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OpenForum Europe urges EU to fund open-source maintenance instrument, OSPOs

OpenForum Europe says the EU must launch and fund its open-source maintenance instrument, clarify procurement guidance and resource the OSPO network. It cites a DG CNECT speaker's claim that EU firms get only 8 percent of global venture capital against 77 percent in the US.

Reported Opinion AI-drafted OpenForum Europe blog post, 29 October 2026

What the source does not establish. These figures and asks are OpenForum Europe's own account of the event and its policy position, not independently verified data or a new EU decision.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. none: opinion urging EU-wide funding of open-source maintenance instrument, undecided. European Sovereignty Index

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