France and Germany have joined strength to create something uninpected: Docs, collaborative and open source software that seeks to reduce the dependence of US services. And incidentally, guarantee the control of sensitive information.
Why is it important. For European public companies and administrations, maintaining sensitive data away from American servants is not only an economic issue, but a strategic priority.
- US legislation allows its authorities to access data stored by national companies, even if servers are physically in Europe.
- This is a problem for confidential government information, sensitive documents or personal data protected by the GDPR.
In addition, European governments want to reduce the dependence of this type of platforms.
In detail. Docs is not only a service highly similar to others that already exist, such as Notion or Google Docs, but also incorporates functions specifically designed to adapt to the requirements of public institutions.
The project is part of ‘La Suite Numérique’, an initiative that also includes vision, an alternative to Zoom or Google Meet.
The platform allows:
- Real -time collaborative edition with offline support.
- Export in several formats (.odt, .doc, .pdf).
- Granular access control to guarantee security.
- Customizable templates for official documents.
- Functions of AI to generate, summarize, correct and translate content.
The code is available in Github under MIT license, which allows not only its free use, but also its adaptation by companies that want to offer services based on it.
And now what. The adoption of docs and other similar tools will depend on the level of institutional support and the creation of viable ecosystems around these technologies. If success will not only depend on its technical quality, but on the distribution, on the ease of implementation or integration with existing systems.
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