Addio Teams: con Visio, il governo francese avrà una propria applicazione di videoconferenza sovrana

>To break free from dependence on American tools, this “100% French” application will be rolled out across the administration “by 2027,” announced Minister of Civil Service David Amiel.

>The United States is no longer a reliable ally for Europe. Acquiring digital sovereignty is therefore becoming increasingly essential. In order to “detox” from American software, Minister of Public Service David Amiel announced in an interview with La Tribune Dimanche that a “100% French” videoconferencing solution will be rolled out across the administration “by 2027.”

>Called Visio and created by the Ministry’s Digital Directorate (Dinum), it has already been tested by 40,000 employees and can also transcribe and summarize meetings. “We must gradually move away from our dependence on American and, more broadly, non-European tools,” said the minister. “We have already begun to do so in the area of sensitive data storage with the emergence of secure sovereign cloud solutions. But we must continue this transition with determination,” he added.

>Visio is designed to counter the use of software such as Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom in order to “ensure the security of our communications in all circumstances” while enabling “savings of several million euros per year” because there will no longer be a need to “renew licenses with non-European providers.” In 2022, Tixeo, Oodrive, and Olvid had already launched TOO22, a sovereign collaborative suite enabling document sharing, videoconferencing, and instant messaging “in a highly secure environment.”

>The minister also warned against “new” dependencies, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence. “We must rely on European innovations in order to meet the highest standards and avoid the temptation at work to secretly turn to unsecure applications,” he stressed, while acknowledging that “it’s a race against time.”

They gave it the same name as a Microsoft product?

it seems it’s open source and based on LiveKit (but from the link on the docs to its [website](https://livekit.io/) seems it is an AI thing… instead it’s some WebRTC technology 🙈🙈)

.https://docs.numerique.gouv.fr/docs/1ef86abf-f7e0-46ce-b6c7-8be8b8af4c3d/

Why are people picking on the product name? Im sure visio is pronounced different in French

What will happen for international companies? 

Whereby (from Norway) is an existing European alternative

I Do not see the point. There is already Renater… Actually, we have to already have an alternative to Teams as both Zoom and Teams are strictly forbidden where I work and I am a French civil servant. So…. Just use what already exist ??

its all about data control and very soon managed by their AI, the EU made AI.

Oui !!! I was waiting for that!