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

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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.

Sovereign Tech Standards | Sovereign Tech Agency

Sovereign Tech Agency (www.sovereign.tech)

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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/

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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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[dansup@mastodon.social]

@joergi I applied already, fingers crossed!

Thanks for bringing it to my attention too, btw