{"id":1602,"date":"2025-05-14T15:29:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.data-pro.nu\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2025-05-14T15:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:29:26","slug":"digitale-soevereiniteit-niet-in-hardenberg-blijkbaar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.data-pro.nu\/en\/digitale-soevereiniteit-niet-in-hardenberg-blijkbaar\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital sovereignty? Not in Hardenberg, apparently."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The head in the sand<\/h3>\n

As Europe grapples with digital independence and more and more governments rethink their trust in American tech giants, the Hardenberg Municipality<\/strong> <\/a>It's great for deeper integration with Microsoft 365. In a world where sovereignty, privacy and control over data are central, this is a staggeringly unworldly choice.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThose who still blindly rely on US cloud services have missed the memo of history.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The political context is crystal clear.<\/h3>\n

From the European Parliament to national security services: Reliance on U.S. infrastructure is seen as a strategic risk. It is not for nothing that alternatives such as Nextcloud, Matrix and Proton are actively promoted within the EU. Hardenberg seems to completely ignore this context.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPolitical naivety is one thing \u2013 but institutional tone deafness is another level.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Open source? European alternatives?<\/h3>\n

The assignment that the municipality publishes does not mention open source, European cloud services or privacy-friendly alternatives. It's all about optimizing Microsoft products. That's like optimizing a diesel engine by 2025 as the world transitions to electric driving.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOptimising dependency is not progress \u2013 it is slowing backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A Missed Opportunity for Leadership<\/h3>\n

Hardenberg could have opted for a forward-looking course: digital autonomy, transparency and sovereign management. Instead, it opts for convenience, sham security and the lock-in of Big Tech. No vision, no guts \u2013 just routine.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Those who choose comfort in times of crisis sacrifice their future on the altar of convenience.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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My call to Hardenberg<\/h3>\n

City of Hardenberg, if I'm wrong: convince me. Show that you deliberately chose Microsoft after a thorough analysis of alternatives, risks and strategic considerations. But what if that analysis didn't happen? This is an outright administrative failure.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTransformation without reflection is not progress \u2013 it is technological nearsightedness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

note: the relevant contract<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While Europe is looking at digital independence and more and more governments are reconsidering their trust in American tech giants, the municipality of Hardenberg is choosing for a deeper integration with Microsoft 365. In a world where sovereignty, privacy and control over data are central, this is a staggeringly unworldly choice. \u201cWho now 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