interest, and our mission has grown to be more than the “fund” in our name. The new Sovereign Tech Agency 1/2
Wir suchen eine neue Leitung für den Sovereign Tech Fund! 🚀
Der #SovereignTechFund ist das Flagship-Programm der Sovereign Tech Agency. Seit 2022 investieren wir in kritische #OpenSource Infrastruktur — von curl bis hin zu Technologien wie DNS, die das Web antreiben — für #digitaleSouveränität. 1/3
Der #SovereignTechFund ist das Flagship-Programm der Sovereign Tech Agency. Seit 2022 investieren wir in kritische #OpenSource Infrastruktur — von curl bis hin zu Technologien wie DNS, die das Web antreiben — für #digitaleSouveränität. 1/3
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Wir suchen eine neue Leitung für den Sovereign Tech Fund! 🚀
Der #SovereignTechFund ist das Flagship-Programm der Sovereign Tech Agency. Seit 2022 investieren wir in kritische #OpenSource Infrastruktur — von curl bis hin zu Technologien wie DNS, die das Web antreiben — für #digitaleSouveränität. 1/3
Der #SovereignTechFund ist das Flagship-Programm der Sovereign Tech Agency. Seit 2022 investieren wir in kritische #OpenSource Infrastruktur — von curl bis hin zu Technologien wie DNS, die das Web antreiben — für #digitaleSouveränität. 1/3
We're #hiring a new Head of the Sovereign Tech Fund! 🚀
The #SovereignTechFund is the flagship program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. Since 2022, we've invested in critical #opensource infrastructure—from curl to FreeBSD to technologies like DNS powering the web—to strengthen #digitalsovereignty. 1/3
The #SovereignTechFund is the flagship program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. Since 2022, we've invested in critical #opensource infrastructure—from curl to FreeBSD to technologies like DNS powering the web—to strengthen #digitalsovereignty. 1/3
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We're #hiring a new Head of the Sovereign Tech Fund! 🚀
The #SovereignTechFund is the flagship program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. Since 2022, we've invested in critical #opensource infrastructure—from curl to FreeBSD to technologies like DNS powering the web—to strengthen #digitalsovereignty. 1/3
The #SovereignTechFund is the flagship program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. Since 2022, we've invested in critical #opensource infrastructure—from curl to FreeBSD to technologies like DNS powering the web—to strengthen #digitalsovereignty. 1/3
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Our team is very proud to be contributing to the #Gnome platform thanks to support from @sovereign.tech:
blogs.gnome.org/aday/2025/10...
Thanks to the Gnome team for a great collab 🙌
We finished our work on Blueprint: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/bluepr...
Excited to share what we do next
blogs.gnome.org/aday/2025/10...
Thanks to the Gnome team for a great collab 🙌
We finished our work on Blueprint: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/bluepr...
Excited to share what we do next
GNOME Foundation Update, 2025-10-03
It’s a wet and windy October afternoon here in the UK, and it’s time for another GNOME Foundation update. As ever, there is plenty going on behind the scenes which hasn’t made it into this post, such ...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our team is very proud to be contributing to the #Gnome platform thanks to support from @sovereign.tech:
blogs.gnome.org/aday/2025/10...
Thanks to the Gnome team for a great collab 🙌
We finished our work on Blueprint: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/bluepr...
Excited to share what we do next
blogs.gnome.org/aday/2025/10...
Thanks to the Gnome team for a great collab 🙌
We finished our work on Blueprint: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/bluepr...
Excited to share what we do next
Help shape Europe’s Digital Commons — Open position for EDIC Director (F/M/X)
Last week, the European Commission announced the creation of the EDIC Digital Commons, a new initiative to support open, interoperable digital commons and strengthen digital sovereignty for 450 million Europeans. 1/3
Last week, the European Commission announced the creation of the EDIC Digital Commons, a new initiative to support open, interoperable digital commons and strengthen digital sovereignty for 450 million Europeans. 1/3
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Help shape Europe’s Digital Commons — Open position for EDIC Director (F/M/X)
Last week, the European Commission announced the creation of the EDIC Digital Commons, a new initiative to support open, interoperable digital commons and strengthen digital sovereignty for 450 million Europeans. 1/3
Last week, the European Commission announced the creation of the EDIC Digital Commons, a new initiative to support open, interoperable digital commons and strengthen digital sovereignty for 450 million Europeans. 1/3
Fresh on the heels of yesterday’s EDIC Digital Commons announcement, our team was also at Numérique en Commun[s] in Strasbourg — another example of European engagement and collaboration 🇫🇷
![Yasmine Idrissi Azzouzi in a panel at Numérique en Commun[s]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxl7ooz5bhqdgtfgnbh5xom/bafkreidgzmo53hfe24onh3s5rrsuxya4givsb7xh5o6azqt7t2qidojxw4@jpeg)
![Yasmine Idrissi Azzouzi in a panel at Numérique en Commun[s]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxl7ooz5bhqdgtfgnbh5xom/bafkreicuv2t45hqj3ludjzwnxq6zt4c53t7ystcxclp2vofxmvy7jecxvm@jpeg)
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Fresh on the heels of yesterday’s EDIC Digital Commons announcement, our team was also at Numérique en Commun[s] in Strasbourg — another example of European engagement and collaboration 🇫🇷
Today, the @ec.europa.eu has announced the creation of the #EDIC #DigitalCommons — a major milestone in a multi-year European effort that the Sovereign Tech Agency helped shape from the start.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today, the @ec.europa.eu has announced the creation of the #EDIC #DigitalCommons — a major milestone in a multi-year European effort that the Sovereign Tech Agency helped shape from the start.
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We’re on the ground in Barcelona for the European 4D Conference on Democratic Digitalisation and Digital Rights! 🇪🇸
Adriana Groh and Paloma Oliveira are here to represent the Sovereign Tech Agency, sharing how Germany is advancing approaches to critical digital infrastructure and digital commons.
Adriana Groh and Paloma Oliveira are here to represent the Sovereign Tech Agency, sharing how Germany is advancing approaches to critical digital infrastructure and digital commons.
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
We’re on the ground in Barcelona for the European 4D Conference on Democratic Digitalisation and Digital Rights! 🇪🇸
Adriana Groh and Paloma Oliveira are here to represent the Sovereign Tech Agency, sharing how Germany is advancing approaches to critical digital infrastructure and digital commons.
Adriana Groh and Paloma Oliveira are here to represent the Sovereign Tech Agency, sharing how Germany is advancing approaches to critical digital infrastructure and digital commons.
Our Comms Lead, Powen Shiah, is speaking @ Write the Docs conference in Berlin tomorrow!
His talk, 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, dives into how we make digital infrastructure visible, understandable, and valued through communications.
His talk, 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, dives into how we make digital infrastructure visible, understandable, and valued through communications.
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Our Comms Lead, Powen Shiah, is speaking @ Write the Docs conference in Berlin tomorrow!
His talk, 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, dives into how we make digital infrastructure visible, understandable, and valued through communications.
His talk, 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, dives into how we make digital infrastructure visible, understandable, and valued through communications.
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Only a few days ago, I joined Abby and Felix Reda on the Github Podcast—to talk about funding in #opensource that we have received from @sovereign.tech
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#java #log4j #log4shell
From Log4Shell to the Sovereign Tech Fund: Lessons in Open Source Sustainability
Podcast-Folge · The GitHub Podcast · 21.10.2025 · 31 Min.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Only a few days ago, I joined Abby and Felix Reda on the Github Podcast—to talk about funding in #opensource that we have received from @sovereign.tech
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/f...
#java #log4j #log4shell
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#java #log4j #log4shell
Next week on Wed 29 Oct, Adriana Groh & Paloma Oliveira from the #SovereignTechAgency are speaking at #DigitalResilienceForum in Madrid.
Adriana's keynote, “The Engine Room for Digital Sovereignty,” will address how #OpenSource technologies are the foundation for modern digital infrastructure. 1/3
Adriana's keynote, “The Engine Room for Digital Sovereignty,” will address how #OpenSource technologies are the foundation for modern digital infrastructure. 1/3
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Next week on Wed 29 Oct, Adriana Groh & Paloma Oliveira from the #SovereignTechAgency are speaking at #DigitalResilienceForum in Madrid.
Adriana's keynote, “The Engine Room for Digital Sovereignty,” will address how #OpenSource technologies are the foundation for modern digital infrastructure. 1/3
Adriana's keynote, “The Engine Room for Digital Sovereignty,” will address how #OpenSource technologies are the foundation for modern digital infrastructure. 1/3
Today, our CEO, Adriana Groh, is at @cern.bsky.social for their annual #OpenSource event, where she spoke and also was on a panel with ZenDiS, @openuk.bsky.social, as well as CERN & @icrc.org reps on how int'l organizations can proactively strengthen the software they depend on. 1/3
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today, our CEO, Adriana Groh, is at @cern.bsky.social for their annual #OpenSource event, where she spoke and also was on a panel with ZenDiS, @openuk.bsky.social, as well as CERN & @icrc.org reps on how int'l organizations can proactively strengthen the software they depend on. 1/3
In der digitalen Infrastruktur steckt überall Open Source, gepflegt von zahllosen Projekten. Doch deren Finanzierung bleibt oft eine Herausforderung.
Seit 2022 schließen wir mit dem Sovereign Tech Fund eine wichtige Lücke.
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Seit 2022 schließen wir mit dem Sovereign Tech Fund eine wichtige Lücke.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In der digitalen Infrastruktur steckt überall Open Source, gepflegt von zahllosen Projekten. Doch deren Finanzierung bleibt oft eine Herausforderung.
Seit 2022 schließen wir mit dem Sovereign Tech Fund eine wichtige Lücke.
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Seit 2022 schließen wir mit dem Sovereign Tech Fund eine wichtige Lücke.
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Schon gesehen? Wir haben kürzlich ein neues Interview mit Sovereign Tech Fellow Jan Kowalleck veröffentlicht.
🗞️ Mehr zu Jans Werdegang im Interview: www.sovereign.tech/de/neuigkeit...
#MaintainerSpotlight
🗞️ Mehr zu Jans Werdegang im Interview: www.sovereign.tech/de/neuigkeit...
#MaintainerSpotlight
September 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Schon gesehen? Wir haben kürzlich ein neues Interview mit Sovereign Tech Fellow Jan Kowalleck veröffentlicht.
🗞️ Mehr zu Jans Werdegang im Interview: www.sovereign.tech/de/neuigkeit...
#MaintainerSpotlight
🗞️ Mehr zu Jans Werdegang im Interview: www.sovereign.tech/de/neuigkeit...
#MaintainerSpotlight
In case you missed it: We shortly released a new interview featuring our Sovereign Tech Fellow Jan Kowalleck.
🗞️ More about his journey in the interview: www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-ja...
#MaintainerSpotlight
🗞️ More about his journey in the interview: www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-ja...
#MaintainerSpotlight
September 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In case you missed it: We shortly released a new interview featuring our Sovereign Tech Fellow Jan Kowalleck.
🗞️ More about his journey in the interview: www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-ja...
#MaintainerSpotlight
🗞️ More about his journey in the interview: www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-ja...
#MaintainerSpotlight
Sharing our expertise in Brussels 🇪🇺
✨ Investing in the infrastructure of the 21st century ✨ is gaining momentum.
Today, Adriana Groh represents the Sovereign Tech Agency at the Permanent Representations of EU Member States, introducing the new EU-STF study launched by @openforumeurope.org
✨ Investing in the infrastructure of the 21st century ✨ is gaining momentum.
Today, Adriana Groh represents the Sovereign Tech Agency at the Permanent Representations of EU Member States, introducing the new EU-STF study launched by @openforumeurope.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sharing our expertise in Brussels 🇪🇺
✨ Investing in the infrastructure of the 21st century ✨ is gaining momentum.
Today, Adriana Groh represents the Sovereign Tech Agency at the Permanent Representations of EU Member States, introducing the new EU-STF study launched by @openforumeurope.org
✨ Investing in the infrastructure of the 21st century ✨ is gaining momentum.
Today, Adriana Groh represents the Sovereign Tech Agency at the Permanent Representations of EU Member States, introducing the new EU-STF study launched by @openforumeurope.org
We’re happy to have advised Nominet in bringing their new DNS Fund to life, which launched today. It takes collaboration to support the open infrastructure that keeps us all online! 🌐
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#OpenSource #DNS #DigitalInfrastructure
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#OpenSource #DNS #DigitalInfrastructure
Nominet DNS Fund - Nominet
The Nominet DNS Fund (Fund) has been set up as part of Nominet’s work to support the Internet Community. To improve DNS open source projects.
nominet.uk
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We’re happy to have advised Nominet in bringing their new DNS Fund to life, which launched today. It takes collaboration to support the open infrastructure that keeps us all online! 🌐
www.linkedin.com/posts/nomine... 1/4
#OpenSource #DNS #DigitalInfrastructure
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#OpenSource #DNS #DigitalInfrastructure
Open Source in der Praxis – innovativ, compliant, ökonomisch
Am Donnerstag beim Bitkom Forum Open Source 2025:
Keynote Adriana Groh – „Investitionen in die Infrastruktur des 21. Jh.“
🕙 10:00 Uhr, Parksaal
Opening Panel zum Thema Open Source und digitale Souveränität.
🕙 10:25 Uhr, Parksaal
Am Donnerstag beim Bitkom Forum Open Source 2025:
Keynote Adriana Groh – „Investitionen in die Infrastruktur des 21. Jh.“
🕙 10:00 Uhr, Parksaal
Opening Panel zum Thema Open Source und digitale Souveränität.
🕙 10:25 Uhr, Parksaal
September 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Open Source in der Praxis – innovativ, compliant, ökonomisch
Am Donnerstag beim Bitkom Forum Open Source 2025:
Keynote Adriana Groh – „Investitionen in die Infrastruktur des 21. Jh.“
🕙 10:00 Uhr, Parksaal
Opening Panel zum Thema Open Source und digitale Souveränität.
🕙 10:25 Uhr, Parksaal
Am Donnerstag beim Bitkom Forum Open Source 2025:
Keynote Adriana Groh – „Investitionen in die Infrastruktur des 21. Jh.“
🕙 10:00 Uhr, Parksaal
Opening Panel zum Thema Open Source und digitale Souveränität.
🕙 10:25 Uhr, Parksaal
Rafael Laguna de la Vera has always been a great advocate for the Sovereign Tech Agency’s mission. In the latest podcast episode on Innovate Europe with Clark Parson, he explains why open source is the most successful strategy to develop software and is foundational for open infrastructure:
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September 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Rafael Laguna de la Vera has always been a great advocate for the Sovereign Tech Agency’s mission. In the latest podcast episode on Innovate Europe with Clark Parson, he explains why open source is the most successful strategy to develop software and is foundational for open infrastructure:
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Open-Source-Maintainer Jan Kowalleck begann seine Mitarbeit bei OWASP CycloneDX, mit einem kleinen Bug-Fix. Dieser Schritt löste eine Reise aus, die ihn schließlich zum Projekt-Co-Leiter, Mentor für neue Contributors und Mitgestalter eines internationalen Standards für Software-Transparenz machte.
September 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Open-Source-Maintainer Jan Kowalleck begann seine Mitarbeit bei OWASP CycloneDX, mit einem kleinen Bug-Fix. Dieser Schritt löste eine Reise aus, die ihn schließlich zum Projekt-Co-Leiter, Mentor für neue Contributors und Mitgestalter eines internationalen Standards für Software-Transparenz machte.
Open source maintainer Jan Kowalleck first got involved with OWASP CycloneDX by fixing a single bug. That small step sparked a journey that would see him become Project Co-Lead, mentor new contributors, and help shape an international standard for software transparency.
September 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Open source maintainer Jan Kowalleck first got involved with OWASP CycloneDX by fixing a single bug. That small step sparked a journey that would see him become Project Co-Lead, mentor new contributors, and help shape an international standard for software transparency.
Paloma Oliveira, Technologist und Ökosystem Expertin in unserem Team wird im neuesten Bericht der @The Linux Foundation zu den Trends rund um Open Source in Europa zitiert:
September 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Paloma Oliveira, Technologist und Ökosystem Expertin in unserem Team wird im neuesten Bericht der @The Linux Foundation zu den Trends rund um Open Source in Europa zitiert:
Paloma Oliveira is featured in the latest Linux Foundation report on European open source trends!
“The STA is strengthening the digital infrastructure that powers our democracies and economies, funding it, nurturing it, making it resilient, keeping it open, and respecting users’ freedom.”
“The STA is strengthening the digital infrastructure that powers our democracies and economies, funding it, nurturing it, making it resilient, keeping it open, and respecting users’ freedom.”
September 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Paloma Oliveira is featured in the latest Linux Foundation report on European open source trends!
“The STA is strengthening the digital infrastructure that powers our democracies and economies, funding it, nurturing it, making it resilient, keeping it open, and respecting users’ freedom.”
“The STA is strengthening the digital infrastructure that powers our democracies and economies, funding it, nurturing it, making it resilient, keeping it open, and respecting users’ freedom.”
Morgen findet die DIGITAL X statt, erstmalig als Focus Edition zum Thema KI.
Adriana Groh, Mitinitiatorin des Sovereign Tech Fund & Geschäftsführerin der Sovereign Tech Agency, spricht auf dem Panel “Next Level Europe: Digitale Souveränität als Wettbewerbsvorteil”
🕑 13:40
📍 Focus Stage
Adriana Groh, Mitinitiatorin des Sovereign Tech Fund & Geschäftsführerin der Sovereign Tech Agency, spricht auf dem Panel “Next Level Europe: Digitale Souveränität als Wettbewerbsvorteil”
🕑 13:40
📍 Focus Stage
September 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Morgen findet die DIGITAL X statt, erstmalig als Focus Edition zum Thema KI.
Adriana Groh, Mitinitiatorin des Sovereign Tech Fund & Geschäftsführerin der Sovereign Tech Agency, spricht auf dem Panel “Next Level Europe: Digitale Souveränität als Wettbewerbsvorteil”
🕑 13:40
📍 Focus Stage
Adriana Groh, Mitinitiatorin des Sovereign Tech Fund & Geschäftsführerin der Sovereign Tech Agency, spricht auf dem Panel “Next Level Europe: Digitale Souveränität als Wettbewerbsvorteil”
🕑 13:40
📍 Focus Stage