Open Source in focus: Heinlein Group at the 5th Thuringian E-Government Congress

One focus of this year's program is the topic of "Digital Sovereignty". In this context, Jutta Horstmann, Co-CEO of the Heinlein Group and member of the Thuringian Digital Advisory Board, will take part in the panel "Proprietary vs. open source software (a comparison with advantages and disadvantages)" at 9:10 am. Together with representatives from administration, politics and the IT industry, she will discuss the opportunities and challenges of both approaches.

The central question here is what role open source can play for the digital sovereignty of public administration. While proprietary software solutions promise stability, support structures and liability security, open source alternatives offer above all independence, transparency and long-term freedom of design - without having to sacrifice stability, support structures and liability security. The discourse aims to derive recommendations for action for federal, state and local authorities and to show ways to achieve a sustainable, independent IT infrastructure.

The discussion picks up on current developments: The federal and state governments are increasingly pursuing open source strategies, and Thuringia has also firmly anchored the use of open standards in its coalition agreement and e-government law. This is intended to reduce dependencies on market-dominating providers and at the same time promote innovation, regional value creation and flexibility.

The panel participants will not only shed light on the technical aspects, but also on the cultural requirements. After all, digital sovereignty can only succeed if administrations not only exchange tools, but also modernize processes and establish an open, collaborative culture.

Also OpenTalk is represented at the congress as part of the Heinlein Group. Visitors to our stand will have the opportunity to get to know our open source video conferencing solution. OpenTalk stands for security, transparency and digital sovereignty - characteristics that are becoming increasingly important in public administration.

With a modern architecture, high data protection standards and innovative functions, OpenTalk offers a powerful alternative to proprietary video conferencing services. The solution is available both as SaaS and on-premises and supports administrations in organizing their communication infrastructure confidently and independently and is already available as a standard solution. successfully in use in the state administration of Thuringia under the name ThMeet.

The 5th Thuringian E-Government Congress offers a valuable opportunity to deepen the exchange between administration, politics and the IT industry - feel free to contact us!