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What does digital sovereignty look like in practice—and how can Europe achieve it? The Digital Commons EDIC brings countries together to develop shared digital infrastructure and resources that can s...

What does digital sovereignty look like in practice—and how can Europe achieve it? The Digital Commons EDIC brings countries together to develop shared digital infrastructure and resources that can strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty. But digital commons are not new. What makes this European approach different, and what problems can it actually solve? This panel will introduce the DC-EDIC, explore its vision for digital sovereignty, and examine how shared infrastructure, open technologies, and collective governance can contribute to a more resilient, interoperable, and sovereign digital Europe through the eyes of the newly founded organisation and its Member States.

When it comes to digital independence, various solutions are being discussed in the field of communication and instant messaging. On the one hand, there is the reliance on proprietary APIs and providers largely built with venture capital. On the other hand, there is the complex task of developing a custom protocol from scratch. However, it might be worth taking a look at long-standing solutions that follow an actual internet standard and stand out due to numerous independent implementations. Jabber/XMPP is one such internet standard and is "ready for prime time".

Come join me and @Gina in Luxembourg this October! #OSCL26 (Open Source Conference Luxembourg) has a brand new track devoted to “Decentralized Technologies for Digital Sovereignty”: 🔗: https://conference.opensource.lu We are looking for speakers interested in discussing these topics: - Federated technologies in the public sector - Decentralized platforms for video, chat, communications, code, etc. - Fediverse successes and challenges - Self-hosted solutions for individuals and institutions - Interoperability for resilience Apply here: 🔗: https://pretalx.com/open-source-conference-luxembourg-2026/cfp The conference takes place on Wednesday October 7th in Belval, Luxembourg. Please share! 🚀 #Fediverse #FediAdvocacy #conferences #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #TheFutureIsFederated #selfhosting #interoperability #DigitalSovereignty #activism