This past weekend, we had the pleasure of attending the Volla Community Days in Germany – a two-day event full of inspiration, innovation and shared values around digital autonomy, privacy and sustainability. We’re looking back on a gathering that brought together an impressive lineup of speakers and tech pioneers.
A movement in full bloom
Developers, companies, and communities from across the globe came together to share their contributions to a more ethical internet. Dr. Jörg Wurzer from Volla presented the latest developments in their hardware, operating system, and cloud solutions. Nicholas Quinn (Beechat) demonstrated a resilient mesh network for communication, and Ricardo Mendoza & Paul Hartola of the UBports Foundation spoke about the future of Ubuntu Touch.
Decentralization in action
Saturday afternoon featured contributions from Eric Harris-Braun (Holochain Foundation), Jaydon Ong (Holo Host), and Weynand Kuijpers (Threefold), highlighting how peer-to-peer technologies, decentralized storage and open infrastructure are coming together in practical applications. Other projects included a new integrated development environment by darksoil studio and operating system porting efforts from Eclipse Foundation and Oniro.
OwnPhone: the smartphone that puts your data back in your hands
During the event, we had the opportunity to present our OwnPhone: a smartphone designed around radical privacy and true ownership. It runs on a Google-free, open-source operating system, offers seamless integration with a personal cloud and operates entirely outside the Big Tech ecosystem.
Curious? Visit the OwnPhone website for full details and specs.
Watch the presentations
Many of the talks and demos from the event have been made available by Volla. You can find them on the official Volla downloads and recordings page.
We’re proud to have been part of this growing community and look forward to all the collaborations and next steps that will follow.
