#sovereigntech — Public Fediverse posts

Assuming the 'AI load' argument is true, moving to GitLab, Codeberg, etc. might not be the solution as with sufficient moves they'd face the same problem.

Also, the visibility and discovery/search possibilities get a lot harder.

Hence, federated forges and a fully distributed cross-forge search option that does not rely on a single point of failure is needed.

Now who's funding the remainder of the way to full forge federation for Forgejo?

Glancing over to
@sovtechfund
@nlnet @nlnetlabs

2/2

#forgejo #federation #codeberg #gitlab #github #codeforge #opensource #fossfunding #opensourcefunding #nlnet #sovereigntech

Don't put your eggs in someone else's basket
https://blog.jaykayenn.net/everyone-needs-sovereign-it-now/
#IT #sovereigntech #decentralization #openstandards

Don't put your eggs in someone else's basket
https://blog.jaykayenn.net/everyone-needs-sovereign-it-now/
#IT #sovereigntech #decentralization #openstandards

Small Models and Smartphones Beat Sovereign AI GPU Clusters

ictworks.org/small-models-smar…

For most of the past three years, the implicit assumption in sovereign AI debates has been that meaningful AI capability requires hyperscaler-class compute. That assumption was correct in 2023. It is wrong now.

Two technical shifts have changed the geometry, and a third structural fact about the African device base decides whether the shifts can be put to work.

#AI #SmallLanguageModels #Africa #smartphones #SovereignTech

Small Models and Smartphones Beat Sovereign AI GPU Clusters

ictworks.org/small-models-smar…

For most of the past three years, the implicit assumption in sovereign AI debates has been that meaningful AI capability requires hyperscaler-class compute. That assumption was correct in 2023. It is wrong now.

Two technical shifts have changed the geometry, and a third structural fact about the African device base decides whether the shifts can be put to work.

#AI #SmallLanguageModels #Africa #smartphones #SovereignTech

⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆!

Today, May 15, at 23:59 CET we are closing both the Call for Proposals and Early Bird ticket sales for #DWebCamp 2026 🏕️

💡 Submit your idea for a workshop, talk, or presentation to build modern, decentralised technology that follows the values of the early Internet and the DWeb Principles.

😲 At DWeb Camp it’s not unlikely to wake up and find yourself brushing your teeth next to sir @timbl, or to end up chatting with @brewsterkahle over lunch.

🎟️ Buy your ticket and join us for an unforgettable and exciting retreat in Alte Hölle, ~1h from Berlin, on 8–12 July 2026.

📣 Invite your friends, both techies and not! We need the contribution of passionate, motivated, and inspiring humans to make the tools we actually need.

https://dwebcamp.org

#DWeb #camp #event #Berlin #tech #techEvent #SovereignTech

⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆!

Today, May 15, at 23:59 CET we are closing both the Call for Proposals and Early Bird ticket sales for #DWebCamp 2026 🏕️

💡 Submit your idea for a workshop, talk, or presentation to build modern, decentralised technology that follows the values of the early Internet and the DWeb Principles.

😲 At DWeb Camp it’s not unlikely to wake up and find yourself brushing your teeth next to sir @timbl, or to end up chatting with @brewsterkahle over lunch.

🎟️ Buy your ticket and join us for an unforgettable and exciting retreat in Alte Hölle, ~1h from Berlin, on 8–12 July 2026.

📣 Invite your friends, both techies and not! We need the contribution of passionate, motivated, and inspiring humans to make the tools we actually need.

https://dwebcamp.org

#DWeb #camp #event #Berlin #tech #techEvent #SovereignTech

⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆!

Today, May 15, at 23:59 CET we are closing both the Call for Proposals and Early Bird ticket sales for #DWebCamp 2026 🏕️

💡 Submit your idea for a workshop, talk, or presentation to build modern, decentralised technology that follows the values of the early Internet and the DWeb Principles.

😲 At DWeb Camp it’s not unlikely to wake up and find yourself brushing your teeth next to sir @timbl, or to end up chatting with @brewsterkahle over lunch.

🎟️ Buy your ticket and join us for an unforgettable and exciting retreat in Alte Hölle, ~1h from Berlin, on 8–12 July 2026.

📣 Invite your friends, both techies and not! We need the contribution of passionate, motivated, and inspiring humans to make the tools we actually need.

https://dwebcamp.org

#DWeb #camp #event #Berlin #tech #techEvent #SovereignTech

⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆!

Today, May 15, at 23:59 CET we are closing both the Call for Proposals and Early Bird ticket sales for #DWebCamp 2026 🏕️

💡 Submit your idea for a workshop, talk, or presentation to build modern, decentralised technology that follows the values of the early Internet and the DWeb Principles.

😲 At DWeb Camp it’s not unlikely to wake up and find yourself brushing your teeth next to sir @timbl, or to end up chatting with @brewsterkahle over lunch.

🎟️ Buy your ticket and join us for an unforgettable and exciting retreat in Alte Hölle, ~1h from Berlin, on 8–12 July 2026.

📣 Invite your friends, both techies and not! We need the contribution of passionate, motivated, and inspiring humans to make the tools we actually need.

https://dwebcamp.org

#DWeb #camp #event #Berlin #tech #techEvent #SovereignTech

⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆!

Today, May 15, at 23:59 CET we are closing both the Call for Proposals and Early Bird ticket sales for #DWebCamp 2026 🏕️

💡 Submit your idea for a workshop, talk, or presentation to build modern, decentralised technology that follows the values of the early Internet and the DWeb Principles.

😲 At DWeb Camp it’s not unlikely to wake up and find yourself brushing your teeth next to sir @timbl, or to end up chatting with @brewsterkahle over lunch.

🎟️ Buy your ticket and join us for an unforgettable and exciting retreat in Alte Hölle, ~1h from Berlin, on 8–12 July 2026.

📣 Invite your friends, both techies and not! We need the contribution of passionate, motivated, and inspiring humans to make the tools we actually need.

https://dwebcamp.org

#DWeb #camp #event #Berlin #tech #techEvent #SovereignTech

To my European friends on #Bluesky, it's time to migrate your account to https://Eurosky.social.

The process is simple and takes a few minutes. Your account will then be hosted in #Europe. All your data is carried over. Your followers on Bluesky won't see the difference.

#SovereignTech #OpenSocial

To my European friends on #Bluesky, it's time to migrate your account to https://Eurosky.social.

The process is simple and takes a few minutes. Your account will then be hosted in #Europe. All your data is carried over. Your followers on Bluesky won't see the difference.

#SovereignTech #OpenSocial

shout out to @DigitalCoup ocial.org @dcc #ResistTechMonopolies @displayeurope @IndieHosters #DoeiDag #DIdays #DigitalAutonomy #SovereignTech #CooperativeCloud @MishaVelthuis @commonsnetwork

shout out to @DigitalCoup ocial.org @dcc #ResistTechMonopolies @displayeurope @IndieHosters #DoeiDag #DIdays #DigitalAutonomy #SovereignTech #CooperativeCloud @MishaVelthuis @commonsnetwork

Mastodon bekommt rund 614.000 Euro Förderung von der Sovereign Tech Agency. Ziel ist es, dezentrale Infrastruktur im Fediverse zu stärken und nachhaltiger zu machen. Ein Teil der Mittel wird auch an andere Projekte vergeben, die offene Standards übernehmen und so Interoperabilität verbessern.

Geplant sind u. a. bessere Moderationswerkzeuge, verlässlichere Infrastruktur, stärkere Unterstützung für Entwickler.innen und noch klarere technische Standards. Außerdem soll die Zusammenarbeit zwischen verschiedenen Fediverse-Projekten intensiviert werden, um gemeinsame Lösungen schneller voranzubringen.

Die Förderung zeigt, dass öffentliche Institutionen freie, dezentrale Plattformen zunehmend als kritische digitale Infrastruktur erkennen und gezielt unterstützen. Das Fediverse wird damit robuster, anschlussfähiger und unabhängiger von großen Plattformkonzernen.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #OpenSource #DigitaleSouveränität #SovereignTech

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

Mastodon bekommt rund 614.000 Euro Förderung von der Sovereign Tech Agency. Ziel ist es, dezentrale Infrastruktur im Fediverse zu stärken und nachhaltiger zu machen. Ein Teil der Mittel wird auch an andere Projekte vergeben, die offene Standards übernehmen und so Interoperabilität verbessern.

Geplant sind u. a. bessere Moderationswerkzeuge, verlässlichere Infrastruktur, stärkere Unterstützung für Entwickler.innen und noch klarere technische Standards. Außerdem soll die Zusammenarbeit zwischen verschiedenen Fediverse-Projekten intensiviert werden, um gemeinsame Lösungen schneller voranzubringen.

Die Förderung zeigt, dass öffentliche Institutionen freie, dezentrale Plattformen zunehmend als kritische digitale Infrastruktur erkennen und gezielt unterstützen. Das Fediverse wird damit robuster, anschlussfähiger und unabhängiger von großen Plattformkonzernen.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #OpenSource #DigitaleSouveränität #SovereignTech

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

Amúgy azt jól veszem ki, hogy az #EU és egyes tagállamai nagyon-nagyon, de nagyon lassan ugyan, de kezdenek ráébredni arra, hogy #tech és #IT tekintetben sem a legjobb dolog külsősöktől függeni?

Értem alatta, hogy amit eddig olvasok, hogy az #osztrák hadsereg kicseréli a #Microsoft #Office csomagják nyílt forráskódúra. Ha jól emlékszem #LibreOffice lesz a választás.
Jelenleg olvasom, hogy #Franciaország is cserél #Linux operációs rendszerre.

De, több forrásból is olvasni, hogy váltanak kisebb-nagyobb léptékben nyílt forrásra / saját fejlesztésre.

Sajnos, nagyon lassan, de csak eljön akkor egyszer a nyílt forráskód ideje, vagy legalábbis a saját EU-s szoftverek ideje itt a környezetemben.

Remélem, hogy még megélem, és nem a gyerekeim fognak ebből profitálni.

Én már évek óta Linuxot és nyílt alternatívákat használok, amiből csak tudok, és abszolút nem bántam meg. Sőt!

Már nagyon régóta mondom, hogy a függés a külső hatalmaktól, legyen az akár #nyugat, vagy #kelet mindig probléma. Mindig kell saját #alternatíva, amire bármikor támaszkodni lehet.

Nekem is jelenleg nem kellett más, mint egy megfelelő #sávszél, hogy a lehető legtöbb dologgal kitörjek a "fogságból".

Már azon is erősen gondolkodom, hogy az e-mailezést is saját kézbe veszem inkább és azt is saját magamnak fogom hostolni...

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #TechIndependence #SelfHosting #LinuxLife #FOSS #OpenStandards #DataSovereignty #Decentralization #Privacy #Infosec #EUtech #PublicSectorIT #SovereignTech #FreeSoftware #CloudIndependence #DigitalAutonomy #MS #MSOffice #MicrosoftOffice

Amúgy azt jól veszem ki, hogy az #EU és egyes tagállamai nagyon-nagyon, de nagyon lassan ugyan, de kezdenek ráébredni arra, hogy #tech és #IT tekintetben sem a legjobb dolog külsősöktől függeni?

Értem alatta, hogy amit eddig olvasok, hogy az #osztrák hadsereg kicseréli a #Microsoft #Office csomagják nyílt forráskódúra. Ha jól emlékszem #LibreOffice lesz a választás.
Jelenleg olvasom, hogy #Franciaország is cserél #Linux operációs rendszerre.

De, több forrásból is olvasni, hogy váltanak kisebb-nagyobb léptékben nyílt forrásra / saját fejlesztésre.

Sajnos, nagyon lassan, de csak eljön akkor egyszer a nyílt forráskód ideje, vagy legalábbis a saját EU-s szoftverek ideje itt a környezetemben.

Remélem, hogy még megélem, és nem a gyerekeim fognak ebből profitálni.

Én már évek óta Linuxot és nyílt alternatívákat használok, amiből csak tudok, és abszolút nem bántam meg. Sőt!

Már nagyon régóta mondom, hogy a függés a külső hatalmaktól, legyen az akár #nyugat, vagy #kelet mindig probléma. Mindig kell saját #alternatíva, amire bármikor támaszkodni lehet.

Nekem is jelenleg nem kellett más, mint egy megfelelő #sávszél, hogy a lehető legtöbb dologgal kitörjek a "fogságból".

Már azon is erősen gondolkodom, hogy az e-mailezést is saját kézbe veszem inkább és azt is saját magamnak fogom hostolni...

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #TechIndependence #SelfHosting #LinuxLife #FOSS #OpenStandards #DataSovereignty #Decentralization #Privacy #Infosec #EUtech #PublicSectorIT #SovereignTech #FreeSoftware #CloudIndependence #DigitalAutonomy #MS #MSOffice #MicrosoftOffice #magyar #hungarian

Mistral AI secured $830M in debt financing to build a 44-megawatt data center near Paris with 13,800 Nvidia GPUs. The French startup is shifting from cloud dependency to owned infrastructure, targeting European demand for sovereign AI services that bypass US hyperscalers. Operations expected by June.

#AI #SovereignTech #DataCenters

https://www.implicator.ai/mistral-borrows-830-million-to-build-its-own-ai-data-center-near-paris/

Mistral AI secured $830M in debt financing to build a 44-megawatt data center near Paris with 13,800 Nvidia GPUs. The French startup is shifting from cloud dependency to owned infrastructure, targeting European demand for sovereign AI services that bypass US hyperscalers. Operations expected by June.

#AI #SovereignTech #DataCenters

https://www.implicator.ai/mistral-borrows-830-million-to-build-its-own-ai-data-center-near-paris/

True agency requires sovereignty. 🛡️

While centralized bots "hallucinate" in the cloud, Synapse.OS provides self-healing orchestration for decentralized swarms. Built on 0ms relays with x402 settlement, we ensure your agents stay autonomous AND accountable. The Fediverse's first true Agent OS. 🐘

#ActivityPub #SovereignTech #AI

True agency requires sovereignty. 🛡️

While centralized bots "hallucinate" in the cloud, Synapse.OS provides self-healing orchestration for decentralized swarms. Built on 0ms relays with x402 settlement, we ensure your agents stay autonomous AND accountable. The Fediverse's first true Agent OS. 🐘

#ActivityPub #SovereignTech #AI

Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform

https://office.eu/media/pressrelease-20260304

#HackerNews #OfficeEU #OfficePlatform #SovereignTech #EuropeanInnovation #DigitalWorkspace

Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform

https://office.eu/media/pressrelease-20260304

#HackerNews #OfficeEU #OfficePlatform #SovereignTech #EuropeanInnovation #DigitalWorkspace

Mobile World Congress starts today. But did you hear about Mobile Social Congress?

It’s public space, off of #MWC26, which offers a critical look at the current model of production and consumption of electronic devices and information and communication technologies, as well as an opportunity to learn about alternative models and projects based on technological sovereignty, sustainability and respect for human rights.

https://mobilesocialcongress.cat/en/

#SovereignTech #SustainableTech #ResponsibleTech

Mobile World Congress starts today. But did you hear about Mobile Social Congress?

It’s public space, off of #MWC26, which offers a critical look at the current model of production and consumption of electronic devices and information and communication technologies, as well as an opportunity to learn about alternative models and projects based on technological sovereignty, sustainability and respect for human rights.

https://mobilesocialcongress.cat/en/

#SovereignTech #SustainableTech #ResponsibleTech

Why we favor the Master Manifest approach: Centralizing logic in a single JSON schema allows for instantaneous UI/UX shifts without touching core code. It’s the difference between moving a mountain and moving a mirror.

​#WebArchitecture #SystemDesign #CleanCode #SovereignTech

Why we favor the Master Manifest approach: Centralizing logic in a single JSON schema allows for instantaneous UI/UX shifts without touching core code. It’s the difference between moving a mountain and moving a mirror.

​#WebArchitecture #SystemDesign #CleanCode #SovereignTech

☁︎ 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗯𝗶𝘇𝘇.𝗰𝗼𝗺🔒

🇪🇺 A Complete, #Secure and
💯% 🇧🇪 Belgian Cloud Ecosystem
#SovereignTech #Cloud

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 Infrastructure,
Virtual Desktop, #Cybersecurity
and Managed #Solutions to
Propel Your #Business 🚀

+Infos, Sales & Support:
👉 JoinCloudbizz.com

#Cloudbizz #JoinCloudbizz

Strategic break.

The corporate world's on hold for the holiday. We're using the quiet to reset things.

shaolindataservices.com is up—a private, tracker-free spot for diagnostic info. The "Actual Goals" plan is next. No fluff, just getting things done.

The quiet ends Wednesday.

​#ActualGoals #SovereignTech #DataStrategy #FractionalCDS #IndieWeb

Strategic break.

The corporate world's on hold for the holiday. We're using the quiet to reset things.

shaolindataservices.com is up—a private, tracker-free spot for diagnostic info. The "Actual Goals" plan is next. No fluff, just getting things done.

The quiet ends Wednesday.

​#ActualGoals #SovereignTech #DataStrategy #FractionalCDS #IndieWeb

The WordPress Exorcism: We don't just move data; we sanitize it. Here is the surgical strike we use to strip the YAML frontmatter and SEO bloat from legacy exports to keep our SPA engine lean:

​const cleanContent = rawContent.replace(/^---[\s\S]*?---\n?/, '');

​Simple. Brutal. Effective. This is how we reduce payload by 40% before the first byte even hits the browser.

​#CleanCode #WebPerformance #SovereignTech #Minimalism

The WordPress Exorcism: We don't just move data; we sanitize it. Here is the surgical strike we use to strip the YAML frontmatter and SEO bloat from legacy exports to keep our SPA engine lean:

​const cleanContent = rawContent.replace(/^---[\s\S]*?---\n?/, '');

​Simple. Brutal. Effective. This is how we reduce payload by 40% before the first byte even hits the browser.

​#CleanCode #WebPerformance #SovereignTech #Minimalism

Visited the clouds.
Came home to the engines.
Much better grip down here.

#SelfHosting #SovereignTech #HauntedLighthouse

Visited the clouds.
Came home to the engines.
Much better grip down here.

#SelfHosting #SovereignTech #HauntedLighthouse

The Lighthouse briefly visited the hyperscalers.

Bright lights. Long corridors.
Many gates, few answers.

We turned back toward the coast.
The fog feels more honest out here.

#SelfHosting #SovereignTech #HauntedLighthouse

The Lighthouse briefly visited the hyperscalers.

Bright lights. Long corridors.
Many gates, few answers.

We turned back toward the coast.
The fog feels more honest out here.

#SelfHosting #SovereignTech #HauntedLighthouse

•"The Émile Manifesto" or On Digital Education. (Digital -De-Alienation.)

The Blueprint: Honest. Pedagogical. Revolutionary.

· I. The Awakening: A philosophical essay. My crisis, the three pillars: Marx, Nietzsche, Rousseau.
· II. The Diagnosis: A manifesto on digital alienation.
· III. The Path: A practical guide to de-alienation (GrapheneOS and beyond).

#DEALIEANATION #degoogled #deapple #degoogling #philosophy #books #socialism #communism #technology #foss #sovereigntech #software #gdpr

It’s @fosdem time again.

I’ll be in the Decentralised Communication devroom, sharing what we’re building in Switzerland with the Swiss healthcare system—and why this matters for the software freedom and sovereign technology communities.

Will touch on:

* Decentralized Key Management
* KERI / Key Event Receipt Infrastructure
* Email
* Health and other dataspaces

If you’re around, let's catch up!

#FOSDEM #DKMS #KERI #SSI #Email #SovereignTech #DigitalAuthenticity

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/3WHULW-reverse_google_from_email_to_decentralization/

It’s @fosdem time again.

I’ll be in the Decentralised Communication devroom, sharing what we’re building in Switzerland with the Swiss healthcare system—and why this matters for the software freedom and sovereign technology communities.

Will touch on:

* Decentralized Key Management
* KERI / Key Event Receipt Infrastructure
* Email
* Health and other dataspaces

If you’re around, let's catch up!

#FOSDEM #DKMS #KERI #SSI #Email #SovereignTech #DigitalAuthenticity

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/3WHULW-reverse_google_from_email_to_decentralization/

🚀 Το @opensuse επιλέχθηκε από την ευρωπαϊκή πλατφόρμα #Fact8ra για Κυρίαρχη #AI!

Η Fact8ra, η πρώτη #AIaaS πλατφόρμα της ΕΕ, βασίζεται στο #OpenSource #openSUSE για υψηλές επιδόσεις σε #HPC, #Cloud & #MachineLearning.

💶 3 δις € (#IPCEI)
🇪🇺 8 χώρες (Γαλλία, Γερμανία, Ιταλία, κ.ά.)

🔗 https://eiosifidis.blogspot.com/2025/08/fact8ra-opensuse.html

#FOSS #Linux #EUtech #SovereignTech #Innovation #Tech

🧵4/4 Finally, we ask @ec.europa.eu to
- use public procurement to buy 20% #OpenSource products and services now – and **100% Open Source by 2035**!

Learn more in detail by downloading our full submission! #CAIDA #Cloud #AI #SovereignTech #TechSovereignty #EU
https://apell.info/2025/07/07/100-percent-open-source-by-2035/

🧵4/4 Finally, we ask @ec.europa.eu to
- use public procurement to buy 20% #OpenSource products and services now – and **100% Open Source by 2035**!

Learn more in detail by downloading our full submission! #CAIDA #Cloud #AI #SovereignTech #TechSovereignty #EU
https://apell.info/2025/07/07/100-percent-open-source-by-2035/