Sovereign Tech Agency

Strengthening digital infrastructure and open source ecosystems in the public interest. Home of the Sovereign Tech Fund, Sovereign Tech Resilience, Sovereign Tech Fellowship, and other programs supporting critical FOSS technologies.

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2025-02-21 09:13:12

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Throughout 2024, we worked alongside an expanding team of developers to advance ten major milestones, ensuring transparent, open-source progress towards a memory safe future.
Thank you, @nprofile…87j2 for 25 years of contributing to key internet infrastructure!

2025-02-21 09:12:30

For 25 years, @nprofile…87j2 has made impactful contributions to secure, open, and resilient internet infrastructure. From DNS security to routing protocols, their work has shaped the digital world we rely on today. At the Sovereign Tech Agency, we are proud to supported their domain DNS library—a Rust-based toolkit providing building blocks for secure and private name resolution.

2025-02-19 08:36:57

We’re excited to announce that the Sovereign Tech Fund is supporting two key initiatives to improve security and transparency in the Java ecosystem with the @nprofile…9t4r
These efforts focus on integrating Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation into build pipelines and enhancing vulnerability management across all Eclipse Foundation projects.

2025-02-13 12:21:04

This week, Mirko Swillus @nprofile…q5yr was back in Brussels, representing us at the first meeting of the #CyberResilience Act Expert Working Group. This group is advising the European Commission on implementing the regulation that went into effect at the end of 2024. We’re bringing the Sovereign Tech Agency’s experience working closely with many #opensource communities to help shape cybersecurity standards for digital products in the European Union. 1/2
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2024-12-19 12:45:58

Wir suchen neue Teammitglieder, um digitale Infrastruktur im öffentlichen Interesse zu stärken!
Wenn Du Personen kennst, die daran interessiert sein könnten, gib diese Stellenausschreibungen sehr gerne an sie weiter.
Wir freuen uns auf Bewerbungen auf folgende Stellen:
🟡 Back-Office/Administration Manager*in
⚪️ Cybersecurity Programm-Leitung
🟢 Programm-Manager*in
🟣 Technische*r Programm-Manager*in
🔵 Technologist
Details und Links zu den Stellenausschreibungen ⤵️
#hiring #foss #fossjobs

2024-12-19 12:44:03

We’re looking for new people to join our team and strengthen digital infrastructure in the public interest!
If you know people who might be interested, please share these jobs with them!
We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:
🟡 Back-Office/Administration Manager
⚪️ Cybersecurity Program Lead
🟢 Program Manager
🟣 Technical Program Manager
🔵 Technologist
Details and links to full job descriptions below ⤵️
#hiring #foss #fossjobs

2024-12-13 08:27:31

Public investments are vital for sustaining the open source ecosystem, but how do we measure their impact?
In collaboration with @nprofile…fh0a @nprofile…0cwe and Mirko Boehm, STA’s Policy and Research Manager, Paul Sharratt, has co-authored "A Toolkit for Measuring the Impacts of Public Funding on Open Source Software Development."
Our newest blogpost gives a glimpse into the paper:
https://www.sovereign.tech/news/measuring-the-impact-of-our-funding

2024-12-05 17:30:03

Am 4. Dezember 2024 hat der Digitalausschuss des Bundestags eine Expertenanhörung über #OpenSource einberufen. Adriana Groh, CEO der Sovereign Tech Agency, war als Sachverständige eingeladen, um ihre Perspektiven und Fachwissen zu teilen. Hier veröffentlichen wir das Eingangsstatement und die vollständige Stellungnahme:
https://www.sovereign.tech/de/neuigkeiten/anhörung-im-bundestag-zu-open-source

2024-12-04 09:21:43

Der Digitalausschuss des Bundestages befasst sich heute in einer öffentlichen Anhörung mit dem Thema Open Source. Adriana ist als Sachverständige eingeladen um die Wichtigkeit von digitaler Daseinsvorsorge und digitaler Souveränität zu beleuchten 💡
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2024-11-22 10:42:59

“Ohne Open-Source-Programme geht an vielen Stellen wenig.”
Björn Hartmann hat in den letzten Wochen mit Engagement und Feingefühl über die Entwicklungen der Sovereign Tech Agency berichtet. Dank der Artikel konnten wir unsere Arbeit einem breiteren Publikum vorstellen und auf die Wichtigkeit digitaler Daseinsvorsorge hinweisen.
Gute journalistische Arbeit ist für uns und die Gesellschaft ein unverzichtbarer Beitrag. Wir bedanken uns für die schöne Zusammenarbeit! 🙏 🗞️
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2024-11-04 16:07:44

Hello, World! We’re now the Sovereign Tech Agency 🎉
It’s been two years since the Sovereign Tech Fund began investing in open technologies in the public interest, and our mission has grown to be more than the “fund” in our name. The new Sovereign Tech Agency anchors digital infrastructure on the agenda and is a home for the Sovereign Tech Fund and our other programs that strengthen the open source ecosystem.
Read more: https://www.sovereign.tech/news/stf-part-of-new-sovereign-tech-agency
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2024-11-04 16:06:27

Hello, World! Wir sind jetzt die Sovereign Tech Agency 🎉
Vor zwei Jahren begann der Sovereign Tech Fund, im öffentlichen Interesse in offene Technologien zu investieren. Unsere Mission ist inzwischen mehr als nur der „Fund“ in unserem Namen. Die Sovereign Tech Agency ist die neue Heimat des STF & der Initiativen, die wir entwickelt haben, um das Open-Source-Ökosystem stärken. Sie verankert nachdrücklich die Bemühungen zur digitalen Infrastruktur.
Mehr zur Verstetigung: https://www.sovereign.tech/de/neuigkeiten/stf-teil-der-sovereign-tech-agency
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2024-10-18 09:54:04

Today, the Sovereign Tech Fund turns two years old. Since our first anniversary, so much has happened: new programs, more investments, and even more ways to strengthen the digital infrastructure and software that we all rely on.
We would like to thank SPRIND (Germany's Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation), @npub1rzs…hl95, and the open source communities for supporting our work. Your commitment and expertise are crucial to the success of our projects.
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2024-10-11 10:11:54

Would you work for free? 🤯
For 33% of the respondents to our open source maintainer survey, this is reality: they are not paid or not paid enough to make a living.
With the new Fellowship program, we are investing directly in the people behind the code by paying maintainers of important open source components for their work. Applications are accepted until October 20th. Find more insights about the maintainer survey on our website.
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2024-10-10 14:34:03

Sovereign Tech Fund’s technologist Lorenzo Sciandra @npub1hpe…r2a5 is attending #OGGCamp this weekend in Manchester! OggCamp is an unconference celebrating Free Culture, Open Source Software, hardware hacking, and digital rights, with a focus on inclusivity.
Find him around over the weekend to chat about the challenges facing open source maintainers and how we can strengthen digital infrastructure in the public interest. And don’t forget to grab some free STF stickers!

2024-09-24 11:37:45

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@npub1p45…89jz Understandable, we wish you could be here. There will be a recording that we'll publish afterwards!

2024-09-23 16:06:11

How effective are bug bounties in securing critical, open source infrastructure? On 30 Sep 2024 in Berlin, following a keynote by Sabine Grützmacher (MdB), Dr. Ryan Ellis will present his research and dive into FOSS, security, and the public interest with an expert panel. Details & agenda for the evening event: https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/programs/bug-resilience/research-event
We’ve set aside 30 spots for interested FOSS community members. Register here: https://events.sovereigntechfund.de/bug-resilience/
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2024-09-12 10:11:29

Last month, we introduced the fellowship for maintainers to address a critical challenge: supporting the dedicated individuals who keep the open source ecosystem functioning that forms our digital infrastructure.
Today we’re happy to share the full details and start accepting applications. We’re looking for up to five maintainers for the inaugural fellowship!
Apply by 20 October 2024 to join the pilot of the fellowship for maintainers: https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/apply-to-the-fellowship-for-maintainers

2024-08-06 14:50:33

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@npub19st…u9g9 Thanks for writing about our fellowship for maintainers!

2024-08-01 10:17:14

We're thrilled to share details about our fellowship pilot program. Launching in Q4 2024, this new initiative aims to address a critical challenge in the open source ecosystem: supporting the dedicated individuals who keep our digital infrastructure running.
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/introducing-the-fellowship-for-maintainers

2024-07-10 14:02:17

In a few minutes, STF co-founder Adriana Groh and ZenDiS' Andreas Reckert-Lodde will be giving their keynote at the United Nations #OSPOSforGood conference. Watch the livestream at https://webtv.un.org/en
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2024-06-17 10:32:39

Our application platform is open again; we’re excited to receive proposals from critical infrastructure technologies! Over the past months, we've reviewed and adapted the process, requirements, and criteria. We explain the main changes and updates here:
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/new-proposals-criteria-process-timeline

2024-05-30 16:11:47

Das Bug-Resilience-Programm stärkt die Widerstandsfähigkeit kritischer, freier und quelloffener Software-Infrastrukturen gegen Schwachstellen. Wir nehmen ab sofort laufend Bewerbungen für die Nutzung der im Rahmen des Programms angebotenen Dienste entgegen.
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/de/neuigkeiten/werde-teil-des-bug-resilience-programms-schwachstellenmanagement

2024-05-27 13:50:11

On 17 June 2024, you'll be able to apply for new financing from STF. We’re looking forward to proposals from critical and foundational open source technologies, whose work strengthens the #FOSS ecosystem. Thanks to all maintainers and contributors for your #opensource engagement! https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/programs#general-investments

2024-04-23 12:59:52

Wir freuen uns, Mamba zu unterstützen und in eine sichere Paketverwaltung für das @conda-forge Ökosystem zu investieren. Dies hilft, die Softwareentwicklung und -bereitstellung in Wissenschaft und Industrie zu vereinfachen. https://sovereigntechfund.de/de/tech/mamba/

2024-04-11 14:23:07

We’re excited to share details about STF’s investment in @npub1vzv…s5n9 to improve accessibility, tooling, and security for the Linux desktop ecosystem. Learn more about the comprehensive plan to modernize the platform and support features in the public interest:
https://sovereigntechfund.de/tech/gnome

2024-04-04 15:43:28

At Sovereign Tech Fund, we're following the #xz incident closely and listening to the many voices in the #FOSS maintainer community.
What's clear to us is that the xz incident shows the need for structural change:
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/xz-structural-change

2024-03-20 16:29:44

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@npub1p45…89jz Congratulations and happy curl-birthday / curl-day / curl-iversary!

2024-03-19 13:04:14

We’re seeking input from #FOSS maintainers as we design a fellowship program pilot. We want to test a support mechanism that addresses structural issues in the FOSS ecosystem, and support maintainers who work on open digital infrastructure in the public interest.
If you maintain open source projects, we would be very grateful if you could take ten minutes to respond to the survey:
https://survey.sovereigntechfund.de/968766
Please also repost and share with FOSS maintainers you know. Thanks!

2024-03-14 11:42:27

We’re happy to announce the Sovereign Tech Fund’s investment in @npub1xhz…kaka's domain project, expanding this comprehensive, memory-safe library for building privacy and security-conscious DNS applications. This is another step towards a safer and more resilient internet:
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/tech/domain

2024-03-12 14:28:49

Did you know that we have an email newsletter? About once a month, we share updates about the Sovereign Tech Fund, the FOSS technologies we've invested in, as well as events and talks. Sign up here: https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/#newsletter

2024-03-11 15:57:27

In case you missed it, we're hiring for three positions:
- Technologist
- Program Manager
- Bug Resilience Program Manager
Join the Sovereign Tech Fund's team to strengthen digital infrastructure in the public interest. Please share; we're looking forward to getting your applications!
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/jobs#open-positions #FOSSjobs #GetFediHired

2024-03-07 12:20:22

We’re excited to announce that we’re supporting @npub15c8…gh8z and investing in the supply chain integrity in open source software development. This will help make the software ecosystem more secure for developers and users. https://sovereigntechfund.de/tech/reproducible-builds/

2024-03-04 10:25:31

Der STF investiert in die Neu-Implementierung der GNU coreutils in Rust @npub1p8h…732z, um die Speichersicherheit in kritischen Bereichen zu erhöhen. Diese Umstellung sichert die betroffenen Betriebssysteme.
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/de/tech/coreutils

2024-02-20 11:27:24

Come work for the Sovereign Tech Fund! The STF is expanding and looking for talented individuals to join our mission!
We're hiring:
- Technologist
- Program Manager
- Bug Resilience Program Manager
Interested? We look forward to your application! Please share this opportunity with your network.
Find more information about these positions here:
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/jobs#open-positions
#Jobs #FOSS #Hiring

2024-02-02 13:28:30

On the #EUOpenSource panel on security and resilience, STF's @npub1dry…jvsd has four main points:
“The infrastructure that we base all modern society on is neither sustainable nor healthy; it’s a threat for any security concept. It doesn’t work without securing these core technologies” 1/4 @npub1wk5…36sj
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2024-01-31 10:33:53

We’re excited to announce that we’re supporting #ActivityPub Test Suite and investing in the establishment of developer tools to ensure compatibility among ActivityPub implementations. This #interoperability also benefits users and will lead to individuals having more control over their data.
https://sovereigntechfund.de/tech/activitypub-test-suite/

2024-01-18 12:43:59

We're thrilled to announce the five FOSS teams selected for round 2 of STF's #ContributeBackChallenges! Let's meet the projects receiving a total of €858,560 for work in 3 areas.
1. Improving FOSS Developer Tooling
- conda-store
- Haskell Cabal
- @npub1zyr…x7th
2. Securing FOSS Software Production
- Rusty SBOMs / CycloneDX Module for Rust (Cargo)
3. FOSS Infrastructure Documentation
- p5.js Documentation Organization & Accessibility
More details in the blogpost 👉 https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/contribute-back-challenges-second-round

2024-01-17 14:13:32

We’re excited to announce that the Sovereign Tech Fund is supporting @npub1434…j26k and investing in the re-writing of foundational components of the multimedia streaming framework in Rust. This move toward memory safety in crucial GStreamer plugins makes the project more sustainable, more secure, and will help attract more contributors.
Learn more about GStreamer and why it's important:
https://sovereigntechfund.de/tech/gstreamer

2023-12-27 07:28:03

Oh, and if you want to meet the STF team at #37C3 don't be a stranger and say hi to @npub1eg7…9ucw or @npub1udn…3hq5. ☕ 🍵

2023-12-27 07:20:04

#37C3: Our friends at @npub1sh8…u72a organised a "Meet the Funders" event again, it's happening today (Day 1) at 5pm, Saal D. We're also there :)
Come around if you want to learn more about how the different funders invest their money, or just to say hi.
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2023/hub/en/event/meet-the-funders-sovereign-tech-fund-nlnet-prototy/

2023-11-21 16:09:16

🌱🚀 The Sovereign Tech Fund is growing up and here to stay! Learn more about us becoming an independent organization, so we can scale up and support the open source ecosystem better ➔ https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/stf-becomes-independent-permanent-organization
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2023-06-06 11:24:32

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The Sovereign Tech Fund is offering short-term challenge funding for participants to explore new solutions and focus on implementing them over a limited period of time.
We are supporting the creation and improvement of developer tooling, the production security of FOSS components, and the documentation of critical open source infrastructure technologies.
Apply through 6 July 2023: https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/challenges/ (2/2)

2023-06-06 11:23:47

We’re looking for developers who use open source and want to contribute back. For this purpose, we are announcing three challenges for you to work on FOSS with up to €300,000 per project. The challenges will run up to 8 months in two 4-month rounds.
We want to identify critical issues in the open source ecosystem and empower people to work on them. https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/challenges/
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