@paulbusch @ZebKing please include me. I am very involved in ActivityPub standards, I work at the Social Web Foundation and I think I can help.

@paulbusch @ZebKing

Maybe the following (non-exhaustive) list of governments who are active in the #fediverse with their own Mastodon servers is also useful:

CH 🇨🇭: https://social.admin.ch
DE 🇩🇪:
- https://social.bund.de
- https://social.schleswig-holstein.de
FR 🇫🇷: https://social.numerique.gouv.fr
NL 🇳🇱:
- https://social.overheid.nl
- https://social.amsterdam.nl
EU 🇪🇺:
- https://ec.social-network.europa.eu
- https://curia.social-network.europa.eu
- https://social.edps.europa.eu

@paulbusch @ZebKing Definitely support that! But this brings up a slight failing of Mastodon that I have been asking about.
If Mastodon is to replace the corporate social media stuff there has to be a way to better focus on the local, even down to family level.
How can I set up an instance for Vancouver Island? For the Central Island? For a residential group in Qualicum Beach?
And, needing a dedicated server is out of reach for a senior with fixed income.

@paulbusch

Great initiative, wishing you good luck!

Not sure if this is helpful, but I put together a short blog post that I've shared with city/state agencies here in the US, for a similar purpose.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-an-overview-for-government-agencies/

(Sadly, in my case, there was no interest at the time.)

@ZebKing