APELL

APELL – The European Open Source Software Business Association. Founded in 2020 to bring national Open Source Software (‘OSS’) organisations together in a European network to provide them with peer support and collective marketing, as well as capacity building and policy support for public affairs, both nationally and on the EU-level.

Web: https://apell.info/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apell

Last Notes

2026-02-04 11:04:53 CET

The public consultation on European Open Digital Ecosystems closed with 1658 submissions! Great to see that @npub1m96…ag4y and public have understood that #OpenSource is strategic in increasing digital sovereignty in #Europe.
Read APELL's submission below, urging decisive action, to promote Open Source knowledge and capability, stimulate uptake, and execute on the responsibility of maintaining our Digital Public Infrastructure.
https://apell.info/2026/02/04/european-open-digital-ecosystems/

2026-01-26 14:45:35 CET

APELL’s recommendation to the Commission’s new consultation on the EU public procurement rules: Shift investments to Open Source! Read our recommendations here: https://apell.info/2026/01/26/procurement-shift-investments/ #EU #OpenSource #Procurement

2025-11-17 08:10:01 CET

APELL and 100+ partners declare: digital sovereignty is possible with Open Source. One day before the European Summit on Digital Sovereignty they are publishing their "Declaration of Digital Independence", underlining control over digital technology is needed for resilience. The signatories call on the heads of government to make use of the #OpenSource industry as a lever for European competitiveness, sovereignty, and innovation.
Add your signature now on https://digitalindependence.eu/

2025-05-19 09:08:07 CEST

#OpenSource business models are different from traditional technology businesses, but what more tells them apart? Joining us to present the findings of @npub1htu…cls2's study at the #APELLconference2025 on 10 June in Warsaw is Elzbieta Godlewska:
From work-life balance to AI: what's important to open source professionals
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2025-03-17 18:01:01 CET

APELL – The European Open Source Software Business Association joins almost 100 partners in the #EuroStack initiative, calling for a decisive committment to sovereign digital infrastructure. In the context of unprecedented international challenges, we urge the European Commission to take action towards sovereign digital infrastructure. #technologicalsovereignty #opensource
https://apell.info/2025/03/17/apell-urges-european-commission-decisive-action-sovereign-digital-infrastructure/