Academy in the Press

In this episode of the EU Scream Podcast, we speak to a major figure in the world of open source: Dries Buytaert, the founder of the Drupal publishing system that powers websites around the world, including for Airbus and the European Union.

In January 2026, Kroah-Hartman was awarded the Prize for Excellence in Open Source Software (also known as the European Open Source Prize) at the European Open Source Awards ceremony in Brussels on January 29, 2026.

The 2nd Annual European Open Source Awards, held in Brussels as part of EU Open Source Week, celebrating outstanding contributions to Europe’s open source software and hardware ecosystem, was led by the European Open Source Academy,

“European Open Source Awards” bring together international leaders key to digital infrastructure development. (Autor: Mireia Ochoa)

The European open source and Digital Commons communities gathered in Brussels in late January for the EU Open Source Week, which ran from 26 January to 1 February. The week brought together policymakers, industry leaders, and community advocates to discuss the future of open technologies in Europe.

Di sovranità digitale abbiamo tanto bisogno

Die European Open Source Awards rücken erneut engagierte Projekte ins Rampenlicht. Die Auszeichnungen würdigen Menschen und Initiativen, die offene Technologien in Europa voranbringen. Das Programm soll die Bedeutung freier Software stärken und mehr Aufmerksamkeit für deren Nutzen schaffen.

Leading figures from Europe’s open source ecosystem have been recognised for their contributions to Europe’s digital sovereignty, skills and competitiveness as part of the European Open Source Awards

Die European Open Source Awards sind ein jährlich stattfindendes europäisches Auszeichnungsprogramm, das herausragende Beiträge zu Open-Source-Software und -Hardware in Europa öffentlich würdigt.

Il 29 gennaio 2026, a Bruxelles, si è svolta la cerimonia degli European Open Source Awards, un evento organizzato dalla European Open Source Academy (EOSA) il cui scopo è quello di riconoscere il lavoro che i contributori open-source svolgono in tutti quei progetti critici per la stabilità nell’odierno mondo digitale.

Il 29 gennaio 2026, a Bruxelles, si è svolta la cerimonia degli European Open Source Awards, un evento organizzato dalla European Open Source Academy (EOSA)

Il 29 gennaio 2026, a Bruxelles, si è tenuta la cerimonia degli European Open Source Awards, un evento organizzato dalla European Open Source Academy (EOSA).