Open source and Nextcloud in government: Insights from Sven Thomsen, Schleswig-Holstein's CIO

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of open source solutions on government operations with insights from Sven Thomsen, Schleswig-Holstein's CIO.

In this episode, we explore how open source solutions are revolutionizing the way governments work, from collaboration and knowledge sharing to digital sovereignty and artificial intelligence. Sven shares the factors that influenced their decision to adopt open source solutions, their implementation strategies along the way, and lessons learned from the adoption of open source in Munich.

People in this episode

Host: Nextcloud

Guest: Sven Thomsen

Topics covered

• open source
• government
• digital sovereignty
• collaboration
• knowledge sharing
• artificial intelligence

Keywords

• open source
• government
• digital sovereignty
• collaboration
• artificial intelligence
• implementation strategies
• lessons learned

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nextcloud

Places: Schleswig-Holstein, Munich

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