"An open network messaging architecture, known as Matrix, is attracting interest from European governments that are seeking "sovereign" alternatives to encrypted collaboration and messaging tools supplied by US Big Tech companies. Matrix aims to create an open standard for messaging, that would allow people to communicate irrespective of which messaging service they use, in much the same way that people can send emails to anyone irrespective of which email provider they use."
"He says European governments have shown increasing interest in using open source IT as a way of reducing their dependence on US Big Tech suppliers and creating their own sovereign alternatives in the wake of increasing geopolitical uncertainty. The decision by the US to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague in February 2025, showed that sovereign states can no longer assume that cloud-based IT services supplied by Microsoft and other Big Tech companies are immune from world politics."
Matrix is an open network messaging architecture designed to create interoperable, end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice and video services across different providers. European governments and public organisations are increasingly deploying Matrix-based systems to reduce reliance on US Big Tech and to enhance digital sovereignty. The German armed forces and the French government each have hundreds of thousands of employees using Matrix-based messaging. Swiss Post has built an encrypted messaging service for postal users, and projects are underway in Sweden, the European Commission and the Netherlands. Matthew Hodgson co-founded Matrix in 2014 and leads Element, which supplies Matrix-based services to France, Nato and other governments.
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