NGI - The Next Generation Internet

It’s April 1st… but no pranks from us today! Instead, we have something you’ve been waiting for: the recording of the COP-PILOT Horizon's 1st Open Call webinar is here! In this session, we covered: 1️⃣ Administrative overview of the Open Call 2️⃣ Technical deep dive into each Cluster 3️⃣ Live Q&A with our expert team 📼Missed the live webinar? Now you can catch up anytime: https://ow.ly/xgj050YBq3y Over 80 questions came in during this session! We will answer all of them in a Q&A document which will be uploaded to the website after April 15th. Stay tuned! ✍️Apply to the 1st Open Call: https://ow.ly/HJ0o50YBq3x

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In an era dominated by deepfakes, #AI and social media, a key digital challenge is ensuring the authenticity of images. ✅ The #NGISargassoInnovator DeepShield, Trustworthy Media Verification Through AI Forensics & C2PA Provenance, responds to this problem with a hybrid approach that combines: AI-based deepfake detection resilient to social-media laundering; C2PA-compliant provenance verification; a unified trust scoring engine, and open datasets + benchmarking tools that strengthen transparency and reproducibility. Through a strong EU–US collaboration, the project produced new datasets, algorithms, open-source tools, and platform-ready verification workflows that empower journalists and readers. Partnered by Truebees | Deepfake detection technology 🇮🇹 and Purdue University’s VIPER group 🇺🇸. Watch our interview with Giulia Boato and Andrea Montibeller from Truebees | Deepfake detection technology: https://lnkd.in/ev5xqrMH Have a look at DeepShield's portfolio: https://lnkd.in/ehCFaRMY Daniele Miorandi | Edward Delp #DigitalMedia #NGISargasso

DecentraLabs: Decentralized Marketplace for Online Laboratories! 🌐👩🎓 This #NGISargassoInnovator from our Open Call 5 is a pioneering platform that transforms how online laboratories are accessed, shared, and monetized across the global education and research ecosystem. It was piloted across multiple universities in Europe, America, and Asia. Using #blockchain, smart contracts, and tokenomics, DecentraLabs enables universities, research centres, and lab equipment manufacturers to securely list, reserve, and operate decentralized Online Laboratories inside a transparent, auditable ecosystem. Led by Luis de la Torre, from Nebulous Systems 🇪🇸, and The University of British Columbia 🇨🇦. Watch our interview with Luis: https://lnkd.in/eXZcGuTE Check the DecentraLabs #NGISargasso portfolio: https://lnkd.in/eaCb7Ehb María Reyes Sánchez Herrera | Vicki Lemieux | Zehua Wang #NextGenerationInternet #NGI #EdTech

Have you ever thought that online agreements can be complicated? 🔏 The #NGISargassoInnovator COAT offers a solution to this problem: The COAT Toolkit, Comprehensive Online Agreement Transparency. COAT addresses one of the most pervasive problems in today’s digital ecosystem: online users are routinely asked to accept privacy policies and terms of service that are thousands of words long, opaque, and nearly impossible to understand. More than 90% of users consent without reading, resulting in a “consent paradox” where legal consent exists but meaningful informed consent does not. COAT introduces an #AI-powered transparency layer that automatically analyzes online agreements and delivers: privacy scores, alerts, and plain-language summaries. All delivered through a mobile app. This project is led by Alessandro Sangiorgi, Massimo Gollo, and Mirko Dimartino, from 🇮🇹 Sangiorgi Srl, and partnered by Flavio Esposito and Lorenzo Pappone, from 🇺🇸 Saint Louis University. 📹 Watch our interview with Alessandro: https://lnkd.in/erKfbJWR 🌊💡 Check COAT's #NGISargasso portfolio: https://lnkd.in/eRCtKSVv #NextGenerationInternet #NGI #InternetOfTrust #DataPrivacy

🚀 Help shape the Building Blocks of the Open Internet Stack! Your expertise can directly influence policy recommendations and contribute to Europe’s digital sovereignty strategy. ⏱️ Time needed: 20–30 minutes 👉 Take part: https://lnkd.in/eqq9G5A3 This initiative is part of NGI Commons, working to strengthen Europe’s sovereign and sustainable digital infrastructure. Thank you in advance for sharing your perspective!

🔎 Looking for partners for the Open Internet Stack & Web 4.0 Horizon Europe calls? Join the matchmaking sessions organised by the European Commission!. These online sessions are designed to help researchers, companies, and organisations find consortium partners and pitch ideas in a fast, informal format. 📅 Wednesday, 11 February 2026 (online) Session 1 — DATA-02: Open Internet Stack Sovereign Solutions 🕑 14:00–15:00 CET Topics include networking & transport technologies, sovereign operating systems and firmware, and open-source productivity & supply chain tools. 📍 BigBlueButton online conference room: https://lnkd.in/esZ95Fnk Session 2 — HUMAN-02: Web 4.0 & Virtual Worlds 🕞 15:30–16:30 CET Focus on Web 4.0 architecture, decentralised apps, virtual worlds services, and new app-store models. 📍 BigBlueButton online conference room: https://lnkd.in/eAcUVn6R Session 3 — DATA-03: Open Internet Stack Coordination & Support 🕔 17:00–17:30 CET Dedicated to building the hub, sustainability models, and ecosystem support for the Open Internet Stack. 📍 BigBlueButton online conference room: https://lnkd.in/ezJf8sbg Each session includes a short introduction from the European Commission, followed by 5-minute pitches from participants seeking partners. ⏳ Deadline: 15 April 2026 If you are planning to apply, this is the place to start building your consortium. #HorizonEurope #NGI #OpenInternetStack

The European Commission has opened a Call for Evidence on its upcoming European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy, and this is an important moment for Europe’s open source and digital commons community! This initiative will shape: ▶️ Europe’s strategic approach to open source as a pillar of technological sovereignty, security, and competitiveness ▶️ How open digital assets are developed, reused, governed, and sustained across EU institutions and beyond ▶️ The next chapter building on the Commission’s 2020–2023 Open Source Software Strategy The Commission is explicitly inviting feedback from developers, companies, foundations, public administrations, researchers, and civil society. 🗓 Deadline: 3 February 2026 💬 Status: Open consultation (Call for Evidence) If you work on open source software, open hardware, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, digital commons, or public digital infrastructure, your input can directly influence EU strategy. ➡ Take part and make your voice heard: https://lnkd.in/e5ugyArE

The NGI - The Next Generation Internet community will once again be everywhere at FOSDEM 2026 🇪🇺 From the opening keynote to 14 devrooms, BoFs, stands, and fringe events, #NGI-related projects and people will contribute close to 100 talks and sessions across the weekend. If you care about an open, resilient, and public-interest internet, FOSDEM is the place to be. 📍 Brussels, ULB Solbosch 🗓 31 Jan – 1 Feb 2026 #NGI #FOSDEM #OpenSource #FOSS #DigitalCommons #OpenInternet #NGIZero 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dtST63Nm

Interested in funding for the Open Internet Stack? Join this event at FOSDEM 2026👇 🗂 Track: BoF / Unconference 📍 Room: K.4.401 🗓 Saturday ⏰ 12:00–12:55 CET The session will present the Open Internet Stack calls under the Horizon Europe Work Programme, the successor to NGI - The Next Generation Internet, with a total budget of €41.3 million. What to expect: 👉 key results from the 2025 calls 👉 presentation of three new funding topics 👉 open Q&A and informal exchanges with European Commission staff 🎤 Speaker: Jean-Luc Dorel, European Commission More details here: https://lnkd.in/dp_ipYt2 #FOSDEM #NGI #OpenInternetStack #HorizonEurope #OpenSource #DigitalCommons #EUFunding