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Explore the comprehensive feasibility study conducted by the German Centre for Digital Sovereignty (ZenDiS) examining the transition of entire public sector workspaces to open source solutions in this 42-minute conference talk from the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit. Discover the legal, economic, and technical challenges involved in replacing proprietary operating systems and backend services with open source alternatives across government agencies. Learn about the innovative "ultramobile-first" strategy being considered, where smartphones and tablets running open source operating systems like Android serve as primary devices while specialized applications are accessed through web browsers. Examine how backend services integrate deeply with German public sector IT architecture and understand why this makes replacement particularly challenging. Gain insights into the study's findings regarding the viability of implementing open source operating systems in government environments and explore the potential implications for digital sovereignty in the public sector. Understand the broader context of government technology modernization efforts and the role open source solutions can play in creating more transparent, cost-effective, and secure digital infrastructure for public administration.
