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Swiss Federal Chancellery launches programme to replace Microsoft 365 with open source

Switzerland's Federal Chancellery launched a programme to move about 3,000 federal employees off Microsoft 365 onto a sovereign open source office platform by end of 2027, budgeting CHF 9 million for the first phase, following the PoC BOSS feasibility study.

Verified AI-drafted Swiss Federal Chancellery press release, 2 September 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that the platform will replace Microsoft 365 across the whole federal administration, only an initial pilot cohort targeted by end of 2027.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, whose law governs. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. Funded CHF9m programme moves 3,000 staff off MS365 to sovereign OSS; national pilot, not yet complete. 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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