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France's Education Ministry signs up to EUR 152 million Microsoft deal

France's Education Ministry signed a four year Microsoft framework contract worth EUR 74 million to EUR 152 million, covering devices to cloud licensing programmes. The deal follows a ministry circular telling schools to shun non sovereign software.

Reported AI-drafted Next.ink, 18 March 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the ministry will spend near the EUR 152 million ceiling, nor where the covered cloud services are hosted.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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