Article 3 surveys four models of AI governance for community organisations, from commercial cloud through to fully sovereign compute. The right answer depends on what an organisation holds in trust — member data, financial records, deliberative material. The piece is framework, not prescription. Few groups need the most sovereign option; few can afford to ignore sovereignty entirely.
https://mysovereignty.digital/articles/ai-governance-series-03.html
Wouldn't it be great if we did this too in #Canada instead of cutting public services while buying more #US weapons https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xiWKYnkjo4A?feature=share.
#cdnpoli #canpoli #sovereignty #digitalsovereignty #linux #France #USA #windows #microslop
Europe is starting to think seriously about its own social web.
Not just platforms —
but infrastructure, governance, and independence.
#EU #DigitalSovereignty #Fediverse @eurosky.social @sebastian.eurosky.social
Today Bluesky went down. This is why our vision for a fully independent European social web matters. You are the first users of Eurosky. You are the community making this vision a reality. We are 10,000 strong and if each one gave 5 or 10 euros today, we will have enough to do the next step in our roadmap. Be part of building European tech. At Eurosky, we are building the European backbone for what we believe is the future of the web - the Atmosphere. The Atmosphere is a new generation of apps & services on the web developed by an ever-growing number of startups, developers & organisations. What sets the Atmosphere apart is that all these apps & services work together. And at the center of it all are personal web accounts (technically called Personal Data Servers or PDS). Each person's account holds their user identity, data and connections across all these apps. Every user controls their data and which apps can access it. Today we operate the largest production service for Atmosphere identities in Europe with 10,000 of us already on Eurosky. Our goal is much bigger - we are working towards a goal of 50% of all Europeans being on a healthier, open social web by 2030. It will take Eurosky and many other builders to achieve this. To get there we need full digital infrastructure hosted in Europe and governed by European law. We launch this fundraising drive on a day where Bluesky has had a very big outage with the service down for most of the day. Bluesky reported a DDOS attacks and this can happen to anyone, but it highlights more than ever that we need a totally independent backbone for the Atmosphere. We are raising funds to accelerate our plan to build this, including relays, indexing, feed generation, moderation and other components needed to run apps on 100% European infrastructure. So the next time there is a massive outage across the Atlantic, or a platform takes the wrong turn, we have independent European technology we can rely on. About Eurosky Eurosky is an independent European initiative spearheaded by a coalition of entrepreneurs, technologists and civil society organizations working towards a future where Europe has a thriving open social web that's innovative, competitive and built on European values. Our mission is to build and operate sovereign digital infrastructure that enables European entrepreneurs and developers to build new products and services faster and better — and to catalyze healthier social experiences that delight people. Eurosky is an initiative of Modal (Stichting Modal), a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands supporting social technologies in the public interest. Use of funds There are 10k of us already on Eurosky, if we contributed an average of €10 each, we would hit our first target of €100k! This will allow us to build Eurosky infrastructure faster so we get closer to having fully independent European social apps. €100,000 will go towards: • Building a European microblogging app backend, to support European apps • Growing our PDS capacity • Supporting up to 100k users Regardless of the amount raised, we will report monthly on how it's been used and our progress. Eurosky was made possible because of micro-donations made by thousands of people who donated to our Free our Feeds campaign last year. And it’s this kind of collective support that will allow us to keep building.
EU Awards $213M Cloud Contract to Boost Digital Sovereignty
The European Union has taken a bold step towards digital independence with a $213 million cloud contract awarded to four European providers, marking a significant shift away from US tech dominance. This strategic move is set to bolster the EU's digital sovereignty.
#DigitalSovereignty #CloudServices #EuropeanUnion #EmergingThreats #SupplyChain
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_DIGIT_director_general/116418634755283813
Always love to see the European Commission and its DGs on Masto ✌️ 🇪🇺 😍
Vive les réseaux sociaux libres, européens et ouverts !
🇫🇮 Digitaalista itsenäisyyttä tukemassa @jolla ! 💡
Jolla kehittää Linuxiin perustuvaa Sailfish OS -mobiilikäyttöjärjestelmää, joka tukee digitaalista suvereniteettia, yksityisyyden suojaa ja riippumattomien mobiilialustojen rakentamista eurooppalaisin arvoin. Yritys valmistaa myös Jolla-puhelimia historiallisella paikalla Salossa, entisellä Nokian tehtaalla.
#DigitaalinenItsenäisyys #Jolla #SailfishOS #DigitalSovereignty #European
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Honest question for the timeline.
What EU-based software have you switched to this year? And what was the moment that made you finally switch?
Reply with the product name. If it is European and we do not list it yet, we will probably add it to the directory.
France is planning to replace Windows software with open-source alternative Linux across government computers, in a move aimed at reducing its dependence on American tech giants – but experts warn the transition will be costly and slow.
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