Καλημέρα, ως ΕΕΛΛΑΚ πως θα συμμετέχουμε στη διαβούλευση της ΕΕ; Θ.Κ. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: 'Felix Reda' via Open Source Community List < foss-community [ at ] openforumeurope [ dot ] org> Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [OFE Open Source Community List] OFE's Proposal for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund To: Open Source Community List <foss-community [ at ] openforumeurope [ dot ] org> Hi everybody, Tagesspiegel Background, an influential German policy newsletter, ran a story on the OFE proposal on Friday (enclosed below, followed by machine translation), great to see it getting picked up in the press! *A quick reminder that the deadline for participating in the consultation is on Tuesday next week, *please prepare a response using OFE’s excellent draft materials if you haven’t done so yet, it will only take a few minutes. As you may have noticed, the consultation is split into multiple questionnaires. Aside from the questionnaire "EU funding for civil protection, preparedness and response to crises <https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14524-EUs-next-long-term-budget-MFF-EU-funding-for-civil-protection-preparedness-and-response-to-crises_en>“, for which OFE has sent around a model answer, it is also worth responding to the questionnaire "EU funding for competitiveness <https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14521-EUs-next-long-term-budget-MFF-EU-funding-for-competitiveness_en>“, as there are important arguments both from a cybersecurity perspective and from an economic growth perspective that support the case for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund. I am finalizing GitHub’s response to the competitiveness portion of the questionnaire and will share it shortly if others would like a template. *Denkfabrik schlägt Sovereign Tech Fund auf EU-Ebene vor* Die Brüsseler Denkfabrik Open Forum Europe (OFE) hat vorgeschlagen, dass die EU einen *e**u**ropäischen **Sovereign Tech Fund* einrichten soll. Dabei soll die deutsche Sovereign Tech Agency als *Vorbild *dienen. OFE schlägt vor, im kommenden mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen der EU *54 Millionen Euro* für diesen Fonds vorzusehen. Mit diesen Mitteln soll dann Europas *digitale kritische Infrastruktur* erfasst werden. Dann sollen die einzelnen Bausteine dieser Infrastruktur auf ihre Sicherheit hin geprüft und diese *Sicherheit verbessert* werden. Dabei unterstreicht OFE, dass sich der Fonds eng am deutschen Vorbild orientieren sollte. Es brauche *strukturierte Überprüfungen*, die den Bedürfnissen von Open-Source-Entwicklern entsprechen. Der neue Fonds soll sich auch eng mit *nationalen Cybersicherheitsbehörden* absprechen. Dabei soll er Informationen über Bedrohungen teilen und die grenzübergreifende Koordination verbessern. Damit soll die neue Organisation nach Vorstellung von OFE *mehrere Ziele*erfüllen. Sie soll etwa die *digitale Souveränität* Europas erhöhen, indem sie mehr Kenntnis über digitale Infrastruktur schafft und die Abhängigkeit von großen Unternehmen verringert. Dann soll sie die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit stärken: Unternehmen könnten einfacher Sicherheitsanforderungen entsprechen und Open-Source-Komponenten einfacher in europäische Software und Dienste eingebaut werden. Außerdem soll sie für mehr *Cybersicherheit *und damit auch für wirtschaftliche Stabilität sorgen. Die Idee, den Sovereign Tech Fund europäisch aufzuziehen, gibt es schon länger (Tagesspiegel Background berichtete <https://nl.tagesspiegel.de/r.html?uid=F.hqJfY80EAKJfbAGiX23OABQT8KJfcs4ACCaool9zzmgLBTyiX3XOAotyyw.4_d8TwX16kZmzGFI_gNABTi5ibOmWpIWlt31uW673Ua7vDFTzvgmidQfwylCtSLbU1kJ1qezn-H9JSNCDZN6yw>). OFE will im *Juni *eine *detaillierte Machbarkeitsstudie* veröffentlichen. Die soll unter anderem untersuchen, ob und wie die Investition in einen europäischen Fonds sich lohnen würde und auf welchen *gesetzlichen Boden* dieses Finanzierungsinstrument gestellt werden sollte. *mhe* "Think Tank Proposes Sovereign Tech Fund at EU Level The Brussels-based think tank Open Forum Europe (OFE) has proposed that the EU establish a European Sovereign Tech Fund, modeled after the German Sovereign Tech Agency. OFE suggests allocating €54 million for this fund in the upcoming multiannual financial framework of the EU. These funds would be used to map Europe's critical digital infrastructure. The individual components of this infrastructure would then be examined for security and improvements would be made. OFE emphasizes that the fund should closely follow the German model, requiring structured reviews that meet the needs of open-source developers. The new fund should also closely coordinate with national cybersecurity authorities, sharing information about threats and improving cross-border coordination. According to OFE, the new organization should fulfill several goals. It aims to increase Europe's digital sovereignty by enhancing knowledge about digital infrastructure and reducing dependency on large companies. It should also strengthen competitiveness by making it easier for companies to meet security requirements and integrate open-source components into European software and services. Additionally, it should enhance cybersecurity and thus contribute to economic stability. The idea of establishing the Sovereign Tech Fund at a European level has been around for some time (as reported by Tagesspiegel Background). OFE plans to publish a detailed feasibility study in June, which will examine whether and how investment in a European fund would be worthwhile and on what legal basis this financing instrument should be established." Best, Felix Am 01.04.2025 um 16:11 schrieb Astor Nummelin Carlberg < astor [ at ] openforumeurope [ dot ] org>: Dear all, We are proposing an EU Sovereign Tech Fund, modeled on the German Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), to enhance the sustainability and trust of the open source software that the EU economy relies on. *Attached is our response to the EU's MFF consultation*. Feel free to share it with anyone—we have now published this on the Commission portal for MFF responses. This week, we are also starting the work with a more detailed feasibility study for an EU STF. We have the 'why', and now we want a clear answer to 'how'. The easiest way to think of the EU STF is to imagine the German STF, but on a larger scale. We want this EU STF to do the following: *Mapping OSS Dependencies and Auditing Security Risks* - Identify critical OSS projects essential to European digital infrastructure. - Assess high-impact software components across key economic sectors. - Monitor security risks and funding needs in the OSS ecosystem. - Provide targeted funding for security audits and vulnerability remediation. - Support maintainers in meeting Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) requirements. *Funding Long-Term Maintenance and Ecosystem-Strengthening* - Develop a structured funding mechanism for critical OSS projects. - Ensure flexible and responsive funding adapted to project needs. - Prioritize sustained funding for long-term security and sustainability. - Coordinate with national cybersecurity authorities and foster industry collaboration. - Offer training programs for maintainers on secure coding practices. I hope you find it interesting! If you want to support this effort in any way, let me or Nick (cc) know! All the best, Astor -- *Astor Nummelin Carlberg* Executive Director OpenForum Europe tel +32 (0) 2 446 21 94 mob +32 (0)497 69 08 53 web http://www.openforumeurope.org Follow us on Twitter @OpenForumEurope <https://twitter.com/OpenForumEurope> -- OFE aisbl, a Belgian international non-profit association Transparency number 2702114689-05 Registered in Belgium with enterprise number 721975651 RPM Tribunal de l’Entreprise Francophone de Bruxelles Registered office: Bd. Charlemagne 96, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Web: openforumeurope.org e-mail: info [ at ] openforumeurope [ dot ] org -- We ask all participants on this community list to abide by our OFE Community Participation Guidelines: https://openforumeurope.org/ofe-community-participation-guidelines/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Open Source Community List" group. 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