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@sovtechfund Adding hashtags in case someone is following these topics #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #OpenStandards #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenData
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Ein paar Hashtags helfen vielleicht für eine bessere Reichweite?
#OpenSource #FreieSoftware #freesoftware #OpenStandards #floss
RE: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2026/02/12/digital-sovereignty-frenchstyle.html
If you believe in #OpenSource, #DigitalSovereignty and #Cooperatives you will love this
If the #EU is serious about #digitalsovereignty and #privacy, #Mastodon is a meaningful step, but also a delicate one.
Supporting the #fediverse shouldn’t mean centralising it, capturing it, or over-regulating it. The real challenge is to fund capacity, standards, and sustainability without undermining #decentralization, pluralism, or community governance.
#opensource #PublicDigitalInfrastructure #europeanunion #europeancommission #european #eurosky #euroskysocial
If the #EU is serious about #digitalsovereignty and #privacy, #Mastodon is a meaningful step, but also a delicate one.
Supporting the #fediverse shouldn’t mean centralising it, capturing it, or over-regulating it. The real challenge is to fund capacity, standards, and sustainability without undermining #decentralization, pluralism, or community governance.
#opensource #PublicDigitalInfrastructure #europeanunion #europeancommission #european #eurosky #euroskysocial
@Wtebbens The 'Software Sovereignty Scale' is a vital lens. If sovereignty is a spectrum, then corporate 'Open Source' (OSI) is often just a lease, not ownership. We need to move from 'Sovereign Consumption' to 'Sovereign Governance'—where the end-user holds a stake in the infrastructure itself. How do we build 'CoopCloud' protocols that are as metabolically resilient as they are legally open? #DigitalSovereignty #CoopCloud #Governance #DigitalCommons #ReVolt
In the discussion about #digitalsovereignty there is an interesting cry for #BuyEuropean, but many of us doubt that that is enough. In software, you (or your organisation or country) being "sovereign" or in control does ultimately not only - or so much - depend on where the HQ of the tech company are located.
@dries, the founder of Drupal, presents an interesting scale for digital sovereignty.
The software license is an important part. Not the only one of course. We'd also think of the maturity of the developer community. And, as an enduser, one's control over or stake in the service provider (in case you need one).
@Wtebbens The 'Software Sovereignty Scale' is a vital lens. If sovereignty is a spectrum, then corporate 'Open Source' (OSI) is often just a lease, not ownership. We need to move from 'Sovereign Consumption' to 'Sovereign Governance'—where the end-user holds a stake in the infrastructure itself. How do we build 'CoopCloud' protocols that are as metabolically resilient as they are legally open? #DigitalSovereignty #CoopCloud #Governance #DigitalCommons #ReVolt
💳️ Europe's $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard
｢ Wero is a private-sector initiative; the digital euro is public money. They are designed to complement rather than compete — though the overlap in ambition is obvious. Both exist because Europe’s political establishment has finally accepted that payments sovereignty is as strategically important as energy independence or defence autonomy ｣
💳️ Europe's $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard
｢ Wero is a private-sector initiative; the digital euro is public money. They are designed to complement rather than compete — though the overlap in ambition is obvious. Both exist because Europe’s political establishment has finally accepted that payments sovereignty is as strategically important as energy independence or defence autonomy ｣
Yo techies!
**Matrix secure chat is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty**
"Matrix is currently talking to circa 35 countries about FOSS communications infrastructure. For instance, Hodgson told us the United Nations is on board: it's using Matrix as the basis of its own in-house air-gapped communications tool, which helps it to remain independent of any country or hosting provider.
It's also being adopted at the International Criminal Court (ICC), which as The Register reported in October 2025 is busily ditching Microsoft Office. After the Trump administration imposed sanctions on ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan, he reported losing access to his email and banking, disrupting the court's work.”
Yes any government can host their own Matrix instance and have full control over it. Matrix is actually implemented inside of other messaging tools, so many are using it without even knowing about it.
You just can't trust the tRumpies!
See https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/matrix_element_secure_chat
#technology #privacy #digitalsovereignty #chat #opensource
🔮 Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
｢ Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data, a deal-breaker for the neutrality-focused Alpine nation ｣
https://www.newscase.com/palantirs-swiss-exit-highlights-global-data-sovereignty-challenge/
🔮 Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
｢ Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data, a deal-breaker for the neutrality-focused Alpine nation ｣
https://www.newscase.com/palantirs-swiss-exit-highlights-global-data-sovereignty-challenge/
Yo techies!
**Matrix secure chat is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty**
"Matrix is currently talking to circa 35 countries about FOSS communications infrastructure. For instance, Hodgson told us the United Nations is on board: it's using Matrix as the basis of its own in-house air-gapped communications tool, which helps it to remain independent of any country or hosting provider.
It's also being adopted at the International Criminal Court (ICC), which as The Register reported in October 2025 is busily ditching Microsoft Office. After the Trump administration imposed sanctions on ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan, he reported losing access to his email and banking, disrupting the court's work.”
Yes any government can host their own Matrix instance and have full control over it. Matrix is actually implemented inside of other messaging tools, so many are using it without even knowing about it.
You just can't trust the tRumpies!
See https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/matrix_element_secure_chat
#technology #privacy #digitalsovereignty #chat #opensource
In the discussion about #digitalsovereignty there is an interesting cry for #BuyEuropean, but many of us doubt that that is enough. In software, you (or your organisation or country) being "sovereign" or in control does ultimately not only - or so much - depend on where the HQ of the tech company are located.
@dries, the founder of Drupal, presents an interesting scale for digital sovereignty.
The software license is an important part. Not the only one of course. We'd also think of the maturity of the developer community. And, as an enduser, one's control over or stake in the service provider (in case you need one).
Another new grassroot initiation. Take your own small step!
https://open.substack.com/pub/choosingeurope/p/1-your-email-provider-matters?
#buyeuropean #europeanalternatives #digitalsovereignty #ownyourstep
Our Dutch gov delegation had a great work visit in @landesregierung and learned a lot about Schleswig-Holstein's #opensource journey. 🔥
These lessons will be integrated into our own #digitalsovereignty strategy. We'll also keep collaborating with SH, Germany and France to work towards a sovereign workspace.
Thanks again @digitalhubsh for organizing!! 🇩🇪🥨
The German federal government currently pays €481 million in licensing fees to #Microsoft every year.
I'm sure @zendis could build some nice stuff with half the money and make it available for everybody else to re-use.
In order to download EU law documents from https://eur-lex.europa.eu , I now need to send my personal data to Amazon in the USA (allow connections to awswaf.com). #DigitalSovereignty is going great.
