The Context
Europe is stepping up efforts to strengthen its Cloud-Edge-IoT (CEI) ecosystem at a time when global competition is dominated by a limited number of hyperscale providers. EU strategies such as the European Data Strategy, the 2030 Digital Compass, and the Competitiveness Compass set a clear ambition: build a federated, open, and competitive digital infrastructure that reduces dependency, safeguards sovereignty, and creates opportunities for SMEs, innovators, and public authorities. Discussions are also shaping around a potential Eurostack — a federated European cloud-edge infrastructure designed to reduce reliance on hyperscalers and foster digital autonomy.
Within this dynamic policy context, the CEI-Sphere project has developed the Hourglass Model, a conceptual framework that illustrates how different layers of digital capabilities and stakeholder groups interact to create intelligent, interoperable, and scalable ecosystems.
The Open Source Community Day, a dedicated event co-organised by the Eclipse Foundation and the CEI-Sphere project, brought together industrial leaders, open source communities, and EU-funded research initiatives to foster dialogue and collaboration in open source across various domains, from digital infrastructure to vertical applications.
To learn more about the event, click HERE.
