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Read article: We’re hosting the Maintain-a-thon at UN Open Source Week
As part of the 2025 UN Open Source Week, the Sovereign Tech Agency and Alpha Omega are hosting a special hackathon: the maintain-a-thon. It convenes key open source experts and maintainers from around the world and highlights the importance of sustainability and long-term stewardship in open source digital infrastructure.
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Fellowship
Read article: Meet Sovereign Tech Fellow Stefan Eissing
Open source maintainer Stefan Eissing has been building connections since the days of dial-up modems. From tinkering with mailbox networks in the 1980s, Stefan’s journey reflects the belief in collaboration without borders. In this interview, he shares how early grassroots tech shaped his philosophy, what led him to leave commercial development for full-time open source, and what it means to contribute to projects like curl today.
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Newsletter
Read article: Fellow Spotlights, GFortran Investment, Job Opening & Upcoming Events
Email newsletter on 13 May 2025: Sharing updates and details on new investments, interviews with Sovereign Tech Fellows Sarah Hoffmann and Stefan Eissing, and a reminder for a working student job opening (deadline 15 May 2025). Plus, we have several event announcements for the weeks ahead, where you’ll have the chance to meet our team members, attend our talks, and engage with us in person!
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Fellowship
Read article: Meet Sovereign Tech Fellow Sarah Hoffmann
Open source maintainer Sarah Hoffmann loves to discover beautiful places in real life – and in code. Learn more about Sarah's journey in open source in this in-depth interview, from the technologies she works on, and the challenges she faces to her experiences working with an international volunteer community.
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Newsletter
Read article: New Investments, AI Sovereignty, UN Open Source Principles and more!
Email newsletter on 10 April 2025: Sharing updates and details on new investments, our call to start with open infrastructure when building AI sovereignty, and an endorsement of the UN Open Source Principles. Plus, don’t miss the recording of CEO Adriana Groh’s panel discussion at Open Source Policy Summit and event announcements for the weeks ahead.
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News
Read article: AI Sovereignty Starts with Open Infrastructure
The AI Action Summit in Paris highlighted Europe's commitment to trusted and sovereign AI. The Sovereign Tech Agency emphasized that true technological sovereignty requires significant investment in open digital infrastructure—critical yet often overlooked—ensuring AI remains accessible, competitive, and not dominated by a few powerful players.
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Fellowship
Read article: Meet the Sovereign Tech Fellows
Jan, Sarah, Hugo, Matthias, Stefan, and Denis are the first cohort of the Sovereign Tech Fellowship. Let’s welcome the six maintainers in the Sovereign Tech Agency’s one-year pilot program to support critical digital infrastructure and the people who work on it.
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Newsletter
Read article: Newsletter: Open Source Week in Brussels, Job Openings, Event Videos
Email newsletter on 29 January 2025: Meet us at FOSDEM, EU Open Source Policy Summit, and other Brussels events, reminder about several open positions at the Sovereign Tech Agency, and highlights and videos from the Bug Bounties and FOSS report launch last autumn.
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Resilience
Read article: Videos, Highlights, and Insights from the 2024 Bug Bounties and FOSS Event
Last autumn, we hosted an event in Berlin to celebrate the publication of our research report, Bug Bounties and FOSS: Opportunities, Risks, and a Path Forward, commissioned as part of the Sovereign Tech Resilience program. We're excited to now share videos of the keynotes and panel, the German version of the report, and a new job opening for the program.