Dr. Daniel Gerber
Dr. Daniel Gerber holds a doctorate in computer science. As CTO at Targomo GmbH, he was responsible for global IT services before joining the Saxon State Parliament in 2019, where he advocated for digital sovereignty. Since 2025, he has continued his commitment to free software at ALASCA e.V. and as deputy managing director of the Open Source Business Alliance.
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ALASCA FOCIS
Session
03-17
10:35
30min
Saxony in Action: Supporting a Lasting FOSS Foundation
Dr. Daniel Gerber
What happens when a federal state truly supports open source? Granted by the state of Saxony, our funding project FOCIS helps ALASCA - Association for operational, open cloud-infrastructures e.V. grow into a more stable, independent home for FOSS projects. We’ll show how public support strengthens open source and what others can learn from Saxony.
Growing Open Source
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