"The consultation period runs until Feb. 3, with stakeholders from the open source community, including developers, vendors, researchers, invited to provide feedback. The EU faces a "significant problem of dependence on non-EU countries in the digital sphere," the Commission said, a reference to the widespread use of US cloud providers in the region. Open source technologies can help "regain control and boost the resilience of our digital infrastructure," it said."
"The Commission points out that open source is already "deeply embedded" in most software systems - between 70% and 90% of all lines of code, according to one estimate - with the use of open AI models on the rise. While the EU is home to one of the largest ecosystems of open-source developer communities, it's the tech giants outside of the EU that tend to capitalize on the value created."
The European Commission has opened a consultation period until Feb. 3, inviting stakeholders from the open source community — including developers, vendors, and researchers — to provide feedback. The Commission identifies a significant problem of dependence on non-EU countries in the digital sphere, citing widespread use of US cloud providers. Open source technologies are presented as a means to regain control and boost resilience of digital infrastructure. Open source is already deeply embedded in most software systems, representing between 70% and 90% of all lines of code, while open AI models are increasingly used. The EU hosts one of the largest open-source developer ecosystems, yet non-EU tech giants often capture the resulting value.
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