Is open source sufficient for digital sovereignty?

Clear answers on digital sovereignty, the ECSF, debate arguments and practical steps.

No. Open source provides important rights to study software, modify it and have it maintained by others. It can therefore support transparency, replaceability and knowledge building.

But those rights only have practical value if there is documentation, people, management, financing, secure updates and access to one’s own data. Open source can also depend on one maintainer, a closed cloud service or infrastructure that is difficult to replace.