[PublicPolicy] The future of EU Open Source policymaking - survey and workshop on 5 November

Wed Sep 30 06:39:49 UTC 2020

Hi Deb,

Thanks for this! The Commission is looking for *global input.* They are
taking a very wide ranging and ambitious look at Open Source.

Best,
Astor

On Wed, 30 Sep 2020 at 01:15, Deb Bryant <deb.bryant at opensource.org> wrote:

> Hello Astor, thank you for posting, and for the invitation to participate.
>
> I will gladly share this to my network.
>
> Clarifying question: Are you looking for stakeholders, projects and people
> that are centered within the European Union?  or is it a broader global
> view you seek?  I can help with either, but know I will get the question so
> want to make sure I understand the scope of your goal first.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Deb Bryant
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 2:37 PM, Astor Nummelin Carlberg <
> astor at openforumeurope.org> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Here comes a long email!
>
> *tl;dr: The European Commission needs input for its Open Source impact
> study which will guide their policies, investments and regulations in the
> coming years. Please share the survey in your networks!*
>
> OpenForum Europe and Fraunhofer ISI  are conducting  the study on the
> impact of Open Source Software and Hardware
> <http://www.openforumeurope.org/open-source-impact-study/> for the
> European Commission. The project aims to provide solid evidence for shaping
> European Open Source policies for the years to come.
>
> We have now reached a crucial segment of our research - the stakeholder
> survey. We invite you to fill it out and share the link to the survey
> with your network (especially in the private sector). *We have included
> some templates to simplify sharing at the end of this email.*
>
> The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete and we wait for the
> responses until 16 October.
>
> The insights from the stakeholder survey are important to complement the
> findings from the literature, the analysis of the available data and
> several case studies. We think that you have a great network of
> organisations and individuals that we see as crucial for this research. We
> would more than appreciate you sharing it with your partners - the more
> answers we have, the more reliable and close to reality our research is and
> thus the recommendations suited for positively influencing future
> policymaking.
>
> To make it easier for you, we include some useful material you can use to
> share the news in your newsletter or Twitter. Please let us know if you
> have any questions or suggestions regarding disseminating the survey.
>
> TAKE ME TO THE SURVEY <https://inno.limequery.com/436575>
>
> We invite all types of stakeholders (SMEs, large companies, non-profits,
> individual developers and others) to fill the survey and share their
> experience with Open Source. Are you involved in or responsible for open
> source projects in your organization? Do you develop Open Source solutions
> yourself? Maybe you are a part of a scientific team implementing Open
> Source Hardware into their research? Or using Open Source components in
> your other projects?
>
> We ask you to fill the survey within a month, so the deadline is 16
> October. We know about your time constraints. The survey should take only
> about 15 minutes to fill out, so we hope it won’t be too much effort for
> you and could bring great benefits for the Open Source landscape.
>
> Thank you!
>
> SAVE THE DATE: 5 November
> On 5 November we will share first insights from our research during our
> event where we will share first insights from our research. A key theme for
> this conference  will be ‘Open Source as digital infrastructure’. We will
> share more information soon, but we invite you to mark your calendars.
>
> Best,
>
> Astor Nummelin Carlberg
>
>
> In case of questions, you can also contact our project leader:
>
> Prof. Dr. Knut Blind
>
> Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
>
> Tel.: +49 (0)30-314-76638
>
> E-Mail: knut.blind at isi.fraunhofer.de
>
> About the study:The objective of the study launched by the European
> Commission is to investigate in detail the economic impact of Open Source
> Software and Hardware on the European economy. It will identify strengths,
> weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of Open Source in relevant ICT
> policies (e.g. cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digitizing the
> European industry, the connected car, HPC, Big Data, Distributed ledger
> technologies, etc.). Finally, the study should propose a list of policy
> options that can maximize the benefit of Open Source in support of a
> competitive EU software and hardware industry and a sustainable
> transformation of the EU economy. The project team: Fraunhofer ISI
> (represented by Knut Blind), OpenForum Europe, Mirko Boehm and Andrew Katz.
> You can read more about the project on our website at
> http://www.openforumeurope.org/open-source-impact-study/.
>
>
>
> Templates you can use to share information about this survey:
>
> Twitter
>
>    1. You can just retweet us to spread the message: (link to the tweet)
>
>
> SURVEY: the impact of Open Source. Are you a developer, a company or an
> organisation using or developing Open Source solutions? Fill out the
> stakeholder survey, a part of the study we conduct for the @EU_Commission.
> Takes 15min: https://inno.limequery.com/436575
>
>
>    1. While publishing your own content about the survey, please do not
>    forget to add the link to the survey
>    <https://inno.limequery.com/436575> and to tag us with @OpenForumEurope
>    <https://twitter.com/OpenForumEurope>.
>
>
> Newsletter
>
> We invite you to fill out the stakeholder survey that will influence the
> future of Open Source policymaking - click here
> <https://inno.limequery.com/436575>. It is a part of the study on the
> impact of Open Source conducted for the European Commission by OpenForum
> Europe and Fraunhofer ISI, you can read more about the initiative here
> <http://www.openforumeurope.org/open-source-impact-study/>.
>
> --
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> OpenForum Europe
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