10 European Governments That Are Breaking Free from Microsoft – And Why It Matters
🌐 10 European Governments That Are Breaking Free from Microsoft – And Why It Matters
Its one of those multi-page list articles.
These are countries so you can save yourself ten clicks:
There is also some signs that the list might be AI generated, but I am not 100% certain about that.
I've not heard a single thing here in Finland that any governmental or related entity would be moving away from MS.
From the article:
Finland’s newly elected government has declared that open-source solutions and open standards must now be prioritized in all public software procurement. That means a gradual but clear shift away from Microsoft wherever open alternatives are suitable.
This transition is more than philosophical—it’s about resilience. With native auditing, flexible APIs, and local control, Finland is making cloud computing security a built-in part of public infrastructure rather than an afterthought.
God.. the AI-sloppiness of that paragraph is so strong..
Finland’s embrace of open standards goes back to JUHTA guidelines in 2009, but the 2025 government programme turns recommendations into law. From Q1 2025 every central-government RFP must justify any deviation from open-source options—a reversal of the burden of proof that effectively dethrones proprietary incumbents.
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Now get together people and build THE European digital sovereignty!
This is a great opportunity to (re)build a robust digital service ecosystem in the EU, both allowing for economic growth and reducing or even eliminating one of the dependencies of the US. Allows to leverage tariffs on services in up coming trade negotiations, if we're quick enough.
Before rejoicing, I'll wait after Trump announces a 200% tax on EU made products unless we start buying more US digital software and services and we remove rules and regulations, data protection,...
