For #InternationalWorkersDay, here's a short article that I wrote for the Fair Vote Toronto newsletter about worker's rights. My fellow volunteers made the graphics and helped publish it.

https://www.fairvotetoronto.ca/canadas-democracy-problem-is-a-workers-rights-problem/

#ProportionalRepresentation #cdnpoli #Toronto #onpoli #DigitalSovereignty #ElectoralReform #Democracy

Interview with Head of Products & Delivery at ZenDiS, the state-owned company bringing #digitalSovereignty to Germany

https://www.neverpo.st/how-hard-is-it-to-stop-using-american-tech/

Interview with Head of Products & Delivery at ZenDiS, the state-owned company bringing #digitalSovereignty to Germany

www.neverpo.st/how-hard-…

USA Freaks Out: Amazon DITCHED for Lidl - Dutch Central Bank Exits Amazon, €11B Investment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU70qYau3gU

#cloud #EU #Europa #tech #digitalsovereignty

Understanding Vendor Lock-In: Impacts, Examples, and Avoidance Strategies

This article is intended to help readers better understanding vendor lock-in by identifying its impacts, examining examples, and highlighting avoidance strategies.

After reading, you should:

be familiar with the concept of vendor lock in
be aware of potential impacts vendor lock-in can ...
Continued 👉 https://blog.radwebhosting.com/understanding-vendor-lock-in-impacts-examples-and-avoidance-strategies/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.raddemo.host #businesscontinuance #digitalsovereignty #vendorlockin #datagovernance #supplychain

Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone | https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/05/01/buy_a_foss_fondleslab/

Timely, as I degoogle my phone is dying.

#degoogle #digitalsovereignty

The dutch alternative to sharing public code | Interoperable Europe Portal https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/dutch-alternative-sharing-public-code

#OpenSource #Forgejo #DigitalSovereignty #PublicSector #Innovation #GovTech #Digitalisierung #digitalization #Collaboration #CommunityDriven #SoftwareDevelopment #FederatedCode #OpenGov #TechCommunity #CoCreation #Independence #SoftLaunch #UserCentric #DigitalTransformation #PublicService #FutureOfTech

Why is Europe’s break from Visa and Mastercard facing resistance?

A digital euro, a push for sovereignty from US payment giants and a bitter fight between banks and Brussels are all coming to a head — and the outcome could affect how Europeans conduct even the simplest day-to-day payments.

The digital euro could arrive by 2029 — but a bitter battle between Brussels and the banks stands in the way.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260501-why-is-europes-break-from-visa-and-mastercard-facing-resistance?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EU #DigitalEuro #Payments #Visa #Mastercard #DigitalSovereignty

Updated! We are now up to 20 entries in my European digital sovereignty tracker. New examples of orgs ditching US tech include media entities, the Dutch National Bank, and open source sewing software.

Thanks to everyone who has sent me examples, please do keep them coming if there are others I am missing!

There's a handful that I am still reviewing and I'm also considering in the next update including new categories (political declarations, funding, projects such as Euro-Office, etc)

https://drive.proton.me/urls/EG60KWHEDG#7P2AL5m6PPzT

#digitalsovereignty #europe #tech #opensource