This session is aimed at discussing the highest level of political goals that could be achieved with Open Source, as well as the perception of openness in shaping the digital policies of the future. There has been a surge of interest and discussions on this topic as the concept of digital sovereignty and transparency of digital infrastructures have been placed much higher on the European political agenda, thus the speakers would share their vision of the place of open source in these overarching debates.
Ondrej Profant, Main Digitalisation Advisor for Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Bartoš, Government of Czech Republic
Marcel Kolaja, Member of European Parliament
Henri Verdier, Ambassador for Digital Affairs for the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France