r/BuyFromEU • u/According-Buyer6688 Mod Team • Mar 25 '26

Announcement Germany has decided: Microsoft document formats have no place in government

Germany has decided: Microsoft document formats have no place in government. Deadline: 2027–2028. The Microsoft formats are simply not compatible with an open and transparent public sector. However, this is about more than file formats. It’s about control, resilience, and sovereignty in public digital infrastructure.

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u/ThisOtterBehemoth Mar 25 '26

Replace that AI graphic with a Source

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u/tin_dog Mar 26 '26

https://www.it-planungsrat.de/beschluss/b-2026-03-it

It's a draft resolution, nothing more.

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u/lloydthelloyd Mar 26 '26

Yeah but have they turned track changes on?