42 Free & Open Source projects will receive grants to reclaim the public nature of the internet from the NGI0 Commons Fund. There were many applicants & it's wonderful to see the number of people working on digital commons, inventing & improving technologies to the benefit of all humanity. We'd like to take this space to thank *all* applicants for their contributions to an internet for people rather than for profit. Come meet the new projects!
NLnet; 42 Free and Open Source Projects Receive Funding to Reclaim the Public Nature of the Internet
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We are happy to announce that 56 teams and individuals will receive funding to support their work on improving the core technologies of the internet. We'd like to congratulate them and thank them for making the internet better for us all. Come and take a look at the projects to see the marvellous work being done to upgrade the open internet architecture.
NLnet; 56 Projects Receive Grants for Improving Core Technological Building Blocks
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Would you like to represent NGI Zero in your region? NGI0 partner Brno University of Technology is looking for regional representatives in specific regions. It's a part-time, paid role where you'll be encouraging people to apply for funding, build a community and promote free and open source. Note that only certain regions are eligible and you need to be based in the region of your choice. (See the list of regions at the bottom of the page).
NLnet; Job opening
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NGI0 partner @npub157w8...u947 is organizing the Free Silicon Conference to connect experts and enthusiasts who want to build a complete Free and Open Source CAD ecosystem for designing analog and digital integrated circuits. [1] The conference will cover the full spectrum of the design process, from system architecture, to layout and verification. It takes place July 2-4 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany. Info on how to register will be published soon. [1]
F-Si wiki
FSiC2025
Official program of the Free Silicon Conference 2025 (FSiC 2025), Frankfurt an der Oder, 2–4 July 2025.
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We're organizing a NGI Zero network meetup at #FOSDEM. Everyone who is part of or interested in the Next Generation Internet is welcome for a meet and greet on Saturday at 13.00 CET in room AW1.121. Besides the BoF room there are also many other NGIZero related events like booths, devrooms and over 60 talks. For and overview of all, see:
NLnet; Let's meet at FOSDEM 2025
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Two projects we love are currently running a crowdsource campaign. The modular Open Hardware laptop MNT Reform Next is up on Crowdsupply where you can support them by buying a T-shirt or treat yourself to an OH laptop in pre-sale. [1] And the Pixelfed and Loops team is seeking backers to support the development of these federated social networks with no ads, no algorithms and no tracking. [2] [1]
Crowd Supply
MNT Reform Next Campaign is Now Live!
You can now back the next-generation open hardware MNT Reform Next laptop!
 [2] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks #OpenHardware #FOSS #Fediverse #NGI #NGI0
Happy 2025 everyone! On this first day of the fresh new year we are happy to announce 50 Free and Open Source projects were selected to receive NGI Zero grants. We'd like to congratulate all the teams and individuals and thank them for working on a better internet for us all. Come over and meet the projects:
NLnet; 50 Free and Open Source Projects Selected for NGI Zero grants
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