The Gaia-X Summit 2026 will take place on 19–20 November in Vienna, bringing together 400 attendees from 30 countries to advance Europe’s federated, sovereign AI and data ecosystems. Austria’s Federal Minister for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure and the State Secretary for Digitalisation are expected to attend.
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Six EU member states have failed to appoint national authorities to enforce the bloc’s AI Act by the August 2025 deadline, while 10 others have only made provisional decisions. The European Commission has also delayed plans to fund seven AI compute hubs, citing national administrative delays. The delays risk
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The European Commission has approved Austria’s €319 million state-aid grant to Infineon Technologies to upgrade its semiconductor facility in Villach, Carinthia, into a next-generation production site. The project is described as the world’s first high-volume manufacturing facility for next-generation semiconductors, strengthening Europe’s strategic
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A peer-reviewed paper and interactive maps analyse the email security posture of around 15,300 municipalities in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The study compares digital sovereignty measures using public DNS records and network signals, classifying providers by jurisdiction and assessing SPF and DMARC configurations. (SECASSURE2026.MXMAP-PROJECT.ORG) Analysis
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European private equity firm Oakley Capital acquires a majority stake in Graphwise, formed in 2024 by merging Bulgarian Ontotext and Austrian Semantic Web Company. The deal is one of Bulgaria’s largest software exits, though financial terms were not disclosed. Graphwise serves over 200 blue-chip clients with AI and
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The Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer) sponsored new features in LibreOffice and adopted Open Document Format to enhance digital independence. The military issued a Europe-wide call for proposals to secure support and development capacity for the open-source suite, as revealed in a second interview with the Bundesheer. (TDF COMMUNITY
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Vienna University of Technology's Data Protection and Document Management Department replaced Windows with Linux and Microsoft Office with LibreOffice to regain control over its data. The pilot project is now set to serve as a model for other departments. (TU WIEN) A penguin as the emblem of the
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