Open Source, Open City: Kickoff FIWARE iHub Vienna
First FIWARE iHub opens in Austria
The new FIWARE iHub is creating a central hub for everyone involved in open source technologies, digital innovation, and sustainable business models—whether you're a company, research project, or tech enthusiast.
The iHub Vienna aims to:
- Make open source more understandable and accessible
- Share best practices and know-how
- Strengthen the open source community in Austria and the entire CEE region
Why is open source so relevant?
Today, open source stands for more than just freely available software. It is a driver of digital sovereignty, innovation, and economic scalability. More and more companies are developing viable business models based on open source – whether through services, platform solutions or community-driven developments.
Look forward to contributions from experts from the City of Vienna and the FIWARE Foundation, practical insights from international iHubs and concrete examples from companies in Austria and abroad. We also offer a wide range of opportunities to network with the international FIWARE community.
The event is free of charge, but registration is required.
Program
14:00
Registration & welcome (FIWARE Foundation, Vienna Business Agency, City of Vienna
1
FIWARE iHub – Where ideas grow digitally, Chandra Challagonda – CEO FIWARE Foundation
2
Open Source – Europe's path to digital sovereignty and competitiveness, Nikolas Reisel - MA01 & Wilfried Jäger – OSSBIG
3
Presentation of the OSIH project and the OS map, FH Technikum, Vienna Business Agency
3
Simple FIWARE project development with FIWAREBox, Mirko Oblak - SenLab
4
Cool city with Red Hat as a buddy of the open-source community, Red Hat Austria
15:30 16:00
break
6
TBC
7
IT platforms and digital twins, Haydar Mecit – Bochum University of Applied Sciences
8
iHubs - Think Global, Act Local, Anna Beyer - FIWARE Foundation
9
Visualization of real-time data using FIWARE // Thomas Hampel, bizztech
Networking & fingerfood
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Die Veranstaltung/der Workshop findet im Rahmen des Projektes „Open Source Innovation Hub (OSIH)“ statt. Dieses Projekt wird im Rahmen des Programmes „Interreg Österreich - Tschechien“ aus Mitteln des Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung gefördert.
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