Microsoft and Google licences cost Denmark's primary schools DKK 66 million annually (approx £7,6 m)
Denmark has allowed itself to become over-dependent on American technology - it's a vulnerability.
All over the country, pupils have come to think that IT/ digitisation = Microsoft /Google.
A new analysis shows that with a small investment and a year's work, an #opensource solution for Danish schools can change this for the better!
https://ing.dk/artikel/her-er-regnestykket-saa-meget-koster-det-smide-google-og-microsoft-ud-af-folkeskolen (in Danish and paywalled)
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