testman@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoHow The German Government is Planning for an Open Futurewww.collaboraonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up198cross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
arrow-up198external-linkHow The German Government is Planning for an Open Futurewww.collaboraonline.comtestman@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
minus-squarePoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agothey tried already using open source in several occasions for smaller administrative municipalities. all failed and went back then, wasting loads of time and money. so for sure marketing gag
minus-squareSchlemmy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-29 minutes agoAre you sure? Just about two weeks ago they launched OpenDesk. https://www.digitale-verwaltung.de/SharedDocs/kurzmeldungen/Webs/DV/DE/2024/10_zendis.html Element chat is integrated in this suite and is allready vastly used by the federal government, the army,… I think no government anywhere else has embraced open source as much as Germany does. The are building their sovereign cloud and different states, Schools, government departments, hospitals… are joining. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/german-state-gov-ditching-windows-for-linux-30k-workers-migrating/#gsc.tab=0 They’ve put their money where their mout is by creating a sovereign tech fund. https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/ They move slowly, as governments do, but they have a goal and a plan. It’s not easy to switch and running contracts have to reach the end of their term but when these contracts are over the move will be huge.
they tried already using open source in several occasions for smaller administrative municipalities.
all failed and went back then, wasting loads of time and money. so for sure marketing gag
Are you sure?
Just about two weeks ago they launched OpenDesk.
https://www.digitale-verwaltung.de/SharedDocs/kurzmeldungen/Webs/DV/DE/2024/10_zendis.html
Element chat is integrated in this suite and is allready vastly used by the federal government, the army,…
I think no government anywhere else has embraced open source as much as Germany does.
The are building their sovereign cloud and different states, Schools, government departments, hospitals… are joining.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/german-state-gov-ditching-windows-for-linux-30k-workers-migrating/#gsc.tab=0
They’ve put their money where their mout is by creating a sovereign tech fund.
https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/
They move slowly, as governments do, but they have a goal and a plan. It’s not easy to switch and running contracts have to reach the end of their term but when these contracts are over the move will be huge.