[SQOOL TV] GAFAM Banned by the French Ministry of Education

The education sector is being transformed! The Ministry of National Education has decided to ban GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft), these American tools that do not comply with GDPR, from French schools. This decision sparked debate and is at the center of the November 30 episode of L'École du futur on SQOOL TV, presented by Marjorie Paillon.education and technologyMinistry of National Education

The panel included several guests, including Philippe Pinault, CEO and Co-founder of , one stands out: , to discuss this decision that is sparking debate among cloud market players. Here are the highlights from the show.

A Move That Calls for French Alternatives

For Philippe Pinault, this is good news for the French cloud market. He notes that there are already several European alternatives that comply with GDPR and with the cloud au centre strategy put in place by the French government in 2021 through DINUM to stop the use and deployment of non-compliant American suites (particularly Microsoft and Google).

This decision highlights the need for the of the solutions currently deployed by the to turn to Among these to . Adopted in May 2018, GDPR aims to protect citizens' data and shield them from extraterritorial application. A law to which American companies — including … — and those alternatives exist! Among them, the Fab 8 collective, made up of 7 French digital workplace players: Jalios, Jamespot, Netframe, Twake, Whaller, Wimi, and Talkspirit.

As explained in this press release, these solutions are fully capable of replacing collaborative suites de Google et Microsoft. En effet, elles proposent notamment from Google and Microsoft. They offer messagingThe solution includes video conferencing, and file sharing and co-editing:

features that meet the needs of both teachers and students.Among these sovereign alternatives, one stands out: Talkspirit: an all-in-one tool that facilitates communication and collaboration across all types of organizations, including schools such as the Institut des Beaux Arts de Besançon and Ministry of National Education

.The solution includes video conferencing, chat, office suite, a office suite, a drive, a office suite, a drive, an office suite, a shared calendar

, and much more!

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Our Digital Sovereignty at StakeThis decision naturally raises the question of digital sovereignty

, that is, the state's ability to assert its authority in cyberspace.the IT50+ club initiative""this creates a form of dependency, as students adopt from an early age the solutions they will later use professionally." He cites Philippe Reynaud, CEO of Free, who once said that "the cloud means working for yourself on someone else's computer." A phrase that perfectly illustrates the stakes of digital sovereignty

, since we work on American computers and servers that give US authorities access to everything we produce.

The French cloud market, between 2020 and 2025By 2025, the French cloud market is expected to reach €27 billion. Yet only €1.8 billion has been allocated by the government under the national cloud strategy

Breakdown of the €1.8 billion cloud plan's funding

GAFAM's Non-compliance with GDPR…To encourage schools to turn toward sovereign solutions, the first step is to acknowledge the non-compliant nature of the solutions currently deployed by the Ministry of National Education

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• Philippe Pinault puts forward three arguments:They are free. According to Philippe Pinault, "this creates a form of dependency, as students adopt from an early age the solutions they will later use professionally

• ."They are deployed without restriction
  
• , which prevents competition from other market players, particularly European ones.They do not comply with data protection law. Adopted in May 2018, GDPR aims to protect citizens' data and shield them from extraterritorial application. A law to which American companies — including GAFAM — are not subject. This gives them

"the right to access the data we host in the cloud today."

…yet They Continue to Dominate the Marketthe IT50+ club initiative"""

, says Philippe Pinault.To put an end to this, only one real path exists: the government — and in particular the Ministry of National Educationthe IT50+ club initiative" support the deployment of alternative solutions that comply with"GDPR

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, by putting concrete initiatives in place.Concrete Proposals for a Sovereign European CloudSupporting the IT50+ club initiative, Philippe Pinault is openly calling on the government "that at minimum, 50% of public tenders include European players"

and that "50% of investments in new IT projects be directed toward European players."He also calls on Europe "to establish a mechanism equivalent to the Buy American Act

" (the American law that encourages purchasing goods made in the US) to encourage organizations to turn to French-made solutions.In short, if we want French cloud players to thrive, they need more visibility and investment in

French digital solutions
. These can be found in the mapping below, produced by PlayFrance.Digital.

** *Today, sovereign collaborative solutions like Talkspirit are increasingly establishing themselves as solid

GAFAM alternatives. Beyond their rich feature sets, these tools offer real guarantees in terms of data security and confidentiality — something their American counterparts subject to the Cloud Act cannot provide.So how do you choose among all the solutions on the market? Check out our "top 10 sovereign solutions

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