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Inside the German state trying to break free from Microsoft
The first big move was from Microsoft Office to open-source equivalent. That was largely glitch-free. The Teams videoconferencing software was jettisoned for a programme called OpenTalk.
Microsoft made for Germany - move-online.de | move - moderne verwaltung
Microsoft-Deutschland-Chefin Agnes Heftberger fordert auf der Smart Country Convention eine echte digitale Transformation für Staat und Verwaltung - und gibt ein Bekenntnis von Microsoft zum Standort Deutschland ab.
What Germany got right about open formats, and how it relates to your ...
Germany just made a bold move In March 2026, the German government published the "Deutschland-Stack". It's a governance framework that sets technical requirements across all German government levels. The framework mandates that government documents must be stored in either ODF (OpenDocument Format) or PDF/UA from 2028 onwards. That means Microsoft's proprietary formats — the ones ...
The German Mandate for Digital Sovereignty - LinkedIn
In a move that signals a profound shift in the global digital order, Germany has officially mandated a departure from Microsoft's proprietary formats across all government levels.
