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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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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
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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 🇫🇷
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Die Europäische Kommission hat heute die Gründung des #EDIC #Digital Commons bekanntgegeben, ein wichtiger Meilenstein in einem mehrjährigen europäischen Vorhaben, das die Sovereign Tech Agency von Beginn an mitgestaltet hat. 
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October 29, 2025 at 2:14 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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October 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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.
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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.
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
She’ll explain how the #SovereignTechAgency is charting a path for how governments can take a smart & effective role to secure & strengthen critical open source ecosystems.

Paloma Oliveira is a technologist at the Sovereign Tech Agency, and she will be hosting an interactive workshop: 2/3
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
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 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
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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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October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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
September 25, 2025 at 12:22 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
September 25, 2025 at 12:21 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
September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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
September 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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
September 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Der zweite Tag des #OSSummit Europe hat begonnen! Während die ersten Sessions bereits laufen, freuen wir uns besonders auf die folgenden:

@powen.nets Vortrag “Open source is a sewer”

📅 Heute!
⏰ 16:20 Uhr
📍 Elicium 2A

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August 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Day two of the Open Source Summit Europe is underway! While the first sessions are already in full swing, we’re especially looking forward to these upcoming ones:

Powen’s talk “𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫”:

📅 Today!
⏰ 16:20
📍 Elicium 2A

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August 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Trefft uns auf dem #OSSEU! Powen, Mirko, Tara & Paloma sind in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Das erwartet euch:

Panel zum EU-STF “Securing Europe’s Open Source Infrastructure: A Technical Case for an EU-wide Sovereign Tech Fund”

📅 Dienstag, 26. August
⏰ 11:00 Uhr
📍 D203 (Elicium Levek 2)
August 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We're at #OSSEU next week! Look for Powen Shiah, Mirko Swillus, Tara Tarakiyee, & Paloma Oliveira in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Here is what we’re up to:

Panel “Securing Europe’s Open Source Infrastructure: A Technical Case for an EU-wide Sovereign Tech Fund”

📅 Tue, August 26
⏰ 11:00
📍 D203 (Elicium Levek 2)
August 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Die Aufnahme des Fireside Chats “Inside the #SovereignTechFellowship” der #FrOSCon ist online 📺

Sarah Hoffmann (OpenStreetMap, Nominatim), Stefan Eissing (curl, httpd) und Mirko Swillus (Sovereign Tech Agency) sprechen über das Programm: media.ccc.de/v/froscon202...

Danke an alle die da waren 😊
August 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Es gibt verschiedene Wege, um über unsere Arbeit und Investitionen in offene digitalen Infrastrukturen informiert zu bleiben – ob auf LinkedIn, Mastodon, Bluesky oder direkt über dein E-Mail-Postfach 📧

www.sovereign.tech/de#newsletter
August 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Falls ihr es verpasst habt: Während der #UNOSW2025 sprach Adriana Groh auf dem OSPOs For Good Summit zu „The Role of Open Source in Digital Public Infrastructure“
August 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In case you missed it: At the OSPOs For Good Summit during UNOSW 2025, Adriana Groh spoke on the panel “The Role of Open Source in Digital Public Infrastructure”. We adapted her remarks on digital infrastructure into a blog post for improved readability: www.sovereign.tech/news/innovat...
August 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Während der UN Open Source Week 2025 sprach Adriana Groh auf dem OSPOs For Good Summit im Rahmen der Plenumsdiskussion „The Role of Open Source in Digital Public Infrastructure“ mit Dr. Wolfgang Gehring, Miller Abel, Gabriele Columbro und Franck Greverie.

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July 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM