The growing concentration of power and capital in the hands of a few large tech companies is putting our democracy at risk and hindering fair and sustainable development. These companies control vast amounts of data and exert disproportionate influence over politics and public institutions, leveraging an extractive economic model that undermines digital sovereignty and collective well-being.

In this talk, I will discuss how Europe can take an active role in promoting open source as a concrete cultural reaction against turbo capitalism. The collaborative model of open source represents an opportunity to build a sustainable and inclusive digital ecosystem, capable of contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensuring greater technological sovereignty. Specifically, we will explore the potential of European policies to support open source and limit the disproportionate influence of big tech, while promoting values such as transparency, participatory innovation, and sharing.

The aim is to stimulate reflection on how Europe can lead the shift toward a technological system that is not only innovative but also fair and democratic through the adoption and promotion of open source software.