France announced it will replace U.S. video conferencing platforms like Teams and Zoom with its homegrown platform Visio across all public services by 2027. The move represents a concrete implementation of digital sovereignty, aiming to keep government data under French jurisdiction and avoid foreign laws like the U.S. CLOUD Act. Visio is hosted on certified French infrastructure, includes AI-powered features, and is expected to save €1 million annually per 100,000 users. Other EU countries are watching closely as France becomes the first major test case for state-level digital independence, though questions remain about interoperability, user experience, and potential fragmentation of standards.
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Digital sovereignty at a turning pointThe Visio rollout: timeline and factsA broader European test caseSovereignty vs. innovation: a balancing actDoing, not just talkingSort: