23 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Dive with us into the inner workings of the European Parliament and learn about their approach on technological sovereignty. In this 34th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Alex and Bonnie discuss the current debate in the European Union and pay special attention to the current European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure INI. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

SFP#34: Policy and EU: Tech sovereignty debate in the EU

Dive with us into the inner workings of the European Parliament and learn about their approach on technological sovereignty. In this 34th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast Alex and Bonnie discuss the current debate in the European Union and pay special attention to the current European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure INI.

Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander, talk about European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure Own-initiative procedure (INI), the European Parliaments infrastructure to table important topics for the Commission and to work on them. In their discussion they highlight the importance of a clear understanding of Free Software and how much it interacts with the different discussion around the ongoing work by the European Parliament. They examine the European Parliament views on technological sovereignty and how important Free Software is for achieving independency.

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This is the perfect episode for everybody who wants to learn more about the work of the European Parliament and the current views on technological sovereignty!

Show notes

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