The home
of European excellence in
Open Source

leading innovation, fostering collaboration, and guiding policy for a thriving open source ecosystem.

Meet the Members

How are we advancing European open source

  • European Open Source Awards
    The flagship event of the project, European Open Source Awards is one of a kind celebration of the leading innovators and contributors in European open source. In the two editions delivered, we have strengthened the visibility and invaluable role open source has for digital infrastructure of Europe.
  • OS Skills & Resources
    Through the delivery of data visualisation tool, range of masterclasses and the newly launched Skills Hub, the OSAwards.eu is supporting the latest know-how and knowledge transfer to the next generation of open source contributors and leaders.
  • Open Source in Policy
    Open Source is pivotal in how Europe defines its future political, digital and economic strategies. The Academy aims to bridge the gap between technical contributions of open source developers, service providers and the technical merits of transparency into a clear policy framework.

Nominations for the European Open Source Awards 2027 will open in autumn! 

Explore the 2025 and 2026 Awardee pages to learn more about the open source champions and pioneers in Europe, and stay tuned for more details about the nomination process.

From bottom left to upper right, the Inaugural European Open Source Awards went to:

  • Daniel Stenberg (Founder and Lead Developer of the cURL Project and WolfSSL cURL Master), The European Open Source Achievement Award
  • Lydia Pintscher (Wikidata Portfolio Lead at Wikimedia Deutschland), The Advocacy & Awareness Award
  • Amandine Le Pape (COO and Co-Founder of Element, and co-founder of Matrix.org), The Business & Impact Award; and,
  • David Cuartielles (Co-Founder of Arduino and Interaction Design PhD-lecturer at Malmö University), The Skills & Education Award.

 

The European Open Source Awards

Learn more

The inaugural European Open Source Awards, which honour outstanding achievements to the Open Source community throughout Europe, are proudly presented by the European Open Source Academy. In addition to being recognised, the winners will be given a place on the selection committee for the following awards presentation, which will highlight and honour ground-breaking inventions.Nominations are also accepted from the public, but will also undergo the strict selection process by the EOSA Academy Members.

The European Open Source Awards

Learn more

The European Open Source Awards, which honour outstanding achievements to the Open Source community throughout Europe, are proudly presented by the European Open Source Academy. In addition to being recognised, the winners will be given a place on the selection committee for the following awards presentation, which will highlight and honour ground-breaking inventions.Nominations are also accepted from the public, but will also undergo the strict selection process by the EOSA Academy Members.

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Events

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Open Community Experience

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FOSS Backstage

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NDC Security Conference 2026

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FOSDEM'26

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EU Open Source Policy Summit

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European Open Source Awards 2026

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Decidim Fest 2025

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Open Source Experience

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The Matrix Conference

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UN Open Source Week - Open Source Skills in the AI Era Event

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London Tech Week 2025

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Mobile World Congress 2025

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Academy attending : Wikimania

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Academy attending : Joy of Coding

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Academy attending : Foss-north event

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Mindtrek

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The European Open Source Policy Summit

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Inaugural European Open Source Awards Ceremony

Supporters

The European Open Source Academy and annual Open Source Awards are launched by OSAwards.eu, an EU-funded project running from November 2024 to April 2027, to boost Europe’s innovation and sovereignty through open-source excellence and knowledge.
The OSAwards.eu partners below are bringing these initiatives forward.

OSAWARDS.eu - an EU funded Horizon Europe Project running from November 2024 through to April 2027