"Element expects that a Dutch government investment in Matrix peer-to-peer technology could now support this quest. The goal is to develop a version of Element that can operate on a mesh network without requiring an internet server."

#ChiaraCastro, 2025

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-need-to-go-beyond-signal-how-todays-aws-outage-shows-the-weaknesses-of-centralized-apps

Ooh, that's exciting! @matrix folks have been working on p2p matrix for a while, but progress has depended on volunteer devs;

https://arewep2pyet.com/

#decentralisation #MeshNetworks #matrix #TechFunding #Netherlands

"Element expects that a Dutch government investment in Matrix peer-to-peer technology could now support this quest. The goal is to develop a version of Element that can operate on a mesh network without requiring an internet server."

#ChiaraCastro, 2025

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-need-to-go-beyond-signal-how-todays-aws-outage-shows-the-weaknesses-of-centralized-apps

Ooh, that's exciting! @matrix folks have been working on p2p matrix for a while, but progress has depended on volunteer devs;

https://arewep2pyet.com/

#decentralisation #MeshNetworks #matrix #TechFunding #Netherlands

If you're curious about Horizon Malta and you'd like to be informed about various EU Horizon Tech opencalls then Xjenza Malta does have a mailing list.

https://xjenzamalta.mt/open-funding-schemes/

#FossFunding #TechFunding

How the U.S. National Science Foundation Enabled Software-Defined Networking

https://cacm.acm.org/federal-funding-of-academic-research/how-the-u-s-national-science-foundation-enabled-software-defined-networking/

#HackerNews #NationalScienceFoundation #SoftwareDefinedNetworking #ResearchInnovation #TechFunding