""This project is a concrete illustration of the Prime Minister and the Government's commitment to regaining our digital independence," said David Amiel, minister delegate for the Civil Service and State Reform. "We cannot risk having our scientific exchanges, our sensitive data, and our strategic innovations exposed to non-European actors. Digital sovereignty is simultaneously an imperative for our public services, an opportunity for our businesses, and insurance against future threats.""
"The plan, announced on Monday, is to shove US videoconferencing tools out of the French public sector altogether, with Zoom, Teams, Webex, and Google Meet making way for a state-built alternative that Paris says keeps its data, infrastructure, and legal exposure firmly at home. The platform, called Visio, is being developed and rolled out by the government's Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) and is set to become the default, and eventually exclusive, video meeting tool for public servants."
"According to the announcement, Visio has already been tested by tens of thousands of civil servants and is now being scaled up for wider use across ministries, agencies, and public bodies. The plan is for Visio to be in routine use across the state by 2027, after which external videoconferencing licenses would no longer be renewed. Large parts of the public sector, including tax and social security bodies, have already started the switch."
France will phase out US videoconferencing platforms across public-sector bodies and adopt a government-built platform named Visio. The move aims to keep official data, infrastructure, and legal exposure within national and European jurisdiction to strengthen security and digital sovereignty. Visio is developed and rolled out by the Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) and has been tested by tens of thousands of civil servants. Deployment will scale across ministries, agencies, and public bodies, targeting routine state-wide use by 2027, after which external videoconferencing licenses will no longer be renewed. Large agencies have already begun switching.
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