#Vietnam#DataCenters#DigitalSovereignty: "Viettel projects the south-east Asian country’s data centre market will expand 15 per cent a year for the foreseeable future, possibly more if a big cloud company such as Alibaba invests there, the company said.
The expansion is fuelled in part by the data localisation rules, which Hanoi admits violate its free trade agreements but which ease the one-party state’s ability to access data.
The rules have been a boon for cloud providers that already have server farms in Vietnam, including gaming unicorn VNG and IT company CMC, which said it would construct at least two data centres in the next few years, potentially doubling its capacity."
@libreoffice I've been using #LibreOffice for many years. Only when I'm forced I use another office suite, and that did not happen in the last 2.5 years.
#EU#SocialMedia#Fediverse#Mastodon#Peertube#DigitalSovereignty: "Providing public services through infrastructures under the control of the public (e.g., through the decentralized approach of the fediverse) would operationalize the idea of building and securing Digital Public Spaces. On paper, policymakers have already embraced this concept, as indicated by the inclusion of a section on “Participation in the Digital Public Space” in the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade, which was adopted by EU co-legislators in late 2012.
The story of the EU’s Mastodon and Peertube servers is a litmus test for whether EU institutions are truly committed to the idea of a Digital Public Space and to addressing the challenge of a digital space dominated by a few corporations.
For all the talk of “digital sovereignty,” it would be unfortunate (to put it mildly) if the EU proved incapable of running a couple of servers to host a decentralized service and provide an alternative to its X and YouTube social media accounts."
Now, from May 18, 2024, we, European citizens, are left with no public access to European institutions, since all their communications will go through US-based private companies that the #EU fined repeatedly for breaking the European Law.
What kind of political power is that? Submitting #GDPR protected citizens to the global surveillance of NSA through USA's "National Security Exception to GDPR"?
I'm very happy that I joined #ZenDiS last week 🥳 The new German Centre for Digital Sovereignty provides a platform for exchange between the #OpenSource community and the public sector, making it easier for #OS actors to develop - and for the public sector to obtain - useful and secure OS software.
🌱 As an Ecosystem Manager, my primary goal is to foster collaboration between the OS #community and the public sector, promote the adoption of OS software, and advance #DigitalSovereignty through strategic partnerships, community engagement, and advocacy.
And if you're thinking, hey, this sounds interesting, we should talk, get in touch (in German or English) I don't bite :)
How will EU law affect your digital business? A lot!
At T3CON23 legal expert Neil Peretz unpacked the future of digital laws in the EU and what they mean for open source: “The real winner, if you heighten barriers for open source, is Big Tech.” He looked at six acts, from Cyber Resilience to Digital Services.
To me #DigitalSovereignty is about the empowerment of the individual to be informed and in control on the use of data concerning that individual using #OpenSource and #OpenStandards.
To others it is about some weird form of data patriotism based on „us versus THEM“. I remember those arguments from the times of „we must create national clouds“.
This typically resulted in a grab for taxpayers money that got distributed with no real results. Let’s not go there again.
> #obsidian works with plain .md files
No, it doesn't. Not only those files aren't following any of the stardard markdown flavours, but also obsidian doesn't even have official export to markdown.
That means, the moment this proprietary tool gets enshittified you might lose all your internal links and attachments.
Don't believe it? try to move to other note taker and prove me wrong
The way I see it, the first milestone of #DigitalSovereignty has been #FOSS licenses, the second has been protocols for decentralized networks. The former enabled software like Mastodon to spread across servers people own and the latter enabled this conversation. Maybe where you are coming from, local MD files to store notes are a step forward, but for me a popular application like Obsidian spreading old myths about FOSS is two steps back
Uncover the keys to #DigitalSovereignty! Our latest blog delves into the world of open source solutions and their role in ensuring autonomy over your digital assets. Don't miss out! 🚀
In a distributed work environment, it's crucial to control data sharing 📄👁️🗨️
#CollaboraOnline Secure View empowers you to share without compromising control, preventing leaks of valuable information. Developed in collaboration with Dell Technologies and @ownclouders this unique solution enables secure sharing to any untrusted client via the browser.
Collabora Online offers users a range of business benefits that support collaboration and productivity whilst maintaining your #digitalsovereignty and keeping your corporate documents secure. 🔒 ✅
The openDesk project, spearheaded by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, stands at the forefront of European initiatives aiming to fortify #digitalsovereignty. With a focus on #opensource and secure digital solutions, this project seeks to redefine how governments harness technology for seamless operations, with #CollaboraOnline making significant contributions amongst other valued partners.
Public bodies worldwide are recognizing the importance of maintaining control over their digital infrastructure, and #CollaboraOnline offers a robust solution that aligns with these goals.
Explore some of the main reasons why it's an ideal fit for governments aiming to strengthen their #digitalsovereignty.
Der Telegram Messenger gibt es ja schon seit einiger Zeit, und verspricht starke Verschlüsselung. Dieses Versprechen kommt jedoch mit einigen Sternchen.
In meinem Artikel erkläre ich das Problem kurz für Anfänger:
Das Hauptproblem von Telegram, Signal, Whatsapp, Threema usw. ist, daß sie zentralisierte Dienste in den Händen weniger sind. Das ist zu viel Machtkonzentration.
Besser (ggf. nach und nach) auf federierte Messengers umsteigen, z.B. #Jabber — was ganze 14 Jahre älter ist als Telegram 🙂
So I got a Raspberry Pi 4 for Christmas and I think I’m going to use it to go #SelfHosted with certain services and educate myself on #DigitalSovereignty. Do any mastonauts have resource recommendations for me? Complete linux/networking noob here.
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He recibido un #RaspberryPi 4 por navidad y estoy pensando en usarlo para aprender sobre #AutoHospedaje y #SoberaníaDigital. ¿Algún mastonauta con recomendaciones de recursos con los que aprender? Novato absoluto en linux y redes informáticas.