>>> Continuing our monthly interview series "Building a Free Internet of the Future", we had a conversation with Chrystalleni Loizidou, @NGIZero regional representative in Cyprus.
---> She talked about meaningful participation in a free/libre technology funding programme:
#NextGenerationInternet #ngizero #FreeLibre #FreeInternetoftheFuture
>>> Continuing our monthly interview series "Building a Free Internet of the Future", we had a conversation with Chrystalleni Loizidou, @NGIZero regional representative in Cyprus.
---> She talked about meaningful participation in a free/libre technology funding programme:
#NextGenerationInternet #ngizero #FreeLibre #FreeInternetoftheFuture
📢 On November 18, 2025 at 10:00-11:00 Chișinău time, the Online #Infoshare for the Moldovan community on NGI Zero Commons Fund Calls will take place. 🤓
#NGIZero provides financial and practical #support for free and open source projects. 🤝 This session will cover the scope, eligibility, and assessment procedures, and give an opportunity to ask your questions. 🎯
Join us and register to participate 👉 https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/wi108u-k7eoBMbS88LSDNDvNPE1H9MGBWEm4UqpcB1Y/
📢 On November 18, 2025 at 10:00-11:00 Chișinău time, the Online #Infoshare for the Moldovan community on NGI Zero Commons Fund Calls will take place. 🤓
#NGIZero provides financial and practical #support for free and open source projects. 🤝 This session will cover the scope, eligibility, and assessment procedures, and give an opportunity to ask your questions. 🎯
Join us and register to participate 👉 https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/wi108u-k7eoBMbS88LSDNDvNPE1H9MGBWEm4UqpcB1Y/
I'm excited to announce that #Convo, my #XMPP messaging app for #KaiOS has received a grant from @nlnet, or, more specifically, @NGIZero! 🎉 🤸
https://nlnet.nl/project/Convo/
I can now turn what began as a quick project made in a providential three weeks of free time into an app that can...actually do basic things like add contacts 😅
More importantly, it'll make the open and standardised messaging protocol available to a mobile platform where few large players have dared to tread 👟
We are happy to share that 62 projects will receive grants from the NGI Zero Commons Fund. We congratulate the selected projects and look forward to their contributions to increasing society's digital autonomy.
Ranging from browser-based cellular networking to decentralised social media, and professional print, these projects are showing that a bright digital future is not only possible but already being built.
Come over and meet the projects!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250624-announcement-grants-CommonsFund.html
Taking this chance to also highlight some other cool projects that got #NGIzero funding in this round—thanks to @nlnet for facilitating the call where I got to (virtually) meet a bunch of the people behind them! 🎉
Also, the full list of newly selected projects here:
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250804-announcement-grants-CommonsFund.html
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I'm excited to announce that #Convo, my #XMPP messaging app for #KaiOS has received a grant from @nlnet, or, more specifically, @NGIZero! 🎉 🤸
https://nlnet.nl/project/Convo/
I can now turn what began as a quick project made in a providential three weeks of free time into an app that can...actually do basic things like add contacts 😅
More importantly, it'll make the open and standardised messaging protocol available to a mobile platform where few large players have dared to tread 👟
A new wave of projects has been selected for grants of the NGI0 Commons Fund. We'd like to thank the 39 project teams for their contributions to a shared digital infrastructure that aims to benefit all.
We're seeing contributions across all layers of the NGI technology stack. With many open hardware projects, work on fundamental internet protocols, end-user programmes and services and much more.
Come over and meet the projects!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250804-announcement-grants-CommonsFund.html
A new wave of projects has been selected for grants of the NGI0 Commons Fund. We'd like to thank the 39 project teams for their contributions to a shared digital infrastructure that aims to benefit all.
We're seeing contributions across all layers of the NGI technology stack. With many open hardware projects, work on fundamental internet protocols, end-user programmes and services and much more.
Come over and meet the projects!
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250804-announcement-grants-CommonsFund.html
We're looking for a FOSS enthusiast who would like to represent NGI Zero in Poland. The mission is two-fold:
Engage local talent in the NGI initiative and share information about funding opportunities.
And bring NGI funded technologies to the attention of the local community.
If you are a resident of Poland and interested in engaging the free and open source community, check out the job opening for regional representative.
https://nlnet.nl/foundation/jobs/regionalrepresentative-PL.html