Only 35 days until the APELL Conference 2026 – get your tickets while they last: https://apell.info/conference

🔵 Laurent Rojey, Director of the Digital Commons EDIC
🟠 Anais Concepcion, CEO of Grist Labs
🔵 Gina Plat, program manager at the OSPO of Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
🟠 Jutta Horstmann, Co-CEO of Heinlein Group
🔵 Nick Veenhof, Director Developer Relations at GitLab

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The tl;dr: the EU's high level of data protection and much lower protection in the US are the reason behind Europe's demand for #DigitalSovereignty, and the #DigitalOmnibus should not undermine our ambitions!
Find our full statement "Data protection is at the core of digital sovereignty" on our website: https://apell.info/2026/03/06/data-protection-at-the-core-of-digital-sovereignty/

APELL is a proud partner of the @OpenForumEurope Capital Series Cyprus, taking place in Nicosia on 16 June 2026 – get your tickets now! #opensource #digitalsovereignty

https://mastodon.cloud/@OpenForumEurope@mastodon.cloud/116526905908573244

Join us on Tuesday 30 June in Utrecht (NL) for the #APELLConference 2026! Discussing EU #OpenSource at Scale!
Register for your ticket now: https://apell.info/conference

Did you know that the @europeanOSacademy not only hands out the yearly Open Source awards but also provides a series of Masterclasses to promote Open Source #business?

The first season is now live with @Amandine, providing her expertise on identifying #OpenSource opportunities, essentials before launching your product, picking the right business model and making it sustainable.

You can find all episodes and presentations on the Academy website: https://europeanopensource.academy/video?field_tag_target_id=20

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@europeanOSacademy/116363872389882151

Join us later today to discuss a more competitive Cloud market with #OpenSource, starting at 14:00 CEST – register now!

@EmilyOmier has consulted #OpenSource projects that want to start a business. I had the opportunity of interviewing her for the APELL NGI0 Business Circle #podcast to talk about communication challenges and revenue models for communities.
See the recording now: https://video.ngi.eu/w/kZxcev86T7e7h6Q5vXBEDP

Ohai good to see you! Just in time to sign up for tomorrow’s online discussion with @EmilyOmier: Revenue Models for Communities! For @NGIZero funded projects and beyond! https://apell.info/2026/03/20/ngi0-revenue-models-for-communities/ #ngi0commons #opensource #BusinessCircle

How can Open Source projects start making money? Join us Friday 27 March from 10:00 CET for the second edition of our NGI0 Business Circle podcasts to discuss with @EmilyOmier: Revenue Models for Communities

Register now: https://apell.info/2026/03/20/ngi0-revenue-models-for-communities/ #ngi0commons #BusinessCircle

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@apell/116182152600756856

Data protection and processing in Europe are part of the value proposition of #OpenSource Business in Europe. Data protection is at the core of the digital sovereignty goals of the EU.
The European Commission is still collecting feedback to their digital omnibus proposals until the end of this week.