"By next year, civil servants across all departments will have switched to French videoconference platform Visio, as reports. As with Teams and Zoom, Visio has an AI-powered transcription tool. Visio runs on a French company's cloud infrastructure as well. The platform has around 40,000 users and it's been in testing for the last year. The government expects the switch to help reduce costs by as much as €1 million ($1.2 million) each year for every 100,000 users."
"Under the Suite Numérique project, France also plans to jettison the likes of Gmail and Slack for government use. "The aim is to end the use of non-European solutions and guarantee the security and confidentiality of public electronic communications by relying on a powerful and sovereign tool," David Amiel, minister for the civil service and state reform, said. "This strategy highlights France's commitment to digital sovereignty amid rising geopolitical tensions and fears of foreign surveillance or service disruptions.""
France will replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with domestic videoconference platform Visio across all civil service departments by next year. Visio includes an AI-powered transcription tool and operates on a French company's cloud infrastructure. The platform has about 40,000 users and underwent testing for the past year. The government expects up to €1 million annual savings for every 100,000 users. The change forms part of the Suite Numérique project to remove reliance on non-European software, including Gmail and Slack, from government use. The move aims to guarantee security and confidentiality of public electronic communications and to reinforce digital sovereignty amid geopolitical tensions.
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