informative article about the ICC and american service providers :"Uncertainty has driven C-level directors of European organizations to ask whether they can still rely on digital infrastructure from US-based service providers", " The court [ICC] later decided to adopt OpenDesk, an open source office and collaboration suite delivered by the German Centre for Digital Sovereignty (ZenDiS)."
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/microsoft_asks_uk_parliament_to_correct_record/
yes for European #digitalsovereignty
#eudigitalsovereignty
Microsoft throws spox under the bus after Parliament testimony on ICC email kerfuffle

Exclusive: Apologizes for 'inaccuracy'

The Register

European digital sovereignty. A search engine from France that rivals google
#eudigitalsovereignty

https://www.qwant.com/

palais des 40 colonnes aespahan – Qwant Search

Fast, reliable answers and still in trust: Qwant does not store your search data, does not sell your personal data and is hosted in Europe.

Qwant

European digital sovereignty. How to search for alternatives
#eudigitalsovereignty

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"Sovereign EU Cloud" from a US company?

Plot twist: The CLOUD Act (2018) lets US agencies demand your data — no matter where the server sits.

"Data stays in Europe" ≠ "Safe from US law"

#CloudAct #DataSovereignty #EUDigitalSovereignty #GDPR #Privacy

#EUDigitalSovereignty

Im Kern umfasst das Paket einen #DigitalOmnibus, die Regelungen zu #KI, #Cybersicherheit und Daten vereinfacht. Ergänzt durch #DatenunionStrategie mit Zugang zu hochwertigen Daten für KI-Projekt, sowie #BusinessWallet

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2718

“Leading European technology companies have founded the EuroStack Initiative Foundation to advance Europe's digital sovereignty through coordinated industry actions”

https://www.heise.de/en/news/EuroStack-Foundation-Europe-s-Tech-Industry-Founds-Sovereignty-Initiative-10964468.html

#Eurostack #eudigitalsovereignty

EuroStack Foundation: Europe's Tech Industry Founds Sovereignty Initiative

With the EuroStack Foundation, European tech companies aim to reduce dependence on US cloud providers in particular.

heise online
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email

Digital sovereignty isn't a phrase you often hear in the US, but it's a big deal in Europe. Here's why.

ZDNET
How Europe Can Build Its Own Tech Giants

YouTube

From now on, most of my payments in #Italy will be with #Satispay wherever it's accepted as a payment method.

For those who don't know, Satispay is an italian alternative payment method, which in my opinion is not as spread as it should be, but it's very good. More on the link below.

This is one of my moves to strenghthen #Europe on #EuDigitalSovereignty and enforce local tech initiatives.

I'm already moving my stuff to @protonprivacy as well.

@european_alternatives @goeuropean

https://www.satispay.com

Satispay: app di pagamento semplice e piattaforma welfare

Satispay: l'app per i pagamenti di tutti i giorni. Scopri i servizi per pagare e risparmiare, gli strumenti per il Business e i prodotti Welfare per aziende.

Can anyone recommend me pendrive manufactures from #Europe?

#EUDigitalSovereignty #DigitalEU

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