1、Cailean Osborne,PhD,The Linux Foundation Adrienn Lawson,The Linux FoundationForeword by Cdric Ggout,CanonicalAugust 2025Open Source as Europes Strategic AdvantageTrends,Barriers,and Priorities for the European Open Source Community amid Regulatory and Geopolitical ShiftsOpen Source as Europes Strate

2、gic AdvantageCopyright 2025 The Linux Foundation|August 2025.This report is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.Please cite this research report when using the infographics.See citation guidance on the reports back page.42%of organisations a

3、ctively contribute to the OSS projects they depend on,while 30%use OSS but do not contribute back.The strategic value of OSS at the C-suite level is not yet sufficiently clear,with fewer executives(62%)recognising its value than other employees(86%).Open source is critical to digital sovereignty,pro

4、viding greater control and agency over European technology stacks.Guidance and certifications are key to educating developers and business leaders about how to prepare for new regulations like the CRA and AI Act.Experts are calling for the creation of an EU-level Sovereign Tech Agency that would fun

5、d the maintenance of critical OSS,building on the German agency.A lesson of the EU CRA and AI Act is the need for the OSS community to proactively engage with policy issues that impact open source.Innovation,standards,and interoperability are recognised as the key benefits of open source for Europea

6、n industries.34%of European organisations maintain formal OSS strategies and only 22%have established OSPOs,compared to 37%and 28%respectively in the global sample.38%of respondents prioritise investment in OSS for AI and machine learning to support and scale Europes vibrant open source AI ecosystem