In Denmark, The Ministry of Digitalization now removes all Microsoft software from ministry computers and switches to open source in a strategy that has been agreed with all five regions of Denmark.
The more Trump threatens Europe, the more US companies will get the Tesla treatment.
I will not be surprised if the Parliament member iPhones are next.
nordjyske.dk/nyheder/politik/d…
Digitaliseringsminister vil udfase Microsoft i sit eget ministerium
Digitaliseringsminister Caroline Stage (M) vil gøre op med afhængigheden af amerikanske techgiganter.Ritzau Politik (Nordjyske)
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Chu 朱
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Gina
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •meanwhile the Dutch gov: "yay we'll soon officially confirm our "Open Source first" agenda.
3 days before confirming: *gov falls* 🤦🏼♀️
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Janne Moren
in reply to Gina • • •To be fair, I get the impression a typical Dutch government couldn't confirm what to have for lunch before they fall.
tyil
in reply to Gina • • •Gina
in reply to tyil • • •well, we have an OSPO now, so things are finally becoming more serious. They're experimenting with an opensource office suite, called #MijnBureau (MyDesk) which would be cool.
minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/
Over Mijn Bureau, Mijn Bureau
minbzk.github.iotyil
in reply to Gina • • •I didn't see much about the infrastructure being used to build this platform on the website, though. Will they host it on a USA cloud, undermining their own sovereignty, or will it be hosted on a new EU-based cloud? Or better yet, without a cloud at all?
Gina
in reply to tyil • • •@tyil not sure, will ask when I see them again.
Ach, sometimes I despair Dutch gov IT, but honestly when I look at how well things like DigiD work, I'm kind of proud.