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Commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), Dialogic has conducted a study on the dependencies of big tech in the OCW sectors of secondary vocational education, higher education, science, cultural and creative sectors, media, and heritage.
The main question of the research is: What do the dependencies of the OCW sectors on big tech services look like, and what risks and opportunities does this bring?
The report describes for each sector: 1) the current status of the use of big tech, 2) the opportunities presented by big tech products, and 3) the risks involved.
An important insight from the research is that individual institutions can hardly address these dependencies independently. The Chamber Brief acknowledges these dependencies and opts for a collective approach to strengthen digital autonomy. In doing so, OCW has chosen a step-by-step strategy based on two pillars:
1. Strengthening collective control
- joint procurement conditions;
- open standards;
- public digital provisions;
- collective governance.
2. More room for alternatives
- promoting European solutions;
- open source where appropriate;
- collaboration between educational institutions;
- alignment with European initiatives.