European companies urged to play more active role in open source software development

At the Open Source Summit Europe in Prague, organized by the Linux Foundation, industry leaders called for greater European involvement in open source software development. A survey found that over 90% of European organizations consider digital sovereignty strategically important and are using open source to gain greater control over their technology stacks. The Linux Foundation Europe's general manager emphasized that open source reduces vendor and country dependencies, positioning it as key to European technological independence amid geopolitical concerns.

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