News
15.09.2026
Der Digital Economy Award wird 2026 zum 20. Mal vergeben, und die Konkurrenz war nie stärker: 29 Finalist:innen in Form von 20 Organisationen und neun Einzelpersonen sind für den Finalabend des Digital Economy Award 2026 am 19. November im Hallenstadion Zürich von der Jury identifiziert worden.
28.08.2026
Ist es die Ruhe vor dem (KI-)Sturm oder einfach die Plafonierung der Post-Corona-Entwicklung? Nach Jahren des spürbaren Wachstums überrascht die Entwicklung mit einem Trendbruch: der Post-Corona-Boom ist vorbei, die Inflation drückt auf die Kaufkraft und KI verändert den Sektor wesentlich. Die gefragtesten Spezialistinnen und Spezialisten sind hingegen noch gesuchter: bei ihnen zieht der Markt weiter an. Zudem: Flexible Arbeitsmodelle sind Standard und die Kosten tragen mehrheitlich die Mitarbeitenden.
Events
Working Groups
CH Open Business Apéro - OBA
Find out the latest about Open Source with a glass of wine or beer - at the CH Open Business Apéro we discuss exciting topics related to Open Source. Take part without obligation, you are cordially invited!
CH Open Business Café - OBC
News about open source and a coffee - at the CH Open Business Café we exchange ideas about the latest open source topics. We cordially invite you to take part and participate in the discussion without obligation.
CH Open Business Lunch - OBL
At lunchtime, CH Open sponsors and interested parties regularly offer short lectures on the subject of Open Source. Be there and exchange ideas with the participants over the meal afterwards.
DINAcon
Digital transformation is ubiquitous. That is why we hold the conference on digital sustainability and also present the DINAcon Awards to recognize the courage and innovative strength of companies, authorities, communities, developers and people.
Open Education Day
Are you a teacher or responsible for school IT? Take this opportunity and learn, thanks to a variety of presentations and workshops, how you can introduce or promote Open Source.
OSS Directory
Are you looking for attractive offers on the subject of open source? On the OSS Directory platform you will find the latest news, events, companies, products, jobs and much more. Take a look at the platform or make entries yourself!
Parldigi
The association Parldigi promotes the sustainable use of information and communication technologies and advocates public access to knowledge.
Workshop days
During the popular three-day conference, you can attend one of the numerous workshops every day. Deepen your knowledge and deal with the current state of IT.
Video conference server with BigBlueButton
The open source video conference server with BigBlueButton was launched by CH Open in Corona Lockdown in April 2020 and is very popular.
Open Education Server
The Open Education Server is a Nextcloud instance with Libre Office and Nextcloud Talk developed for the simple exchange of documents in schools.
Our members
OSS DIRECTORY
Are you looking for attractive offers on the subject of open source?
On this platform you will find the latest news, events, companies, products, jobs and much more. Stop by or make entries yourself.
Open source professionals wanted!
Find your suitable position!
Are you looking for a job or do you need an open source professional?
On this platform you can publish job offers or get in contact with job providers.
About CH Open
Executive Board
The board members volunteer for CH Open. See here who are behind it.
CH Open members
Thanks to our loyal members, we have been promoting open source since 1982. Our premium members make it possible through their extra contribution that new ideas can arise.
Statutes
The statutes of CH Open are divided into twelve individual points. Read through the points here.
Press
CH Open publishes press releases regularly. Take a look at all previous releases here.
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