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Only found out about rCLUN Open-Source WeekrCY today <https://www.zdnet.com/article/digital-sovereignty-un-global-push-to-replace-us-cloud-giants-with-open-source-tech/>.

So itrCOs not just Europe pushing for rCLDigital SovereigntyrCY -- lots of other parts of the world see the risks of being too dependent on one
particular country for vital IT infrastructure.

TanzaniarCOs Minister for Legal and Constitutional Affairs

... framed Tanzania's shift to open source as a move "from passive
consumers of technology torCa active creators of technology," and
argued that "this is what digital sovereignty means in practice rCo
not isolation, but ownership; not dependence, but partnership on
our terms."

[She] backed the rhetoric with numbers: more than 90% of
Tanzania's government systems now run on open-source technologies,
under a legal framework that includes the 2020 erCaGovernment
Authority Act, a Personal Data Protection Act (2023), cybercrime
law, and sectoral regulations, all built around shared national
infrastructure and open interfaces.

The country has also reallocated money from proprietary licenses
to people. According to Kairuki, Tanzania has trained around 500
public officials as "a collaborative community of digital
developers rCo citizens building for citizens" who run and evolve
the systems they create.

The CTO of Cloudera

... spelled out what AI sovereignty and "private AI" should mean
for institutions: being able to answer seven practical questions,
from "Where does your data really reside?" and "Who can access it,
and under what conditions?" to "Can we replace the models
instantly and the systems continue working?" and "Can we continue
operating if a provider changes its commercial or political
position?"

Clearly, the answer, as Trump's administration's recent stoppage
of Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 in their deployment tracks, showed
is "No." If your AI workflow can be shut down by a government's
whim, you really can't rely on it.

IrelandrCOs Government CIO

... argued that sovereignty is "about choice and resilience," not
"owning every technology," ...

Also:

On the policy side, European voices such as OpenForum Europe's Dr.
Sachiko Muto stressed that digital sovereignty "is not being
defined as a zero-sum game," but about "bringing user control into
the discussion" and reducing singlerCacountry or singlerCavendor
dependence for critical infrastructure.

GermanyrCOs Sovereign Tech Agency Director

... said governments can't rely on open-source volunteers as
"involuntary suppliers" of critical components and must treat
foundational open source like roads and bridges rCo infrastructure
that the public sector has a duty to maintain, not just consume.

And more:

Throughout the week, speakers stressed that "digital sovereignty"
should not be equated with national isolation. [TanzaniarCOs]
Kairuki captured the consensus in a line many speakers later
echoed: this is "about ownership in partnership, but not
independence," ...

Of course the Americans are not keen on all this. They seem to take
their own continuing leadership for granted, even as the warning signs
grow all around.
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