A strategy account on open source, digital sovereignty, civic capacity, and how Cyprus can do more than simply host decisions about our collective digital future. Link to the actual press release. Let me start from the top, or rather, the so-called top. There is an official tech policy conversation taking shape, these days, as part […]
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Who would have known that it’s possible to change so much –shift so much dead weight– so fast? Working with Erkan for three months has been a revelation. A phenomenal relief. He has helped me shed light and transformative attention on areas of my productivity that have been holding me back and in pain, and […]
Chrystalleni Loizidou, NGI0 Regional Representative25 March 2026submitted for Entrust, NGI0 In 2026, we observe a significant lag, or an absence, of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FOSS) from the national policy agenda of the Republic of Cyprus. This lag has to do with accumulated momentum, sustained lobbying, and an uncritical embrace of proprietary technologies, alongside […]
Abstract submitted to the OFA Symposium Dependencies by Design: Cyprus, Big Tech and the Contest Over Digital Sovereignty in Education This presentation critically examines Cyprus’s evolving digital diplomacy, focusing on recent collaborations with U.S.-based Big Tech firms such as Oracle and NVIDIA and their proposed involvement in the island’s education sector. Through this case study, […]
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