Openers’s BlogDigital Openers AB (Openers) är genomförandepartner för digital utveckling som fungerar i praktiken. Digitally sovereign lösningar för offentlig sektor, företag och civilsamhälle.https://openers.seThe Uncertain Bridge Across the Atlantic – Part 4: Choose Within Your Own Legislative Jurisdictionhttps://openers.se/en/uncertain-bridge-part-4-digital-sovereigntyhttps://openers.se/en/uncertain-bridge-part-4-digital-sovereigntyThree agreements have collapsed or become unstable in eleven years. The question is no longer whether the next deal will hold — but why you should rely on it in the first place. Digital sovereignty means choosing solutions under legislation you can actually influence and trust.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Uncertain Bridge Across the Atlantic – Part 3: The Data Privacy Framework – The Third One That Fellhttps://openers.se/en/uncertain-bridge-part-3-data-privacy-frameworkhttps://openers.se/en/uncertain-bridge-part-3-data-privacy-frameworkIn 2023 the third major EU-US agreement was put in place. It lasted less than three years. In June 2026 the US Supreme Court removed the independent oversight the entire deal relied on. Three collapses in eleven years is a pattern.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Uncertain Bridge Across the Atlantic – Part 2: Privacy Shield – The Patch That Didn't Holdhttps://openers.se/en/uncertain-bridge-part-2-privacy-shieldhttps://openers.se/en/uncertain-bridge-part-2-privacy-shieldAfter Safe Harbor came Privacy Shield. More principles, an ombudsperson and promises of better protection. In 2020 the Court of Justice of the EU invalidated this agreement too. The same fundamental problems remained.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Uncertain Bridge Across the Atlantic – Part 1: Safe Harbor Collapsed in 2015https://openers.se/en/uncertain-bridge-part-1-safe-harborhttps://openers.se/en/uncertain-bridge-part-1-safe-harborA simple 2000 agreement was supposed to make it legal to send personal data to the US. In 2015 the Court of Justice of the EU ruled the bridge was unsafe. That was the start of a pattern we are still living with.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom words to action: how the journey towards digital independence beginshttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-6-from-words-to-actionhttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-6-from-words-to-actionThe strategy exists and the direction is clear – but the change still isn't happening. Here's how to move from insight to concrete action.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWho controls your digital destiny? On the importance of strategic governancehttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-5-governancehttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-5-governanceWhen no one really owns the question of digital independence, initiatives stall. Digital sovereignty is fundamentally a leadership question, not a technical one.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBreaking down silos: practical steps towards interoperability and data sharinghttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-4-interoperabilityhttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-4-interoperabilityRequiring systems to "be interoperable" doesn't guarantee it actually works in practice. Here are the practical steps that make the real difference.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom project to ecosystem: managing open source for lasting controlhttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-3-open-sourcehttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-3-open-sourceChoosing open source isn't the finish line – it's the start of a new relationship with your digital infrastructure, one that can strengthen your control if managed well.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe key to digital independence starts with procurementhttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-2-procurementhttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-2-procurementBuilding a digital future with real control and independence has to start long before an exit becomes necessary – it starts with how you procure.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDigital control and data ownership: why you need an exit strategyhttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-1-exit-strategyhttps://openers.se/en/digital-independence-part-1-exit-strategyMany organisations are locked into their own systems without ever planning for it. Here's why an exit strategy is the key to actually owning your digital future.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT