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France to replace Teams and Zoom with sovereign tool Visio by 2027

Minister David Amiel announced on 26 January 2026 that state services will generalise the sovereign videoconferencing tool Visio, already used by 40,000 agents and rolling out to 200,000, replacing Teams and Zoom by 2027.

Verified AI-drafted numerique.gouv.fr press release, 26 January 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that Teams or Zoom licences have been cancelled, since it is a generalisation target with a 2027 horizon and early adopters starting in the first quarter of 2026.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +8 of 36 possible. French sovereign tool to replace Teams/Zoom by 2027; own/operate shift, rollout underway. 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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