effort of a governing entity to keep its independence by managing reliances on digital services, platforms, technologies and data
Without open standards, organizations cannot freely switch suppliers or independently access and process their own data -- building defeat into the "sovereign" structure. The post Digital Sovereignty
On Tuesday 30 June, the APELL Conference 2026 attracted around 60 people to beautiful Utrecht (Netherlands). For the fourth time, APELL invited participants for a full day of presentations, panel disc
Redmond once branded Linux the “cancer,” but the real infection was already inside Microsoft Office: proprietary formats designed to keep users and governments dependent forever. The post Microsoft’s
Europe’s drive for digital sovereignty is reshaping how public agencies and regulated organizations choose, host, and govern open source platforms—from Drupal to Nextcloud. The post What Europe’s Digi
The app is easy to replace. The hard part is the years of documents trapped in one company’s format -- especially after that company ceases to exist. The post Vendor Lock-In: It’s Not the App, It’s th
An open letter from the Document Foundation argues that Euro-Office isn’t what it claims—and may reinforce Microsoft’s ecosystem instead. The post LibreOffice Weighs In on Euro-Office and EU Digital S
Backed by major European vendors, Euro‑Office takes on Microsoft, Google Docs, and OnlyOffice — and we have screenshots to show how the new sovereign suite is shaping up. The post Euro‑Office Sets Jun
Following two successful Nextcloud Enterprise Days in The Hague in 2025, we brought the event to Utrecht this year, where a massive 750 registrations brought a big crowd to the Jaarbeurs venue. The ki
