the state of Schleswig-Holstein is undertaking an even more ambitious project to replace Microsoft products with open-source alternatives for its 30,000 civil servants. The state began its migration in March 2024 and has already transitioned 24,000 employees to LibreOffice, Nextcloud, Open Xchange, and Thunderbird.
Land Schleswig Holstein started transition in March 2024. 80% civil servants fully migrated now. Libre Office, Nextcloud, Thunderbird and Open Xchange
Its use is strictly limited to external communication with parties that still rely on it, such as the European Commission. Even then, strict rules apply: no sensitive information may be discussed on Teams, and usage is kept to an absolute minimum. This hybrid approach reflects a pragmatic recognition that complete independence is not always immediately possible when external partners remain locked into US platforms.
yes, it is a pragmatic choice. Similar to us, we don't use any GAFAM but still use Teams because clients do.
Yet the Austrian case also illustrates the practical limits of digital sovereignty. Nextcloud now serves as the primary collaboration platform for internal communication and file sharing, but Microsoft Teams has not been banned entirely.
Odd formulation, switching from Office to Teams in one sentence which are different things.
The decision has triggered a ripple effect, as several other Austrian ministries have since begun implementing Nextcloud. For Zinnagl and Ollrom, this proves that one organization willing to take the first step can inspire others to follow.
Other Austrian ministries are following and implementing NextCloud too.
Austria's Federal Ministry for Economy, Energy and Tourism is a case in point. The ministry recently completed a migration of 1,200 employees to the European open-source collaboration platform Nextcloud, but the project was not a migration away from an existing US cloud provider. It was a deliberate choice not to adopt one
Austrian Min for Economy Energy and Tourism uses Nextcloud for its 1200 civil servants, not MS Office. It was not a move away from GAFAM bc they did not use that.
Nextcloud integration into rocket.chat. Looked at this before, and decided not to use it for ourselves. Don't remember why though, something with how it assumed you'd interact with Nextcloud I think.
Only Office is created/owned by a Russian outfit. What does our Nextcloud use?
Résumé de la vidéo [00:00:00][^1^][1] - [01:08:31][^2^][2] :
Cette vidéo est un webinaire sur comment collaborer efficacement avec le logiciel libre Nextcloud, animé par Laurine de Solidateek, Pierre de Framasoft et Dorian d'Arawa. Le webinaire se compose de quatre parties :
Points forts : + [00:00:00][^3^][3] Introduction * Présentation de Solidateek, un programme de solidarité numérique pour les associations * Présentation de Framasoft, une association d'éducation populaire aux enjeux du numérique et des cultures libres * Présentation d'Arawa, une entreprise spécialisée dans l'intégration de solutions libres comme Nextcloud + [00:09:36][^4^][4] Qu'est-ce que les logiciels libres et pourquoi les utiliser ? * Définition des logiciels libres et de leurs caractéristiques * Avantages des logiciels libres pour les associations : éthique, sécurité, indépendance, coût, personnalisation, etc. * Exemples de logiciels libres utiles pour les associations : LibreOffice, Gimp, WordPress, etc. + [00:20:10][^5^][5] Démonstration des fonctionnalités collaboratives avec Nextcloud * Présentation de Nextcloud, un logiciel libre qui permet de créer son propre espace numérique de travail * Démonstration de l'interface de Nextcloud et de ses principales fonctionnalités : gestion des fichiers, partage, synchronisation, édition collaborative, agenda, contacts, etc. * Démonstration de quelques applications complémentaires de Nextcloud : Talk, Deck, Forms, etc. + [00:49:45][^6^][6] Comment passer à l'action avec Nextcloud ? * Conseils pour choisir la meilleure solution pour utiliser Nextcloud selon ses besoins et ses compétences : auto-hébergement, hébergement mutualisé, prestation * Présentation de quelques offres d'hébergement mutualisé de Nextcloud : Framaspace, Zaclys, etc. * Présentation des services proposés par Arawa pour accompagner les associations dans l'intégration de Nextcloud : installation, configuration, hébergement, conseil, formation, développement, etc. + [01:05:05][^7^][7] Questions-réponses * Réponses aux questions des participants sur Nextcloud et les logiciels libres
Blogging with Obsidian, Gatsby and Nextcloud https://andri.dk/blog/2021/blogging-with-obsidian-gatsby-and-nextcloud
Get a small home server (e.g. ASRock Beebox), get a domain and run Cloudron, then enable Nextcloud (and any other app they provide).Provides local and off-site backup (e.g. on S3).