The “that’s nice but Denmark is small” comment is getting tiresome. Whether the country had 6 million or 60 million the bureaucracy is the same. It’s not about the size or the economics, it’s about the message.

It won’t be long until the rest of the public sectors follow along. There has already been plenty of consideration and desire to follow through. What’s holding them back typically is not the desire to stay with Microsoft et. al., but the investment needed to make the switch away from a live system.

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quietbritishjim 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The “that’s nice but Denmark is small” comment is getting tiresome.

The parent comment didn't complain that Denmark or its overall government is small. They complained that this agency represents a small fraction of their government.

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nunobrito 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes. Typically is some town hall shifting to Linux and making a big fuss when literally million others are still running Windows.

Seeing an agency doing it is good, but still less than the French ditching Teams and Zoom altogether as country-wide policy.

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slow_typist 2 hours ago | parent [-]

But still, this is Denmark’s tech modernization agency. They follow an eat-your-own-dogfood stance.

Transforming the public administration is the logical next step. Something different happening here, not the town hall big fuss approach.

	▲	nunobrito an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Indeed, crossing the fingers to see if we finally have a proper transition.

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graemep 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Quite a lot of small bits on Denmark are moving towards this, but its still not every much in a country that is one of the most strongly motivated to not depend on the US (because of Greenland).

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kakacik 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

But those investments will only get bigger over time and vendor lock-in will get more complex. I get that there is no unlimited budget to this but proper will to migrate for good would look very differently.

For example detailed plan for next 5-10 years how gradually everything moves. Now it feels like 1 step ahead 3 steps back, nice pat on the back for doing something, while overall transition will take 2 centuries unless magic happens. Not enough, not at this point when all cards are on the table.