The Danish Ministry of Digitalisation has announced plans to replace Microsoft Office 365 with LibreOffice, aiming to complete the transition by the end of 2025. The move is part of Denmark’s broader commitment to digital sovereignty and reducing reliance on foreign tech providers.
Key Points of the Migration:
- Open-Source Office Suite: LibreOffice will fully replace Microsoft Office tools for document editing and productivity tasks across the ministry.
- Strategic Independence: Minister for Digital Government Caroline Stage Olsen emphasised the importance of not becoming overly dependent on a small number of global software vendors.
- Phased Implementation: Half of the ministry’s staff will migrate over the summer, with the rest following later in the year. The project will focus solely on office software for now, not the Windows OS.
This initiative mirrors similar open-source transitions in cities like Copenhagen and Aarhus, and reflects a wider European push for control over public sector IT infrastructure.