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How do public institutions manage complex projects while staying in control of their data?

💡 With #OpenProject. All in one system.

See how public sector teams across Europe — including the City of Chemnitz, FITKO, and the Brandenburg State Parliament — use OpenProject to collaborate, document outcomes, and work transparently.

🔗 Read the article: openproject.org/blog/public-se

OpenProject.org · Empowering the Public Sector with OpenProject: An Open Source alternative for project managementOpenProject as best open source project management software for public institutions

Quanto o Brasil gasta com Big Techs e fornecedores de tecnologia estrangeira? Mapeamento inédito da USP com a UnB revela que só com o valor gasto nos últimos meses, seria possível bancar toda a estrutura, corpo docente, e gastos totais da UnB por quatro anos e meio. Ou ainda pagar durante um ano inteiro, bolsas CAPES/CNPq para todos os pós-graduandos do país, bolsistas ou não.

📘 Em Contratos, Códigos e Controle: A influência das Big Techs no Estado Brasileiro, apontamos como algoritmos, contratos e infraestruturas digitais estão moldando o presente e o futuro das políticas públicas no Brasil. Este novo estudo mergulha nas relações entre grandes empresas de tecnologia e o Estado brasileiro, revelando como a soberania digital e o interesse público estão sendo negociados (ou colocados em risco) por trás de códigos e acordos tecnológicos.

Acesse o relatório pelo link: bit.ly/contratos-big-techs

Google Docsjul. 2025. Contratos, Códigos e Controle - A Influência das Big Techs no Estado Brasileiro - Ergon Cugler, Isabela Rocha, José Carlos Vaz, Julia Veneziani, Camila Modanez.pdf

We the Builders is a nonprofit civic tech project committed to fighting misinformation, defending public service, and exposing the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the federal government, and they're raising funds for their work.

givebutter.org/wtb

wethebuilders.org

Good Trouble ProjectHelp us defend against government destruction and rebuild the futureWe the Builders Need You. Democracy Needs Us.

Elon Musk’s DOGE is gutting the US Digital Service and its citizen-focused approach to tech development is going with it.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I was honored to speak with Kate Green and Milo from We The Builders to discuss understand how government can build technology differently and what’s wrong with how DOGE thinks of efficiency.

Listen to the full episode: techwontsave.us/episode/269_do

🇪🇺 Data sovereignty matters – now more than ever.

Public institutions need #secure, #transparent, and #sovereign open source solutions. #OpenProject provides dedicated project management for the public sector — helping governments and organizations across Europe maintain full control over their data.

With integrations like @nextcloud and of course with #openDesk, we’re on a great way.

🔗 Learn more: openproject.org/project-manage

@civictech shares ways we can all support our civil service workers, from supporting their unions, offering solidarity, and rallying.

"The world is counting on them to stand strong in the face of the daily threats to their livelihood hitting their inboxes, the hollowing out or complete eradication of their departments and missions, and a threatening work environment."

us19.campaign-archive.com/?u=c

us19.campaign-archive.comSupporting Federal Workers

The #GAO recently put out a draft report about the challenges faced by several federal agencies, including the #VA, maintaining an effective cybersecurity workforce.
I had an opportunity to review and provide feedback about the report, and my primary feedback was about two problems the report didn't even touch upon; indeed, the recommendations in the report arguably exacerbate these problems. Here's what I wrote about.
#CivicTech #GovTech #USGov #infosec
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