European Commission Trials Open Source Matrix Protocol for Internal Communications
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Summary
The European Commission is testing European open source software for internal communications, specifically the Matrix protocol, as a sovereign alternative to US software like Microsoft Teams. This move addresses growing concerns about dependency on American technology amid strained transatlantic relations. The Commission is preparing an internal communication solution based on Matrix as part of efforts to adopt more sovereign digital solutions.
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The move comes at a time of growing concern within European administrations over their heavy dependency on US software for day-to-day work amid increasingly unreliable transatlantic relations.
As part of our efforts to use more sovereign digital solutions, the European Commission is preparing an internal communication solution based on the Matrix protocol, the spokesperson told Euractiv.
Matrix is an open source, community-developed messaging protocol
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