EU bets on open source to secure digital sovereignty

At the Open Source Summit Europe, Linux Foundation speakers said digital sovereignty has become a strategic priority for the EU, with open source seen as the route to it. The European Commission estimates €2 billion in open-source investment over seven years and €200 billion for data-center expansion by 2036.

• European Commission puts open-source strategy at €2 billion over seven years
• Europe needs about €200 billion for data centers by 2036
• Upstream contributions return up to 3.3x their cost
• Private forks cost organizations an average of $258,000 per release cycle