The Cloud and AI Development Act 'should embed a sovereignty provision that curtails the current “sovereignty-washing” practiced by US hyperscalers in partnership with European firms. Here, sovereignty means fostering genuine competence and capacity inside the Union, rather than relying on complex legal tricks that depend on foreign-controlled technology.'

https://www.techpolicy.press/europe-cant-defend-democracy-on-us-servers/ by Alexandra Geese, MEP (The Greens)

#EuroStack #security #independence #EU #EuropeanLaw #socialMedia #decoupling #nonAligned #EuropeAlternatives #EuropeanAlternatives #nonUS #digitalSovereignty #techSovereignty #dataSovereignty #sovereignty #privacy #dataProtection #dataCenters #energy #dataCentres #BuyEurope #BuyEuropean #Cloud #EUPol #EuropeanPolitics

Newsletter #20 of the Non-Aligned Tech Movement is out!
–> Sovereign Tech Shifts 🌐 | South Korea’s AI Play, US-China Chip Tax, & Iran’s GPS Exit

#NATM #GPS #BeiDou #WhatsApp #China #USA #EU #NonAligned
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https://nonalignedtech.net/20-sovereign-tech-shifts-%f0%9f%8c%90-south-koreas-ai-play-us-china-chip-tax-irans-gps-exit/

"The European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud" aims to foster the development and deployment of next generation edge and cloud technologies." The Alliance brings together businesses, Member States representatives and experts. "The work of the Alliance is facilitated by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology #DGConnect."

A new thematic roadmap was released on 8 July 2025. This 68-page document proposes and details an action plan to position open source software as a pillar of the Union's strategy for strengthening its technological autonomy vis-à-vis non-European players.

The report starts by noting Europe's dependence in the cloud, edge and IoT sectors, and proposes 70 actions to try to remedy the situation. The most significant measures include:
• the introduction of a public procurement policy that systematically favours European open source solutions,
• the creation of a dedicated funding vehicle for critical projects,
• the application of open interoperability standards to counter vendor lock-in.

Official publication: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/thematic-roadmap-open-source-and-inputs-common-trust-principles 🧵

#EU #EuropeanCommission #software #decoupling #nonAligned #EuropeAlternatives #EuropeanAlternatives #nonUS #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #digitalSovereignty #techSovereignty

How can organizations transition to open-source software?

Advices include:
• Start small with pilot programs.
• Rethink the procurement process.
• Invest in open-source education and training.
• Measure success in terms of the greater control over your digital infrastructure and the sustainable growth that open-source adoption brings.

https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/why-governments-should-invest-in-open-source

#software #decoupling #nonAligned #alternatives #EuropeAlternatives #nonUS #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #dev #design

@echo_xc
There are Firefox forks with Brave-level privacy. They include Waterfox and Librewolf. They choose less features than Vivaldi.

Here is the browser scene by Mastodon participants: https://techhub.social/@estelle/114377494597083228

#browsers #browsersUsage #Firefox #FirefoxForks #nonUS #nonAligned #EuropeanAlternatives #webDev

You may consider hosting your social data out of the USA.
Here is a search tool of Mastodon instances that filters on country:
https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/list 🧵

#howTo #EuropeanAlternatives #decoupling #nonAligned #alternatives #nonUS #MastodonMigration #search #discoverability #MastodonGuide #privacy #GDPR #Mastodon #NewHere #Newbie #beginner #FediverseTips #FediTips #FediHelp #MastodonHelp #MastodonTips #MastodonHowTo #resource #resources

What sort of device are you reading this toot on right now?
(Please boost for a diversified panel.)

#Webdev #frontEnd #OSs #FLOSS #polls #tech #poll #usage #data #decoupling #personalData #dataPrivacy #dataProtection #EuropeanAlternatives #decoupling #nonAligned #alternatives #nonUS

Before choosing your Linux system, you must understand that rolling releases and fixed-point releases do not behave the same: https://wirekat.com/regular-release-vs-rolling-release-which-linux-distribution-model-is-better/

#distros #LinuxDistributions #desktop #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #regularDistributions #rollingDistributions #rollingRelease #fixedRelease #decoupling #nonAligned #alternatives #nonUS #EuropeanAlternatives

"Solus is an unusually stable, unusually simple to use rolling release distribution. Everything is pretty straight forward, everything works (at the lower levels), everything installed and updated smoothly."
(But choose your desktop!)

a review of @Solus 4.7 and #Budgie 10.9 by @distrowatch: https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250310#solus

Solus origin: #Ireland
website location: California

#decoupling #nonAligned #alternatives #EuropeAlternatives #nonUS #distros #LinuxDistributions #desktop #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #Solus #SolusDistribution #SolusLinux #Budgie #BudgieDesktop #rollingDistributions #rollingRelease

Just a little old me in a big, big world

🐺 : Somewhatd4 on bluesky.
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#artwork #art #furryart #originalcharacter #furry #wolf #canine #canidae #photography #digitalart #painting #feminine #masculine #nonbinary #nonaligned #freedom #love #doubt #late #fuck

#neutrality #nonaligned
Ex-Diplomat REVEALS: Russian Peace Efforts, NATO Destroys Peace,
Ambassador Jean-Daniel Ruch
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ypFqFCFjRLE&

#russia #ukraine #switzerland #sweden #nato

Loopy long march of an article with bias on display, very informative

https://www.qiaocollective.com/articles/palestine-china

#mao #palestine #nonaligned

Amid global disputes over LGBT rights, homophobic Uganda takes leadership of Non-Aligned Movement.  

https://76crimes.com/2024/01/24/amid-global-disputes-over-lgbt-rights-uganda-takes-non-aligned-movement-chair/

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Uganda #NonAligned

The brilliant Yanis Varoufakis exposing the mechanisms of Globalisation and the need for a new Non-Aligned Movement and New International Economic Order.
Yanis #Varoufakis on why the world needs a new #NonAligned Movement
#konstellationen
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6MfuGSlDRsc&feature=share

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“Some Western diplomats are sceptical about Ramaphosa’s diplomatic charm offensive changing perceptions about SA’s Russia stance.

One said that the G7 countries did not need envoys to explain SA’s #nonaligned stance, but needed Pretoria to act in line with this professed stance.”

Sometimes I just feel like #BharatiyaJanataParty is trolling us all by imitating #Putin’s autocratic ways and softly supporting #RussianImperialism. And then claiming this proves they are #NonAligned.

The thing that always stands out to me about the economies of #China and #India is that whether due to #communism or the leftward lean of the #NonAligned movement, it is shocking how no two countries have done more to undermine organized labor while supercharging #TechBro #WealthDisparity.