Schleswig-Holstein: Open source is practical despite transition problems:
The Schleswig-Holstein government is relying on open source. The switch is not easy for ...
heise.de/news/Schleswig-Holstein-Open-Source-ist-praxistauglich-trotz-Umstellungsproblemen-11131005.html
Story Details
| Last Updated | |
| Total Articles | 1 |
Main Topics
effort of a governing entity to create boundaries on a network and then exert a form of control
More articles on this subject
Previous
Schleswig-Holstein: Open source is practical despite transition problems: The Schleswig-Holstein government is relying on open source. The switch is not easy for ...
heise.de/news/Schleswig-Holstein-Open-Source-ist-praxistauglich-trotz-Umstellungsproblemen-11131005.html
Next
Similar to This
Previous
Independent from Microsoft: German schools rely on Open Source: Six German federal states have signed a framework agreement for an open-source education platform ...
winfuture.de/news,162432.html
More independence from Microsoft: Framework agreement brings Nextcloud to schools - | Golem.de
golem.de/news/mehr-unabhaengigkeit-von-microsoft-rahmenvertrag-bringt-nextcloud-in-schulen-2611-214807.html
Denmark gives up on replacing Microsoft Office, for now: Early reports had the whole ministry ditching Microsoft Office by the end of 2025 ...
techspot.com/news/114327-denmark-gives-up-replacing-microsoft-office-now.html
49 percent view open source in the state administration of Schleswig-Holstein positively
kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/49-prozent-sehen-open-source-in-landesverwaltung-von-sh-positiv-JJLN36EYSJEURPEAJ5Z6YJUVNM.html
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania bids farewell to Microsoft: The state aims to secure its digital independence with open-source software. In the long term, over 50 ...
heise.de/news/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-verabschiedet-sich-von-Microsoft-11352440.html
Key FactsMecklenburg-Western Pomerania Embraces Open-Source Software
Jul 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: heise.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: heise.de
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is gradually moving away from Microsoft software toward a statewide open-source platform.
- The newly adopted Nextcloud system offers secure file sharing and collaboration while maintaining full data sovereignty.
- More than 50,000 public employees will use the software by 2026, managed by the state-owned IT provider DVZ M-V GmbH.
- A partnership with Schleswig-Holstein improves IT security and coordinates mutual contingency plans.
Instead, we want to rely on European language models such as Mistral from France or Tilde from Latvia.— Marco Anschütz, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for IT and Digitalisierung in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, explained this in the context of avoiding dependency on US tech giants.
noypigeeks.com Jun 11
Euro-Office launched as open-source alternative to Microsoft and Google: A group of tech companies has released the first version of a new online office suite ...
noypigeeks.com/tech-news/euro-office-open-source-alternative-microsoft-google/
Kiel bans the tech giants: | "What we are doing is unique": Schleswig-Holstein is taking a big step: 60,000 computers, the entire state administration ...
n-tv.de/politik/Was-wir-gerade-machen-ist-einzigartig-id30900768.html
Dependence on the USA: Schleswig-Holstein relies on open-source software: In Schleswig-Holstein, the state administration is relying on open-source solutions ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/abhaengigkeit-von-usa-schleswig-holstein-setzt-auf-open-source-software-accg-110820135.html
Head of the State Chancellery of SH: "We're completely turning IT upside down"
kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/staatskanzleichef-von-sh-wir-drehen-die-it-komplett-auf-links-KDXG7VFYSFD2JFFUAQXYU5KPLU.html
Goodbye Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein relies on open source and saves millions: By migrating from Microsoft to free software, Schleswig-Holstein is saving a good ...
heise.de/news/Adieu-Microsoft-Schleswig-Holstein-setzt-auf-Open-Source-und-spart-Millionen-11105389.html
Goodbye Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein relies on open source and saves millions: By migrating from Microsoft to free software, Schleswig-Holstein is saving a good ...
heise.de/news/Adieu-Microsoft-Schleswig-Holstein-setzt-auf-Open-Source-und-spart-Millionen-11105389.html
Digitalization: Minister sees "economic opportunity" in open-source software: Schleswig-Holstein is the first German state to switch its administration to open ...
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/digitalisierung-minister-sieht-in-open-source-software-wirtschaftliche-chance/100177926.html
Paid articlePaywall Open Source instead of Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein saves millions: Schleswig-Holstein has to pay significantly less in license fees due to the switch from ...
kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/open-source-statt-microsoft-schleswig-holstein-spart-millionen-G7SUXTH42BBE3FGJC7VQQU4LTA.html
Dirk Schrödter under fire: Problems with the open-source transition in Schleswig-Holstein
kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/dirk-schroedter-in-der-kritik-probleme-bei-open-source-umstellung-in-schleswig-holstein-5CLJBGWPURHPLCWY2JHEAVRQJ4.html
Paid articlePaywall Open Source in SH: Mail migration completed after problems: After system outages and protests, the mail migration in the state administration in ...
kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/open-source-in-sh-mail-umstellung-nach-problemen-abgeschlossen-IVQB45SNV5ADFNSEGWIQWVFQD4.html
Paid articlePaywall "A disaster": Opposition criticizes Schleswig-Holstein's Digitalization Minister Schrödter
kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/ein-desaster-opposition-kritisiert-sh-digitalisierungsminister-schroedter-GJEZQZ2CDBANBBQU2TJ546V7B4.html
Open-source instead of Microsoft: Still many bugs, but the right way?: Schleswig-Holstein no longer wants to use Microsoft computer programs ...
ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/open-source-statt-microsoft-probleme-nun-auch-bei-der-justiz,opensourcechaos-100.html
From LibreOffice to Linux: Schleswig-Holstein consistently relies on OSS: Heise online spoke with Jan Kürschner, an open source advocate, about his experiences ...
heise.de/hintergrund/Interview-Wie-die-OSS-Umstellung-in-Schleswig-Holstein-laeuft-10629991.html
Next