Open-Xchange AG

Open-Xchange would like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to participate in its call for evidence on the functioning of public procurement directives. We think that the current framework has not ensured that public money is spent strategically to contribute to Europe's digital autonomy.

Open-Xchange would like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to participate in its call for evidence on the revision of European public procurement rules. Given our expertise, we focus our contribution on the digital sector. We think the European dependence on foreign suppliers and platforms in the Internet sector is unbearable, and we must act now to promote European alternatives.

Open-Xchange would like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to participate in its call for evidence on open digital ecosystems in Europe. We think the open-source paradigm naturally aligns with Europe's objectives of digital autonomy. As a European open SME, we face problems such as market entrenchment by global proprietary vendors and a lack of venture capital.

Open-Xchange would like to thank for the opportunity to provide comments on the Commission’s proposal for the new Digital Markets Act. We generally support the Commission’s objectives and stand in favour of enacting a new regulation building on the draft. We nonetheless raise some issues building on our first-hand experience in one of our core fields of activity, Internet email and messaging in general.

Open-Xchange, as the leading European open source software company in the email and DNS space, commends and supports the Commission's effort to address the gatekeeping power of big Internet platforms and the threat it poses to competition, digital sovereignty and individual rights.

Open-Xchange, as the leading European open-source software company in the email and DNS space and the service provider of choice for some of the largest Internet access providers in Europe, would like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to participate in its consultation on the guidance on how to apply the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Open-Xchange would like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to participate in its call for evidence on the review of the Digital Decade programme. We think that the current targets and objectives remain relevant, but they lack coverage of the newly emerging need for European digital sovereignty.