Open Future welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this call for evidence, and welcomes the focus of the proposed strategy on open source software and technologies as a way to bolster digital sovereignty. A thriving open source ecosystem is the best path towards building not (just) European alternatives, but an ecosystem that supports alternative ways of developing technology that serves the needs of society.
OF
Open Future
NGO · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 936143941653-07
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 126 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #39 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2021
in the register since
Declares membership of
- We are members of the COMMUNIA association for the Public Domain (TR registration number 003277719548-45) and Europea…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Registered as
- Stichting Open Future (OFF)
- Head office
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Open Future filed 3 positions between 30 Jun 2024 and 25 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2024 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
This submission responds only to the first of the four areas of intervention identified in the call for evidence: the challenges faced by creators linked to artificial intelligence. As a member of COMMUNIA, Open Future supports the positions set out in COMMUNIA's submission on the other areas addressed by the initiative: in particular, access to and reuse of publicly funded research and Public Domain materials…
Open Future appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission's White Paper "How to master Europe's digital infrastructure needs?". We welcome the fact that the Commission is actively exploring Europe's digital infrastructure needs and we agree with the overall assessment that further investment in digital infrastructure must be prioritized in the second half of Europe's 'digital decade'.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Bitkom e.V. · 3 files in common
- ACT | The App Association · 3 files in common
- ITI - Information Technology Industry Council · 3 files in common
- eco - Association of the Internet Industry · 3 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 2 files in common
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