Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:01:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux/>

'Denmark's Minister of Digitalization, Caroline Stage, has announced that the
Danish government will start moving away from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice.
Why? It's not because open-source is better, although I would argue that it is,
but because Denmark wants to claim "digital sovereignty." In the States, you
probably haven't heard that phrase, but in the European Union, digital
sovereignty is a big deal and getting bigger.

A combination of security, economic, political, and societal imperatives is
driving the EU's digital sovereignty moves. EU leaders are seeking to reduce
Europe's dependence on foreign technology providers, primarily those from the
United States, and to assert greater control over its digital infrastructure,
data, and technological future.

Why? Because they're concerned about who controls European data, who sets the
rules, and who can potentially cut off access to essential services in times of
geopolitical tension.'

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               *** Xanni ***
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