FediVariety, a research initiative supported by the NLnet and SABOA foundations, has analyzed the European Data Protection Supervisor's pilot project, ‘EU Voice/Video’.

Our upcoming report, scheduled for publication in early 2026, will offer key insights and recommendations for integrating the Fediverse into public administrations. This report aims to spark open dialogue among diverse practitioners, encouraging experience sharing and fostering new collaborations.

At FOSDEM, we will present preliminary insights from our research and invite participation in an unconference in Amsterdam on March 19-20, 2026.

Building on our findings, we aim to explore how the Fediverse can effectively support public institutions in the long term, addressing critical questions about its future and strategies for developing and adopting decentralized social media. We seek to create a broad coalition and welcome developers, administrators, content managers, moderators, coders, digital activists, and open-source enthusiasts committed to fostering sustainable alternative social media and promoting an open social web.

— 'Nodes On A Web (NOAW): The Fediverse in/for Public Institutions', is backed the Dutch Government (CIO-Rijk) and the City of Amsterdam.

More information on the NOAW unconference, the format and registration can be found here: https://fedivariety.org/unconference

Questions? Feedback? Contact us: fedivariety@mastodon.social noaw@fedivariety.org

FediVariety.org is a European collective of digital activists and researchers dedicated to promoting Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for public administration, with an emphasis on the Fediverse.