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# OpenForum Europe's Gates urges EU investment in open source for digital sovereignty
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-23-openforum-europe-open-source-sovereignty-investment/
- Published: 2025-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:02:18.000Z
- Description: OpenForum Europe policy advisor Nicholas Gates argues in Tech Policy Press that the EU should fund open source infrastructure through a Sovereign Tech Fund modelled on Germany's programme, rather than closed proprietary systems, to build digital sovereignty.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #opinion, #editor-read

Reported Opinion Editor-read [Tech Policy Press, 23 July 2025](https://techpolicy.press/the-case-for-open-source-investment-in-europes-digital-sovereignty-push?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the EU has adopted or funded any Sovereign Tech Fund; it records only OpenForum Europe's own policy position.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)