#GitHub is calling for a new #EU #techfund (€350M) to support #critical #opensource #softwaremaintenance, highlighting its economic importance and the need for #sustainablefunding.

While acknowledging the need for #publicfunding, there is concern about big #techcompanies offloading their #responsibilities and the potential for the fund to become a subsidy for them.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/github-eu-open-source-funding?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News

It’s a bit of a simplistic opinion , but hopefully a nice bite with your Sunday’s breakfast: https://www.politico.eu/article/us-donald-trump-war-universities-sparks-europe-new-enlightment

Chicago's transit faces drastic cuts if lawmakers don't address a $770M budget gap. Poorer suburbs will be hit hardest, exacerbating inequality. Legal implications for public transit funding could arise. What steps should local leaders take to secure sustainable funding? #ChicagoTransit #PublicFunding

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/chicago-risks-severe-cuts-transit-poorest-suburbs-hit-122334522

#ClimateChange #PublicFunding

From AP.com: Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less

https://apnews.com/article/farming-research-development-agriculture-public-funding-climate-change-9aec16fc632326b3be97280612405756

“Musk’s companies have received at least $38 billion [USD] in government support, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. NASA has invested more than $15 billion in SpaceX; Tesla has collected $11 billion in subsidies to bolster the electric car industry.”

Musk Doesn’t Understand Why Government Matters https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/opinion/elon-musk-doge-government.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.3yVq.pxuFGyt4q4dm

The solution to the debacle that is #Mozilla's stewardship of #Firefox:

"I do not see #AI as being the basis for growth, opportunity, sunny uplands, balanced budgets or #Labour victories."

#UKPolitics #Ecosystem #Education #Regulations #PublicFunding #Infrastructure

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01/14/the-case-for-ai-is-out-right-now/

Ghana to investigate controversial $400m Cathedral project amid economic crisis http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THLl94 #Ghana #CathedralProject #EconomicCrisis #PublicFunding #Accra

Twenty of Australia’s wealthiest private schools received a staggering $130m in public funding in 2023. Meanwhile, negotiations between the education minister and states on the Schooling Resource Standard remain deadlocked. #education #australia #publicfunding #privateschools #schoolfunding #equityineducation #educationpolicy

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/04/twenty-private-schools-with-wealthiest-parents-received-130m-total-in-australian-public-funds-in-2023?CMP=share_btn_url

"MPI's Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund ... in 2022 they gave Puro $13,000,000 to develop a grow book, and some industry standards."

#ChrisFowlie, 2024
https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/22115/16871366/marijuana-media-thanks-to-the-hempstore-31st-october-2024

Just to put that in context, that's enough to pay 20 people to work fulltime for 3 years, at $100 an hour. This is the kind of public money sloshing around. Seems like you just need to be in the right place at the right time, or maybe know the right people ...

Center for Economic and Policy Research looks at 34 million seniors opting into #MedicareAdvantage choices this month. For Profit #HealthcareProvider plans that've taken in billions of dollars in #PublicFunding rerouted to private companies purporting to offer superior or more varied #HealthCare options.

https://www.cepr.net/34-million-seniors-in-medicare-advantage-plans-face-rude-awakening/

'That's #Oligarchy,' Says #senatorSanders as #Billionaires Pump Cash Into #TrumpCampaign

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-citizens-united

"We must overturn the disastrous #CitizensUnited #SupremeCourt decision and move to #publicfunding of #elections," said Sen. #BernieSanders.

France or Finland – whose industrial policy should prevail in Europe? https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/france-or-finland-whose-industrial-policy-should-prevail-in-europe/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Competitiveness #EmmanuelMacron #Publicfunding #StéphaneSéjourné