Post B2Ti2mDSgwuw2C0XUu by brucelawson@social.vivaldi.net
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 (DIR) Post #B2Ti2g6rOa4V5ysBNI by brucelawson@social.vivaldi.net
       2026-01-20T10:44:41Z
       
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       European Union companies' annual purchases of cloud software services that benefit the US economy amount to €264 billion … If the EU were able to produce 15% of the cloud software services it currently purchases from the United States in 2035, this would result in 463,000 additional jobs in the EU. https://www.cigref.fr/technological-dependence-on-american-software-and-cloud-services-an-assessment-of-the-economic-consequences-in-europe
       
 (DIR) Post #B2Ti2mDSgwuw2C0XUu by brucelawson@social.vivaldi.net
       2026-01-20T10:53:40Z
       
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       Related: EU wants to know if it should give preference to European products in public procurement. Tell them what you think (before next Monday, 26 Jan): https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/15492-EU-public-procurement-rules-revision_en
       
 (DIR) Post #B2YyV4V0sZO9u5WyMi by icedquinn@blob.cat
       2026-01-23T02:55:19.036687Z
       
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       who cares about jobshumanity does not exist for shareholders