Dutch Open Source Business Alliance

DOSBA is a representation of Open Source focussed IT-Companies based in The Netherlands. The goal of DOSBA is to bring Open Source companies together and to be a primary point of contact for these collaborating companies, the government and the public sector.

Goals of DOSBA

Lobby within Netherlands to emphasize the professionals of OSS.
Lobby from Netherlands towards European Union via APELL.
Be the telephone number for Open Source Software in the Netherlands.
Emphize the advantages of Open Source OSS in general.
Be spokes organisation for Open Source Software in Netherlands.

Meest recente artikelen

Policy proposal "Wolken aan de horizon"

An independent digital Netherlands is getting closer. On Monday, June 2, 2025, Members of Parliament Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC) and Barbara Kathmann (GroenLinks-PvdA) presented the policy proposal “Wolken aan de horizon” (translated: “Clouds on the Horizon”), in which they advocate for the…

General Members' Meeting: Wednesday evening, May 28, 2025

On Wednesday evening, May 28, we warmly invite you to our General Assembly (ALV). We’d like to update you on important developments and look ahead to what’s coming. Will you be there? Let us know via the registration form.

Founding meeting DOSBA

On March 20, 2025, the official founding meeting of DOSBA took place at the SUE office in Geldermalsen. The event kicked off with a brief but powerful introduction by Eva van Sloten from Opensource Werken. She emphasized the importance of open source software and discussed several challenges and…