BlueSpice Signs Open Letter
Calling for Digital Sovereignty

BlueSpice the enterprise wiki of Hallo Welt! GmbH has signed the open letter titled “Europe’s Digital Future.” Together with numerous European open-source companies, we advocate for consistently strengthening digital sovereignty in Europe and systematically incorporating open source into public software procurement.

A Joint Message for Europe

The open letter is addressed to the European Commission, the European Parliament, and EU governments. At its core is the call for a binding “Open Source First” principle: In the future, public agencies should conduct documented and verifiable assessments to determine whether a qualified open-source solution is available before procuring proprietary alternatives. This is explicitly not about banning proprietary or non-European software, but rather about transparent decision-making and genuine freedom of choice.

Open Source First Instead of Dependencies

From the signatories’ perspective, the upcoming European legislation regarding cloud and AI infrastructures represents a key opportunity to make Europe’s digital foundations more resilient, transparent, and independent. The letter emphasizes that public procurement is currently a major driver of proprietary dependencies—and that open source offers a way to regain control, traceability, and long-term autonomy.

Why BlueSpice Supports This Initiative

For BlueSpice, this initiative sends an important message. As an open-source enterprise wiki, BlueSpice stands for open standards and transparent development—from the cloud to on-premises.

Digital sovereignty does not arise solely from political declarations of intent. It requires sustainable software ecosystems, open interfaces, verifiable technologies, and providers that do not lock organizations into dependencies. This is precisely what BlueSpice is committed to—as a European open-source solution for professional knowledge management, documentation, and collaboration.

By signing the open letter, BlueSpice supports the call for clear political frameworks that strengthen open source as a strategic foundation of European digital policy. After all, Europe’s digital future should be based on technologies that remain transparent, adaptable, and controllable.