Bavaria Reverses Course and Develops Computer Workstations without Microsoft Programs.
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The Bavarian State Ministry of Digital Affairs wants to introduce a sovereign workplace with "alternatives to proprietary workplace software", i.e. without Microsoft Office. Bavaria's Digital Minister Fabian Mehring says: "Digital sovereignty is a central question of the future for our state and its administration. Because digital infrastructure has long held the world together, we have to make it crisis-proof.
Bavaria wants to become less dependent on large overseas software companies. Digital Minister Fabian Mehring is thus implementing a resolution from the Conference of Minister-Presidents, which calls for sovereign alternatives to conventional office software by the end of March 2027 (which certainly includes the Microsoft suite). The ministry... Read the article: Bavaria plans the sovereign workplace: Away from US software Where you can follow u…
The Free State of Bavaria is taking a turn in its IT strategy. Instead of massively expanding the use of Microsoft 365, the focus is now on building an independent, sovereign solution for the administration. (Read more)
The Bavarian Digital Ministry no longer wants to wait for the rest of the state government – and free the jobs in the Free State of Microsoft.
Bavaria wanted to centrally supply its administration with Microsoft 365. However, the month-long license plan seems to be more than on the tip. It was planned to completely convert the administrations of the state and municipalities to Microsoft 365. A large part of the authorities already work with the applications of the company. The municipalities could have voluntarily entered via a centrally negotiated licensing framework. The head of the …
The Free State of Bavaria has decided against signing a new contract with Microsoft; public pressure was evidently too great. Instead, Bavaria intends to develop a "sovereign workplace" without Microsoft programs. The Bavarian state government, and especially Bavarian Finance Minister Albert Füracker (CSU), has faced considerable criticism in recent months. Füracker had wanted to conclude a new licensing agreement with Microsoft for the Free Sta…
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