Glossary

Digital sovereignty describes the ability of people, organizations and states to independently control their digital activities.

The European Union Public Licence (EUPL) is an open source software license developed by the European Commission.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a groundbreaking European law that ensures the protection of personal data within the EU.

On-premise hosting means that software and data are stored on an organization's own servers, rather than on external servers as in cloud solutions.

Proprietary software describes programs whose source code is not publicly available and is completely under the control of the manufacturer.

Public procurement law regulates the conditions and procedures under which public authorities award contracts to private companies.

Rust is a low-level programming language that features exceptional security, high speed, and dependability.

SaaS (Software as a Service) is a model for providing software over the internet.