The home
of European excellence in
Open Source
The European Open Source Academy
The Academy was founded to bring key stakeholders and experts from the broader open source ecosystem and provide thought leadership for policy makers and industry in how legislations and strategies need to be tailored to rightly and proactively care for the risks and opportunities that open source technology can bring.
- Recognises European leaders in the annual European Open Source Awards.
- Organises Masterclass Workshops and CEO Roundtables.
- Acts as a brain trust for European policy making in open source.
Interested in exploring synergies with OSAwards.eu and the European Open Source Academy?
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
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.
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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
