"The State can no longer simply acknowledge its dependence; it must break free. We must become less reliant on American tools and regain control of our digital destiny."
"DINUM's plan to develop a videoconferencing platform called 'Visio' is designed to help France's government break free of American tools like Zoom, Teams, Webex, and Google Meet."
"DINUM has nonetheless struck a blow for software liberty, because the interministerial seminar will now do three things."
"All French ministries are required to create a plan to adopt non-American tech for PC operating systems, collaboration tools, antivirus software, artificial intelligence, databases, virtualization, and network equipment."
France's Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) will transition from Windows to Linux desktops to lessen reliance on American technology. This decision was announced during a seminar aimed at promoting sovereign technologies. Minister David Amiel emphasized the need for the state to regain control over its digital tools. DINUM plans to develop a videoconferencing platform called 'Visio' to further this goal. Additionally, all French ministries will be required to adopt non-American technology across various digital tools and systems.
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