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Germany's ZenDis Promotes Digital Sovereignty with openDesk Deployment

3/29/2026

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ZenDis, the German Center for Digital Sovereignty, aims to reduce Germany's reliance on US technology by deploying openDesk to public agencies.
The plan cites data-vulnerability concerns under the 2018 US CLOUD Act, which allows U.S. authorities access to foreign data.
ZenDis was founded in 2022 with €16 million in funding and has sold 160,000 openDesk licenses.
The center also seeks to address risks from German-US partnerships and emphasizes digital sovereignty.

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ZenDis, the German Center for Digital Sovereignty, aims to reduce Germany's reliance on US technology by deploying openDesk to public agencies.
The plan cites data-vulnerability concerns under the 2018 US CLOUD Act, which allows U.S. authorities access to foreign data.
ZenDis was founded in 2022 with €16 million in funding and has sold 160,000 openDesk licenses.
The center also seeks to address risks from German-US partnerships and emphasizes digital sovereignty.