Notices by Next Generation Internet (ec_ngi@social.network.europa.eu)

Open Calls announcement: 4 new NGI calls
- upgrade the open internet architecture (NGI0 Core)
- Reclaim the public nature of the internet (NGI0 Commons fund)
- Working towards mobile freedom (Mobifree)
- Privacy-preserving digital payments (Taler)
Deadlines: 1st June. Details:
https://www.ngi.eu/opencalls/

The impact of the NGI Open Source projects on EU policy and values - FOSDEM 2024

Benchmarking the Impact of the Next Generation Internet Initiative - the video of the presentation and the slides are now available:

https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3709-foss-policy-engagement-the-impact-of-the-ngi-open-source-projects-on-eu-policy-and-values/

#opensource #foss #digitalcommons #fosdem2024 #NGI

EC supporting Fediverse via @NGIZero in one graphic:

@NGIZero just had its annual review with the European Commission.
An occasion to take stock of #activitypub related effort supported: https://nlnet.nl/NGI0/ActivityPub
More choices for users!

Official: @NGIZero will receive 0.5M€ for expanding open source NGI funds access and usage to the Central/East European countries thanks to EC's Widening initiative.
@Brno university of Technology will be responsible.

The European Commission organise an online webinar on the Horizon Europe call for Next Generation Internet topics on 26 January 2023, 14:00-16:00 CET. In particular, if you are interested in using/implementing open source solutions developed/supported by NGI funding (for the pilots) or knowledgeable in open source policies (for the policy support action) please join this information and brokering event :
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/innovative-public-services/event/next-generation-internet-info-session-pilots-and-internet-commons-policy

For those that missed the webinar, please see the record and slides:
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/innovative-public-services/event/next-generation-internet-info-session-pilots-and-internet-commons-policy

The list of awarded projects from the first call of European Commission's NGI Entrust is out:
https://nlnet.nl/thema/NGI0Entrust.html
Congratulation to the winners! @NGIZero