SFP#26: Policy and EU: the need of long-term funding and the NGI case

SFP#26: Policy and EU: the need of long-term funding and the NGI case

Author: Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) November 19, 2024 Duration: 32:09
Join this new episode of our Software Freedom podcast in which Bonnie Mehring and Alexander Sander discussing current topics affecting Free Software in the European Union. In this episode we focus on the 27 million euros cut of funding of the Next Generation Internet initiative (known as NGI). Alex and Bonnie shed some light on the history of this European project and share the newest developments in this case. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast

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