Nextcloud CEO: Open source moves from a nerdy audience to the geopolitical stage
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Nextcloud CEO Frank Karlitschek says digital sovereignty has moved from a niche open-source topic to a strategic issue for European organizations and policymakers. He points to growing interest from defense, education, healthcare, and finance buyers who want alternatives to US cloud and software providers. Nextcloud is expanding its collaboration suite, adding AI agent capabilities and building a program for independent software vendors. The company also helped develop the Euro-Office app suite as an open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, reinforcing its push into sovereign productivity software.
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