Mecklenburg-Vorpommern expands open source strategy with statewide Nextcloud rollout
Today the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is embracing open source and rolling out a statewide collaboration platform based on Nextcloud - with the goal of reaching more than 50,000 employees a... Mecklenburg-Vorpommern joins a growing number of European governments deploying open source collaboration software as an alternative to US technology providers. Software development Mecklenburg-Vorpommern expands open source strategy with statewide Nextcloud rollout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern joins a growing number of European governments deploying open source collaboration software as an alternative to US technology providers.
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- Cate Lawrence 1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link Today the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is embracing open source and rolling out a statewide collaboration platform based on Nextcloud - with the goal of reaching more than 50,000 employees across state and municipal administration in the long term.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern follows the example of other frontrunners such as Schleswig-Holstein, the Austrian Ministry of Economic Affairs and the French Ministry for the Energy Transition, among others.
- The state is opting for an open-source platform that it can control, audit, and develop further itself.
Responsible for setup and operation is DVZ M-V GmbH, the state's IT service provider, which provides the platform for the public sector in the German state.
- We plan to continue expanding the use of open source and promote common standards and open interfaces for IT solutions in the public sector.
This is the only way for the state and municipalities to have the power to act in the future.
- The project was built on the principle of "open source by design": it includes dedicated testing and production environments, operational training, security reviews, and prioritised integration of stability updates.
Currently, around 5,000 employees actively use the collaboration platform for file sharing.
- The implementation of Nextcloud is part of a broader open source strategy of the state: in parallel to Nextcloud, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is OpenProject as an alternative to proprietary project management tools and has developed LEA, an AI-based administrative chatbot built on OpenWebUI, as its own locally controlled AI assistant for the public sector.
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- #Today the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is embracing open source and rolling out a statewide collaboration platform based on Nextcloud - with the goal of reaching more than 50,000 employees a...
- #Cate Lawrence 1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link Today the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is embracing open source and rolling out a statewide collaboration platform based on Nextcloud - with the goal of reaching more than 50,000 employees across state and municipal administration in the long term.
- #The French Ministry of Education uses Nextcloud for 400,000 employees and plans to roll it out to 1.
- #Currently, around 5,000 employees actively use the collaboration platform for file sharing.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern joins a growing number of European governments deploying open source collaboration software as an alternative to US technology providers. Software development Mecklenburg-Vorpommern expands open source strategy with statewide Nextcloud rollout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern joins a growing number of European governments deploying open source collaboration software as an alternative to US technology providers. Cate Lawrence 1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link Today the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is embracing open source and rolling out a statewide collaboration platform based on Nextcloud - with the goal of reaching more than 50,000 employees across state and municipal administration in the long term.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern follows the example of other frontrunners such as Schleswig-Holstein, the Austrian Ministry of Economic Affairs and the French Ministry for the Energy Transition, among others. The French Ministry of Education uses Nextcloud for 400,000 employees and plans to roll it out to 1. These successful projects demonstrate that digitally sovereign solutions are not a vague concept, but already exist and are being deployed at large scale and that European open source is a genuine alternative to big tech.
The project is part of a broader sovereignty strategy for the German state, which also includes the cooperation agreement with Schleswig-Holstein signed in November 2025. The state is opting for an open-source platform that it can control, audit, and develop further itself. Responsible for setup and operation is DVZ M-V GmbH, the state's IT service provider, which provides the platform for the public sector in the German state.
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