How can we have #DigitalSovereignty without digital literacy, specially when elected officials orbit every subject without really engaging with it?
#Europe is positioned to favour the #openweb as a common ground for applications to flourish. More apps need to work everywhere and do all we need in our browsers.
Regulation that opens up Apple or Google platforms needs to be followed with business and infrastructure to take advantage of these opportunities.
In #Portugal, since we're more permeable to English than other countries, we have a small minority that's very aware of the #OpenSource ethos and the latest tech innovations in general.
But our governments remain fascinated with the microsofts, the googles and their quick easy solutions that spend public money in private platforms. They even describe open source as a weakness.
Maybe the #EU can offer digital rights bootcamps for politicians entranced by these centralised powers.
Ricardo Tavares