France accelerates shift to sovereign digital tools amid EU push to reduce US tech dependence (wired.com)

• France mandates all central government agencies to submit plans to replace US tech by fall 2026
• 40,000+ French staff use Visio; full shift from Zoom/Teams by 2027
• LaSuite includes Tchap (420k users), Messagerie, Fichiers, Docs, Grist – all open source
• Lyon: 70% of employees migrated to OnlyOffice; Linux trial underway at DINUM
• ICC's move to OpenDesk follows US sanctions that cut prosecutor's Microsoft email access

"France's digital transformation ministry DINUM has deployed homegrown video platform Visio to 40,000 staff, with full migration from Zoom and Teams by 2027. The government is developing a suite of open-source productivity tools (LaSuite) and plans to move all central agencies away from US office software, antivirus, AI, and databases by fall 2026. Lyon has moved 70% of employees to open-source OnlyOffice. The ICC's experience with US sanctions on its prosecutor highlighted risks of reliance on American tech. However, European Parliament report notes US firms dominate 70% of EU cloud market and 80% of software spending, limiting full autonomy."