The EU 🇪🇺 spends ~€264 billion a year on IT, mostly proprietary, cementing exactly the vendor lock-in and dependencies.
Its Tech Sovereignty Package positions #FreeSoftware a "first" principle for the upcoming Cloud and AI Development Act #CADA. Now it needs to be binding, not just a suggestion.
"Redirecting even half of the money spent on proprietary lock-in to Free Software would boost European tech sovereignty"
#publiccode #SoftwareFreedom #DigitalSovereignty
