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sjvn
@sjvn@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Another European agency shifts off Big Tech, as digital sovereignty movement gains steam https://zdnet.com/article/another-european-agency-ditches-big-tech-as-digital-sovereignty-movement-gains-steam/ by @sjvn

The EU continues to move from US tech to open-source-based digital sovereignty approaches.

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bananabob :tinoflag:
@bananabob@mastodon.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@sjvn Steven it's about time we had a list of these agencies and countries that are making the switch. I can't keep up with them all and sometimes think I may be reading the same news more than once. 🤔

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sjvn
@sjvn@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@bananabob I have trouble keeping up with them, and I do this for a living!

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Kevin Neely :donor:
@ktneely@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@sjvn @bananabob

I've been keeping a #Zotero collection of these whenever I come across them. Here's what I have:

  • International Criminal Court

  • Munich

  • Schleswig-Holstein

  • Lyon

  • a Danish government ministry

  • Austrian Ministry of Economy adopts #Nextcloud (this is the above-linked article)

If you have any more, please send em my way!

#digitalsovereignty #enshittification #opensource

ZDNET

Another European agency shifts off Big Tech, as digital sovereignty movement gains steam

European Union states are increasingly shifting toward European-based companies that offer open-source solutions. Here's why.
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ZDNET

Linux not Windows: Why Munich is shifting back from Microsoft to open source – again

Munich's flip-flop back to open source is the latest sign of Germany's political sea change over proprietary software.
Euractiv

International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv

The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software

Digitaliseringsminister vil mindske brug Microsoft i eget ministerium

Digitaliseringsminister Caroline Stage (M) vil gøre op med afhængigheden af amerikanske techgiganter.
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beryll | aurel medien
@beryll@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@ktneely @sjvn @bananabob austria army migrated to libreoffice as well, AFAIK.

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