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DESCRIPTION:Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and growing dependence on
  foreign digital infrastructure\, digital sovereignty has become an urgent
  priority for governments\, public institutions\, and scientific organizat
 ions in Europe. Despite marketing terms like *sovereign cloud*\, legal fra
 meworks such as the *U.S. CLOUD Act* and *FISA 702* continue to expose Eur
 opean data to extraterritorial access\, revealing a structural mismatch be
 tween political ambitions\, geopolitical threats\, and technological reali
 ty.\n\nThis talk explores how open‑source geospatial ecosystems offer a 
 practical\, scalable pathway toward genuine digital autonomy. Open source 
 provides transparency\, auditability\, and the ability to self‑host and 
 adapt tools to local needs and jurisdiction. It enables reproducible analy
 tics\, secure handling of sensitive geodata\, and long‑term independence
  from vendor lock‑in. The presentation also discusses viable business mo
 dels for commercial open source\, showing how companies can sustainably bu
 ild services\, consulting\, hosting\, and innovation on top of open founda
 tions without compromising user sovereignty and by contributing to open so
 urce communities.\n\nHowever\, achieving sovereignty is not only a technic
 al challenge\, it is also a procurement and governance challenge. Current 
 public‑sector tendering practices often unintentionally exclude open‑s
 ource solutions through over‑specification\, popularity bias\, certifica
 tion requirements\, and tight timelines. These structural barriers limit i
 nnovation and reinforce dependency on proprietary ecosystems or vendors wh
 o market themselves as “open” without adhering to open‑source princi
 ples.\n\nTo address this\, the talk argues for the development of a certif
 ication or trustmark for genuine open‑source companies\, helping public 
 institutions distinguish between truly open providers and those using “o
 pen‑washing” to lock customers into non–big‑tech proprietary ecosy
 stems. Organizations such as OSGeo\, national QGIS and OSGeo user groups\,
  and broader open‑source communities can play a crucial role in defining
  such standards\, raising awareness among procurement officers\, and suppo
 rting fair\, transparent\, sovereignty‑aligned procurement processes.\n\
 nUltimately\, the talk argues that sovereignty is not a checkbox but a lon
 g‑term commitment\, and that open source is not merely an alternative\, 
 but a strategic necessity for Europe’s digital future.
DTSTAMP:20260605T033522Z
LOCATION:Auditorium
SUMMARY:Open Source for Digital Sovereignty: Business Models\, Trustmarks\,
  and Procurement Reform - Hans van der Kwast
URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/LSNDUH/
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