Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Plans to Replace Microsoft Office with Open-Source Alternatives (heise.de)

• MS Office replacement is part of digital sovereignty strategy but not feasible short-term.
• Piloting Nextcloud Office (Collabora Office) and evaluating LibreOffice.
• Completed SharePoint-to-Nextcloud migration for 5,000 employees; expansion to 50,000 planned.

"The state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania intends to replace Microsoft Office with open-source software as part of a strategy for greater digital sovereignty. A final decision on the specific alternative has not been made; currently, Nextcloud Office (based on Collabora Office) is being piloted, and LibreOffice is being evaluated. The migration from Microsoft SharePoint to Nextcloud for 5,000 employees has already been completed, with plans to expand to 50,000. The state also uses OpenProject and a locally controlled AI assistant."