Marc Buiks on BeLibre - Belgian Think Tank on Digital Autonomy https://belibre.be/en/authors/marc-buiks/ Recent content in Marc Buiks on BeLibre - Belgian Think Tank on Digital Autonomy Hugo en Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100 The end of MS Office in sight? Germany chooses ODF, the Netherlands lacks courage. https://belibre.be/en/sovereignty/germany-chooses-odf/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100 https://belibre.be/en/sovereignty/germany-chooses-odf/ <hr> <p><em>This guest contribution was <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/het-einde-van-ms-office-zicht-duitsland-kiest-voor-odf-marc-buiks-nizne/">republished from LinkedIn</a> with permission from the author.</em></p> <hr> <img src="https://belibre.be/images/odf_vs_docx.webp" alt="Cartoon-style clash between ODF and DOCX" width="100%" class=" float-left"> <p><em>This month, the German federal government announced a notable decision through the so-called Deutschland-Stack: across all levels of government, from federal ministries down to municipalities, only two document formats are now permitted. Open Document Format (ODF) and PDF/UA. The popular Microsoft formats such as .docx (MS Word), .xlsx (MS Excel) and .pptx (MS PowerPoint) fall outside this framework.</em></p> BeLibre Sovereignty Map https://belibre.be/map/ Mon, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hand crafted https://belibre.be/map/ Interactive map where you can discover digital sovereignty in municipalities, schools, emergency services or other critical infrastructure in our country and beyond.