European Open-Source Excellence: Nextcloud Earns Digital Public Good Status

Nextcloud, a key component of CISERO's collaboration platform, has been officially recognised as a Digital Public Good (DPG) by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA). This prestigious recognition places Nextcloud alongside other renowned digital solutions such as Mozilla, Creative Commons, and PeerTube.

Why This Matters for CISERO

At CISERO, we use Nextcloud as an essential component of our collaboration platform, and this recognition validates our commitment to European, open-source, and reliable solutions. If you've ever accessed materials from our webinars or collaborated with CISERO team on shared documents, you've experienced Nextcloud firsthand - it's our platform for secure file sharing, team collaboration, and knowledge management.

We're delighted with our ongoing collaboration with Nextcloud and proud to integrate solutions that share our values.

What is a Digital Public Good?

According to the UN Secretary-General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, Digital Public Goods are open-source solutions that serve the public interest. To earn this distinction, Nextcloud had to meet nine rigorous requirements, including:

• Relevance to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
• Use of approved open-source licenses
• Platform independence
• Strong privacy and security standards
• Commitment to doing no harm

European Values, Global Recognition

This award highlights what we've always believed at CISERO: European open-source solutions can compete with and often surpass proprietary alternatives. Nextcloud's recognition demonstrates that tools prioritising privacy, digital sovereignty, and sustainability can achieve global recognition while staying true to their values.

We're proud to build our collaboration infrastructure on solutions that are not only technically excellent but also aligned with principles of transparency, user control, and data protection.