Notices by Sovereign Tech Agency (sovtechfund@mastodon.social)

From internet routing and web protocols to accessibility, digital payments, encryption, federated social platforms, and electric vehicle charging, the technologies they maintain underpin the digital systems we rely on every day.

Learn more and meet the people behind the code: https://www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-the-first-sovereign-tech-standards-cohort

#OpenSource #OpenStandards #DigitalInfrastructure

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Meet the first cohort of the #SovereignTechStandards network! Antoine d’Aligny, @dansup, @minipgp6, @job, Kacper Dalach, @lolaodelola, Marten Seemann, @miri64, @jugglinmike, and Stephen Curran bring hands-on expertise from critical, open source infrastructure into standards development. Their work will help shape more secure and more interoperable technology.

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Open source maintainers build the critical digital infrastructure the world relies on, and open standards define how that infrastructure functions across systems. When the people who implement these technologies help write the standards, this results in better, more secure, and more interoperable technology: improving both our daily digital lives and our ability to understand and adapt technology.

@hko @miri64
@tarakiyee

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In early June, we announced that we had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (the German Institute for Standardization) to strengthen open source participation in international standards development.

This partnership focuses on the #SovereignTechStandards network, our new program that supports a cohort of open source maintainers in standards work at bodies like the @ietf @w3c and ISO.

Photo: Peter-Paul Weiler

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Wir suchen eine*n Programm-Manager*in, der*die das #SovereignTechFellowship und das #SovereignTechStandards Netzwerk leitet, zwei kohortenbasierte Programme, zur strukturellen Unterstützung von Open-Source-Maintainer*innen und Mitwirkenden.

Zu Deinen Aufgaben gehören die Weiterentwicklung der Kohorten und die Koordination von verschiedenen Mentoring Angeboten.

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We are looking for a Program Manager to lead the #SovereignTechFellowship and #SovereignTechStandards network, two cohort-based programs that engage directly with open source maintainers and contributors.

Apply by 17 July 2026: https://www.sovereign.tech/jobs/program-manager-fellowship-standards

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Final stretch at UN Open Source Week! 🏁

Today, we're joining the Community-Led Side Events organized by RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden), @OpenForumEurope @curioss and @redhat hosted by @IBM

Join our session at 10:00 AM in the capacity building track:

"Public Investment for Open Source Infrastructure: The Sovereign Tech Agency Model in a Global Ecosystem"

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Communications Lead

We are looking for an experienced, strategic thinker to lead and develop our communications work. In this role, you will shape how the Sovereign Tech Agency is understood and perceived, and ensure our issues are visible, politically relevant, and land effectively with the right audiences.

Apply by 15 July 2026: https://www.sovereign.tech/jobs/communications-lead

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Reminder: We're currently hiring for several roles across the team. Join the Sovereign Tech Agency and help shape the digital infrastructure of the 21st century:

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The second #Maintainathon at #UNOpenSourceWeek brought together more than 100 participants across two tracks and 15 sessions: maintainers, governments, NGOs, researchers, OSPOs, and #opensource communities speaking openly with one another about what it actually takes to sustain critical digital infrastructure.

We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 #SovereignTechFellowship cohort. Welcome to Jan Kowalleck, Philipp Sauberzweig, Pablo Neira Ayuso, @jorisvandenbossche, @yabellini, Denis Cornehl, Jakub Beránek, @matk, @georgically, @stanfromireland, @hugovk, Alexander Ziaee, @elioqoshi and @b0rk

Meet the 14 maintainers, community managers, and technical writers building and sustaining the critical open source infrastructure we all rely on: https://www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-the-2026-sovereign-tech-fellows

Final reminder: The deadline for applications to join the #SovereignTechStandards network is Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at 23:59 CEST.

Open standards shape the digital infrastructure we all rely on. But standards are only as good as the expertise behind them.

https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/standards

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#SovereignTechAgency #DigitalInfrastructure #OpenStandards #FOSS #Maintainers

If you are an open source maintainer working with standards or want to help shape them, we encourage you to apply before the deadline.

Learn more and apply: https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/standards

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#SovereignTechAgency #DigitalInfrastructure #OpenStandards #FOSS #Maintainers

A bread recipe written without bakers may list the right ingredients but still fail in practice. The same is true for technical standards: when the people who create, test, and maintain #OpenSource software are absent from standards development, the results can become impractical or misaligned with the public interest.

The #SovereignTechStandards network supports open source maintainers to participate in standards development at IETF, W3C, & ISO with financial support, training, & mentoring. 2/

We’re looking for an IT manager to take ownership of our internal tech environment, keeping it secure, reliable, and flexible.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for both strategic direction and hands-on implementation of infrastructure, tools, IT security, and information architecture while supporting a diverse team.

If you combine technical expertise, strategic thinking, and collaboration, we’d love to hear from you.

https://www.sovereign.tech/jobs/it-manager

#SovereignTechAgency #hiring

The pilot program bridges this gap by supporting a cohort of open source maintainers to participate in standards work at the @ietf @w3c and ISO. It provides training, mentoring, compensation, onboarding and on-site meetings at standards development organizations.

Applications for the first cohort are open until 19 May 2026.

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Too often, the maintainers who build, test, and operate open source software aren't part of standards development, even though these standards directly shape their work.

The result? A structural risk to our digital infrastructure, as standards can become more difficult to implement or misaligned with the public interest.

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NEWS 📣

The Sovereign Tech Agency today is launching the Sovereign Tech Standards network, a new program designed to bring open source maintainers directly into global standards development.

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We're hiring a Program Manager for the Sovereign Tech Fund!

We’re looking for experienced project managers to support our work investing in critical #DigitalInfrastructure. You’ll evaluate technologies and work closely with the #OpenSource communities that build them, coordinating and managing projects around the world.

If you have a background in project management and an interest in this space, we'd love to hear from you. Applications are open until 19 April 2026.

https://www.sovereign.tech/jobs/program-manager

Wir suchen eine*n Programm-Manager*in für den Sovereign Tech Fund!

Du bringst Erfahrung im Projektmanagement mit und hast Lust, kritische #digitaleInfrastruktur zu stärken. Als Programm-Manager*in bewertest Du Technologien und arbeitest eng mit den #OpenSource-Communitys zusammen, die sie entwickeln – und koordinierst und begleitest Projekte weltweit.

Wenn Dich diese Arbeit anspricht, bewirb Dich bis zum 19. April 2026.
https://www.sovereign.tech/de/stellenangebote/programm-manager_in

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