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UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-GDZ9SQ@talks.osgeo.org
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DESCRIPTION:Europe is entering a new geopolitical and economic phase. Resil
 ience\, competitiveness\, and digital sovereignty are moving to the centre
  of public debate. In that context\, open source is no longer seen only as
  a software development model or a community ethos. It is becoming part of
  how Europe thinks about digital capacity and sovereignty.\n\nFor the geos
 patial community\, this shift matters deeply. Open-source geospatial softw
 are forms part of the operational backbone through which data is processed
 \, interpreted\, and turned into public value. Despite Europe’s strong c
 ommunities\, mature projects\, and world-class technical leadership\, cybe
 rsecurity\, scaling and long-term sustainability remains fragile. This is 
 now being recognised more explicitly at European level\, including through
  the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy and the Horizon 2026 Work Pr
 ogramme. The former is a component of the upcoming European Commission’s
  Technological Sovereignty package\, whose adoption is expected for Q2 202
 6\; the latter offers an opportunity for the community to address sustaina
 bility considerations through economic leadership.\n\nThis talk reflects o
 n that changing landscape through the lens of research\, innovation\, and 
 Europe’s evolving strategic context. It explores how emerging debates on
  digital sovereignty\, AI\, and open digital ecosystems are beginning to r
 eshape the wider landscape for FOSS4G in Europe. Together\, we will discus
 s what digital sovereignty may mean in practice for geospatial open source
 \, what kinds of support structures are needed to move from individual pro
 ject success to durable ecosystem capacity\, and how developers\, communit
 ies\, institutions\, and companies can help define models of sustainabilit
 y that preserve openness while strengthening European capacity.\n\nThe aim
  is to look beyond policy slogans and consider the deeper shift now underw
 ay. If geospatial open source is becoming part of Europe’s strategic fut
 ure\, would the community be ready to respond\, and how? What are the exis
 ting gaps to fill\, challenges to address\, and opportunities to be aware 
 of? And what kind of European digital future does it want to help build?\n
 \n* Call for Evidence on the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy: htt
 ps://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/162
 13-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en \n* A services and business incubat
 or for geospatial open-source developments: https://ec.europa.eu/info/fund
 ing-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZO
 N-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-06?keywords=incubator&isExactMatch=true&status=31
 094501\,31094502\,31094503&programmePeriod=2021%20-%202027&frameworkProgra
 mme=43108390&order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=relevance\n\n* Di 
 Marco D.\, Thabit S.\, Kotsev A.\, Christensen A.\, Minghini M. et al.\, O
 pen but Not Powerless:\nTowards a Common Understanding of EU Digital Sover
 eignty\, European Commission Ispra\, 2025\, JRC144908: https://publication
 s.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144908
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SUMMARY:Open Source\, Digital Sovereignty and Europe’s Geospatial Future 
 - Marco Minghini\, Stefanie Lumnitz
URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/GDZ9SQ/
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UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-FFVTYV@talks.osgeo.org
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DESCRIPTION:Europe is undergoing a significant transformation in its policy
  landscape\, driven by the rapid pace of technological advancements\, incr
 easing geopolitical pressures\, and growing concerns regarding digital sov
 ereignty. Concurrently\, the Competitiveness Compass has introduced a simp
 lification agenda aimed at streamlining the regulatory environment and red
 ucing the administrative burden on both businesses and public administrati
 ons. The Data Union Strategy\, adopted in late 2025\, prioritises initiati
 ves that facilitate data access\, enhance data reuse for artificial intell
 igence\, and safeguard EU data sovereignty.\nWithin this complex context\,
  the European Commission has proposed a major revision of the INSPIRE Dire
 ctive\, which has been in force since 2007\, as part of a broader package 
 of initiatives known as the Environmental Omnibus\, designed to simplify e
 nvironmental legislation. Over the years\, INSPIRE has established a uniqu
 e and comprehensive framework for public sector geospatial data sharing in
  the EU\, serving as a global benchmark for similar Spatial Data Infrastru
 cture initiatives. The proposed revision\, currently under negotiation wit
 h the Parliament and Council\, seeks to modernise and streamline the Direc
 tive\, aligning it with today’s political and technological landscape th
 at has undergone considerable changes since the Directive's inception two 
 decades ago. This modernisation effort involves simplifying various legal 
 requirements and aligning them with those outlined in the Open Data Direct
 ive and its Implementing Act on high-value datasets\, which establish an o
 pen data regime for several public sector datasets\, including geospatial 
 data.\nThe talk will provide a retrospective analysis of INSPIRE's achieve
 ments and lessons learned to date\, offer a comprehensive overview of the 
 current European policy framework governing geospatial data sharing\, and 
 examine the evolution of INSPIRE\, covering its past\, present\, and futur
 e developments\, while highlighting specific opportunities for stakeholder
 s and identifying key challenges that need to be addressed.
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LOCATION:Auditorium
SUMMARY:The future of European geospatial data sharing in a new policy land
 scape - Marco Minghini
URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/FFVTYV/
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