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  We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 #SovereignTechFellowship cohort. Welcome to Jan Kowalleck, Philipp Sauberzweig, Pablo Neira Ayuso, @jorisvandenbossche@fosstodon.org, @yabellini@rstats.me, Denis Cornehl, Jakub Beránek, @matk@mastodon.social, @georgically@mastodon.social, @stanfromireland@mastodon.social, @hugovk@mastodon.social, Alexander Ziaee, @elioqoshi@mastodon.cloud and @b0rk@social.jvns.ca Meet the 14 maintainers, community managers, and technical writers building and sustaining the...

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  #SovereignTechResilience relaunches with four new services for critical #opensource projects: memory safety, post-quantum encryption, supply chain security, and Cyber Resilience Act compliance. https://www.sovereign.tech/news/resilience-relaunch 1/

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  Reminder: We're currently hiring for several roles across the team. Join the Sovereign Tech Agency and help shape the digital infrastructure of the 21st century: 1/

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  Sovereign Tech Agency Director of Programs Erik Möller, @eloquence@social.coop, spoke to Josh Bressers, @joshbressers@infosec.exchange, on the Open Source Security Podcast about how we work, where we invest, and the importance of supporting #opensource maintainers at a time when AI is reshaping how we think about digital infrastructure. 🎧 Take a listen: https://opensourcesecurity.io/2026/2026-08-erik-sta/

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  We’re #hiring a Program Manager to lead our #SovereignTechResilience Program! In this role, you’ll take hands-on ownership of one of our key programs dedicated to protecting critical #opensource infrastructure. The program includes investments in security audits, memory safety, and post-quantum encryption readiness. We’re looking for someone with a technical background who can balance the operational demands of a program already in motion with an impact-oriented, strategic perspective. (1/2)

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  Meet the first cohort of the #SovereignTechStandards network! Antoine d’Aligny, @dansup@mastodon.social, @minipgp6@floss.social, @job@bsd.network, Kacper Dalach, @lolaodelola@mastodon.social, Marten Seemann, @miri64@ohai.social, @jugglinmike@hachyderm.io, and Stephen Curran bring hands-on expertise from critical, open source infrastructure into standards development. Their work will help shape more secure and more interoperable technology. (1/2)

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  Open source maintainers build the critical digital infrastructure the world relies on, and open standards define how that infrastructure functions across systems. When the people who implement these technologies help write the standards, this results in better, more secure, and more interoperable technology: improving both our daily digital lives and our ability to understand and adapt technology. @hko@floss.social @miri64@ohai.social @tarakiyee@mastodon.online (1/3)

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  Adriana Groh hat für die aktuelle Sonderausgabe des Behörden Spiegels zum Thema digitale Souveränität den Gastbeitrag „Das unsichtbare Fundament digitaler Souveränität“ verfasst. Das Magazin „Digitale Souveränität in Aktion“, das vergangene Woche erschienen ist, versammelt Perspektiven aus Verwaltung, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft und beleuchtet aktuelle Entwicklungen rund um ein Thema, das uns alle betrifft. (1/3)

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  Wir suchen eine*n Programm-Manager*in, der*die das #SovereignTechFellowship und das #SovereignTechStandards Netzwerk leitet, zwei kohortenbasierte Programme, zur strukturellen Unterstützung von Open-Source-Maintainer*innen und Mitwirkenden. Zu Deinen Aufgaben gehören die Weiterentwicklung der Kohorten und die Koordination von verschiedenen Mentoring Angeboten. (1/2)

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  At #OSPOsforGood Day at #UNOpenSourceWeek, Policy and Research Lead Paul Sharratt spoke to a standing-room-only audience on the panel “Financing Open Source and Digital Public Goods: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach.” Paul made the case for why open source infrastructure requires dedicated public investment. Critical open source is a classic market failure. The software provides enormous economic and social value, but private actors have little incentive to invest in maintaining it: 1/

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  Final stretch at UN Open Source Week! 🏁 Today, we're joining the Community-Led Side Events organized by RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden), @OpenForumEurope @curioss and @redhat hosted by @IBM Join our session at 10:00 AM in the capacity building track: "Public Investment for Open Source Infrastructure: The Sovereign Tech Agency Model in a Global Ecosystem" (1/3)

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  In early June, we announced that we had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (the German Institute for Standardization) to strengthen open source participation in international standards development. This partnership focuses on the #SovereignTechStandards network, our new program that supports a cohort of open source maintainers in standards work at bodies like the @ietf @w3c and ISO. Photo: Peter-Paul Weiler (1/2)

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@sovtechfund/116760588076592356 Verstärke unser Team als Leitung der Kommunikation! Die Sovereign Tech Agency ist eine einzigartige Organisation an der Schnittstelle von Technologie, Politik und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. Wir sichern digitale Infrastruktur im öffentlichen Interesse – stärken das #opensource-Ökosystem und gestalten dessen Zukunft mit. Wenn Du uns bei dieser Mission unterstützen möchtest, bewirb Dich bis zum 15. Juli. #Hiring #OpenSource #...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@sovtechfund/116760593030606003 Join us as Communications Lead! The Sovereign Tech Agency is a unique organization at the intersection of technology, policy, and public stewardship. Our mission is to secure digital infrastructure in the public interest, strengthening the #opensource ecosystem and shaping its future. If you'd like to support us on this mission, apply by July 15. We look forward to hearing from you! #Hiring #OpenSource #PublicInterestTech #...

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  For the fourth year in a row, we took part in UN Open Source Week in New York City. In addition to hosting this year’s maintain-a-thon as well as a breakfast reception in the German House, we contributed across multiple sessions, including panels at OSPOs for Good and community-led side events. (1/2)

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  #UNOpenSourceWeek has been a timely moment to discuss how open source software, open standards, and digital public goods can be better governed, funded, and sustained as shared digital infrastructure. We’re therefore very pleased that the Internet Governance Forum’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group has approved a new Policy Network on Open Digital Infrastructure for the 2026 IGF cycle. (1/6)

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  Reminder: We're currently hiring for several roles across the team. Join the Sovereign Tech Agency and help shape the digital infrastructure of the 21st century: (1)

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  If the project you work on is based on a standard or specification external to the project or should be a standard in your opinion, please complete the survey at the following link: https://sovereigntechfund.limesurvey.net/999999 🗓 Deadline: 9 March 2026 Thank you for your time and for your contributions. 💜 (2/2)

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  Final reminder: The deadline for applications to join the #SovereignTechStandards network is Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at 23:59 CEST. Open standards shape the digital infrastructure we all rely on. But standards are only as good as the expertise behind them. https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/standards 1/ #SovereignTechAgency #DigitalInfrastructure #OpenStandards #FOSS #Maintainers

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  We’re looking for an IT manager to take ownership of our internal tech environment, keeping it secure, reliable, and flexible. In this role, you’ll be responsible for both strategic direction and hands-on implementation of infrastructure, tools, IT security, and information architecture while supporting a diverse team. If you combine technical expertise, strategic thinking, and collaboration, we’d love to hear from you. https://www.sovereign.tech/jobs/it-manager #SovereignTechAgency #hiring

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  Wir haben nahezu 200 Bewerbungen für das Sovereign Tech Fellowship erhalten und sind beeindruckt über diese Resonanz! Vielen Dank an alle, die sich beworben haben und sich die Zeit genommen haben, ihre Unterlagen vorzubereiten. Wir wissen den Aufwand sehr zu schätzen. Wir prüfen derzeit alle Bewerbungen sorgfältig, um einen fundierten Auswahlprozess sicherzustellen. Alle Bewerber*innen werden informiert, sobald Entscheidungen getroffen wurden. Vielen Dank für eure Geduld!

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  We have received nearly 200 applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship. This response has been incredible. Thank you to everyone who applied and took the time to carefully prepare and submit your documents. We appreciate the effort that went into each application. We are currently reviewing all applications thoroughly to ensure a considered selection process. All applicants will be informed once decisions have been made. Thank you for your patience!

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  Last week we launched the Sovereign Tech Standards network. The pilot program brings open source maintainers into global standards development, where their expertise is crucial but too often missing. A survey of maintainers with whom the Sovereign Tech Agency has worked revealed that three-quarters of respondents actively rely on standards, yet very few can afford to participate in their development long term. (1/2)

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  NEWS 📣 Die Sovereign Tech Agency startet heute das Sovereign Tech Standards Netzwerk, ein neues Programm, um Open-Source-Maintainer*innen direkt in die Entwicklung globaler technischer Standards einzubinden. (1/4)

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  The #DigitalCommons #EDIC is building its team. Four roles are now open in Paris: - Operations Manager - Programme & Technical Manager - Ecosystem and Partnerships Manager - Office, Events & Communications Coordinator → https://digital-commons-edic.eu/careers/ Applications are open until 22 May 2026. As part of the consortium, the Sovereign Tech Agency has been involved from the outset in shaping this European effort to strengthen open digital infrastructure.

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  Hello, World! We’re now the Sovereign Tech Agency 🎉 It’s been two years since the Sovereign Tech Fund began investing in open technologies in the public interest, and our mission has grown to be more than the “fund” in our name. The new Sovereign Tech Agency anchors digital infrastructure on the agenda and is a home for the Sovereign Tech Fund and our other programs that strengthen the open source ecosystem. Read more: https://www.sovereign.tech/news/stf-part-of-new-sovereign-tech-agency

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@sovtechfund/116249960706480234 Reminder: applications for our HR Generalist role close soon! If you’re interested in shaping professional development, recruitment, and HR structures in an international, mission-driven team, take a look and apply by 19 April 2026. #hiring #fedijobs

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  NEWS 📣 The Sovereign Tech Agency today is launching the Sovereign Tech Standards network, a new program designed to bring open source maintainers directly into global standards development. (1/4)

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  A clear throughline today is that open source is a foundation, not an outcome. Europe’s future depends on sustained investment in maintenance, on interoperability through open standards, on procurement that enables adoption, and on ecosystems that reduce fragmentation rather than reproduce it. As the EU continues to shape its approach to strategic autonomy, how we achieve this needs to be informed by the realities of building, securing, and maintaining the software systems Europe relies on.

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  The #AIActionSummit in Paris highlighted Europe's commitment to trusted and sovereign AI. We 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. Read more from #SovereignTechAgency CEO Adriana Groh: https://www.sovereign.tech/news/ai-sovereignty-open-infrastructure