18.11.2025 –, FISCHER & HODLER
In 2021, the value of open source for the European and national economies has been analysed and recognised by the European Commission through a dedicated study that provided evidence for the immense impact it has on GDP, innovation and technological progress. The push for digital sovereignty in the recent years has sped up the uptake and emergence of new policy instruments that would leverage open technologies for the benefit of European and global citizens, companies and public services.
- How does control and autonomy intersect with openness and collaboration?
- How can European and national policy support open source globally, isn’t there an intrinsic conflict of interest?
- What are the lessons learned in terms of public investment and policy supporting open technologies?
- What mistakes should be avoided, and what are the promising advancements for the strategic use of the global open technology acumen?
Paula Grzegorzewska is Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager at the Linux Foundation Europe. Her expertise revolves around digital policy and open source software, as well as digital transformation of European public services. Previously, she was a Strategic Partnerships Director at OpenForum Europe, a leading Brussels-based think tank focused on open technologies and policy, where she lead OFE’s engagement with European and global partners stemming from government, academia, not-for-profits and international institutions. She is a co-author of the 2021 European Commission’s study on the economic impact of open source software and hardware and other policy research reports. She also worked on closing the gender gap in ICT with an NGO in Luxembourg, and has a Master’s degree in New Media and Communications from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She speaks Polish, English and French.