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I think this is the kind of initiative that should be done much more, supporting each other to be strong towards American big tech (and uninformed decision-making that favours big tech for lack of initiative, resources and interest). Sovereignty and power trhoughg
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The amount of people won’t matter much because there might be more people from UvA and not only DATAGOV, no? </div>
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The timing is a problem, not so much the start date (I think we can manage till then) but the potential end in 2026.</div>
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Altogether, I would support this and even consider this as a resistance strategy towards regulatory data infrastructures in education. *sounds like a publication to my ears</div>
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<b>From: </b>Core <core-bounces@lists.datagovlab.net> on behalf of Stefania Milan via Core <core@lists.datagovlab.net><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 19 December 2025 at 11:07<br>
<b>To: </b>core@lists.datagovlab.net <core@lists.datagovlab.net><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[DATAGOV Core] FW: NextCloud pilot<br>
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Info below. We are less than 20, but I hope I can convince them anyway. </div>
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I don’t like two things: a) relatively late start date, b) running for one year only (but I bet it will be extended…). But if they let us in, I would say it is worth participating. Thoughts? </div>
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<b>From: </b>Frank van Tatenhove <F.G.M.vanTatenhove@uva.nl><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 19 December 2025 at 09:01<br>
<b>To: </b>Stefania Milan <S.Milan@uva.nl><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Meg Kitamura <meg2wins@gmail.com>, Giulia Campaioli <g.campaioli@uva.nl><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: NextCloud pilot<br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dear Stefania,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Great to hear! Of course, you and your team can participate in the pilot. How many people would that involve?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Here's some more information about the pilot:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Nextcloud Pilot.</b> SURF is launching a Nextcloud pilot in 2026. See:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.surf.nl/nieuws/onderwijs-en-onderzoek-gaan-verder-met-nextcloud" originalsrc="https://www.surf.nl/nieuws/onderwijs-en-onderzoek-gaan-verder-met-nextcloud" data-outlook-id="5f8b649d-a48d-4310-ac85-73f7e524a684" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.surf.nl/nieuws/onderwijs-en-onderzoek-gaan-verder-met-nextcloud</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">.
More detailed information about the pilot can be found on the SURF wiki (</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://servicedesk.surf.nl/wiki/spaces/WIKI/pages/248316434/Nextcloud+General+information" originalsrc="https://servicedesk.surf.nl/wiki/spaces/WIKI/pages/248316434/Nextcloud+General+information" data-outlook-id="f9903448-7cbe-4c98-96db-6758178465d8" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://servicedesk.surf.nl/wiki/spaces/WIKI/pages/248316434/Nextcloud+General+information</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>What does the environment offer?</b> File storage, sharing, and editing; chats and online meetings (meetings, webinars, lectures); contacts, calendars, and productivity apps.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In more detail:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">• Files: file storage, sharing, and synchronization. (see https://nextcloud.com/files/)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">• Office: online document editing with real-time collaboration. (see https://nextcloud.com/office/)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">• Talk: video conferencing, chat, and voice calls. (see https://nextcloud.com/talk/)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">• Groupware: calendar, contacts, and email integration. (Email integration not yet certain)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">• Assistant: privacy-focused AI for summarizing, drafting, and answering questions. (AI not yet available at launch)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">• Productivity apps: notes, tasks, project organization, forms, and more</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>What does SURF do?</b> Hosts the environment, provides second-line support, coordinates a special interest group, provides implementation advice, and connects the environment to SRAM (log in
with UvAnetID) and Microsoft applications.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>What do participating institutions do?</b> Ensure at least 20 staff and/or students use the environment daily, provide first-line support, maintain contact with SURF, participate in the special
interest group, provide feedback, and help evaluate the environment.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>How much does it cost?</b> SURF requests a contribution from the institutions. We cover these costs for the UvA centrally. Therefore, there are no costs for participants.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>When and for whom?</b> All SURF institutions, starting in January 2026 and initially running for one year. The environment will be available to administrators on February 1st and to end users
on March 1st.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Beste regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Van:</b> Stefania Milan <S.Milan@uva.nl><br>
<b>Verzonden:</b> donderdag 18 december 2025 16:58<br>
<b>Aan:</b> Frank van Tatenhove <F.G.M.vanTatenhove@uva.nl><br>
<b>CC:</b> Meg Kitamura <meg2wins@gmail.com>; Giulia Campaioli <g.campaioli@uva.nl><br>
<b>Onderwerp:</b> NextCloud pilot<br>
<b>Urgentie:</b> Hoog</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Dear Frank, </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">I hope this finds you well. My name is Stefania, and I am the PI of the
</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="https://datagovlab.net/" originalsrc="https://datagovlab.net/" data-outlook-id="ca8ebd22-d2ac-41e1-a420-3ff52ccc378b" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">DATAGOV project</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">,
funded by the European Research Council. I got your contact from Joris de Vries, with whom I discussed NextCloud. </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">For my project I am looking to establish a NextCloud space. I have heard from Joris that there is an ongoing pilot to scale NextCloud to university wide. My team would LOVE to take part in the pilot. </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">I look forward to hearing from you!</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Best regards, Stefania</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">Research Associate, Chair “AI and Democracy”, Florence School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">Principal Investigator, DATAGOV (ERC Advanced 101142006, 2025-2030) – now hiring!</span></p>
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