Today, the #EU will launch a new legal entity aimed at supporting the development of the #DigitalCommons.

The so-called European Digital Infrastructure Consortium ( #EDIC) is a legal instrument that allows EU countries to pool resources and "coordinate with communities to develop, maintain and scale digital commons and facilitate their uptake."

Depending on who leads it, this #DCEDIC might become something great, or it could end in failure just as #GaiaX did. 🍿

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-launch-digital-commons-edic-support-sovereign-european-digital-infrastructure-and

The first article in one of our national newspapers this morning about the launch of the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium ( #EDIC) today 🍾🇪🇺

Title: "Europe takes first step towards digital independence. Four European countries are taking on the American tech giants, taking the lead in developing European software." 🇳🇱🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹

#digitalsovereignty #eupolicy #opensource

We're hosting our German #OpenDesk and French #LaSuite colleagues at the Dutch Ministry of Interior today to exchange experiences with our #MijnBureau team 🇩🇪🇫🇷

This is in preparation of the official European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) launch tomorrow in The Hague. 🍾

The #EDIC will be a consortium of several EU member states to fund, support and build more #opensource EU alternatives together, like the sovereign workspaces replacing Microsoft.

#digitalsovereignty #eupolicy

@MichaelB Oh, that’s really interesting—and yes, Germany’s approach can be pretty fragmented because of federalism, right?
From what I’ve seen, Schleswig-Holstein is indeed moving toward open source, which is great news! But as you pointed out, many other states and municipalities are still heavily reliant on Microsoft—and now even Palantir (yikes!).
I only translated that article about the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium ( #EDIC) and didn’t dig much deeper, so I’m not entirely sure whether the Federal Republic of Germany as a whole is officially part of it yet. @rriemann might have more insights—maybe they can clarify?

Does anyone else have updates on Germany’s open-source transition? It feels like such a mixed bag right now—some places are leading the way, while others are doubling down on proprietary software.
Have you seen any other German states making progress with FOSS? I’d love to hear more success stories!

P.S. #Palantir in public administration? Could you share some sources for that? That’s a huge red flag if I’ve ever seen one… 🚩

Leave it to @bert_hubert to remind us why the #EDIC and Digital Commons are important. I even heard @peertube and @Mastodon mentioned 🔥

The European Digital Infrastructure Consortium ( #EDIC) has officially been launched 🥳🎉🍾🇪🇺

We had EU delegates from NL, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, and Hungary on stage, with livestream of all participants holding balloons in the background.

#digitalsovereignty #opensource #eupolicy

Today, the #EU will launch a new legal entity aimed at supporting the development of the #DigitalCommons.

The so-called European Digital Infrastructure Consortium ( #EDIC) is a legal instrument that allows EU countries to pool resources and "coordinate with communities to develop, maintain and scale digital commons and facilitate their uptake."

Depending on who leads it, this #DCEDIC might become something great, or it could end in failure just as #GaiaX did. 🍿

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-launch-digital-commons-edic-support-sovereign-european-digital-infrastructure-and

The first article in one of our national newspapers this morning about the launch of the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium ( #EDIC) today 🍾🇪🇺

Title: "Europe takes first step towards digital independence. Four European countries are taking on the American tech giants, taking the lead in developing European software." 🇳🇱🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹

#digitalsovereignty #eupolicy #opensource

We're hosting our German #OpenDesk and French #LaSuite colleagues at the Dutch Ministry of Interior today to exchange experiences with our #MijnBureau team 🇩🇪🇫🇷

This is in preparation of the official European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) launch tomorrow in The Hague. 🍾

The #EDIC will be a consortium of several EU member states to fund, support and build more #opensource EU alternatives together, like the sovereign workspaces replacing Microsoft.

#digitalsovereignty #eupolicy

Please reshare ♻️! Mario #Draghi on 22 Oct: "For years the European Union believed that its economic dimension, with 450 million consumers, would itself bring geopolitical power and leverage in international trade relations. This year will be remembered as the year in which that illusion evaporated."

He goes on: "One lesson is now clear from the way the global economy is 1/x

#DigitalSovereignty#EuroStack #LaSuite #opendesk #DigitalEU #OSPO#EDIC#DPI #endof10#Linux#Fedora #opensuse

Please reshare ♻️! Mario #Draghi on 22 Oct: "For years the European Union believed that its economic dimension, with 450 million consumers, would itself bring geopolitical power and leverage in international trade relations. This year will be remembered as the year in which that illusion evaporated."

He goes on: "One lesson is now clear from the way the global economy is 1/x

#DigitalSovereignty#EuroStack #LaSuite #opendesk #DigitalEU #OSPO#EDIC#DPI #endof10#Linux#Fedora #opensuse