Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

What if Europe isn’t behind in tech but simply underexposed? In this episode of Wire Uncut, we speak with Dante Emilio Grassi, founder of EU Tech Map, a platform that started as a hobby project and quickly became a movement across LinkedIn and the European tech ecosystem. In just one week, EU Tech Map grew to 1,500+ companies across 77 categories and 44 countries. But beyond the numbers, this conversation explores something bigger: visibility, digital sovereignty, and why European companies often default to non-European software.

At the 2025 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Wire hosted a high-level panel discussion on how the UK can strengthen its digital sovereignty and resilience in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. Chaired by Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent at Sky News, the panel featured: Together, they explored how the UK can balance global collaboration with national control—aligning regulation, procurement, and innovation to build a truly sovereign digital ecosystem.

In this episode of Wire Uncut, Alexandra speaks with Dan, Director of Marketing and Communication at XWiki, about the company’s journey as a European Libre Software provider. Dan shares how XWiki and CryptPad deliver secure, open source tools for collaboration and knowledge management. From powering corporate intranets and documentation hubs to enabling encrypted real-time teamwork, XWiki’s mission is to strengthen digital sovereignty in Europe.

Is open source really harder to use or integrate? That perception is fading fast. Open source is now recognized for: Technical strength, transparency & interoperability Faster innovation through global collaboration A collective European alternative to Big Tech With initiatives like Eurostack, open source alliances are creating integrated, secure, and competitive solutions for Europe’s digital sovereignty.

Imagine a 100% open source, secure, and privacy-first alternative to Microsoft Office 365. That’s exactly what the OpenDesk Project is building — designed for German public administration and powered by: XWiki, Nextcloud, Collabora Office, Element, OpenProject & more Decentralized, secure, and transparent solutions Partnerships across Europe to strengthen digital sovereignty This is Europe’s collective answer to Big Tech — and it’s already happening.

Switching from legacy systems or Big Tech doesn’t have to be risky. In this clip from Wire Uncut, Bozhena, VP of Marketing at Meister, explains why the hardest challenge in public sector digitalization isn’t the technology, it’s change management.#podcastclips.

n this Wire Uncut conversation, Meister shares how they build collaborative productivity tools designed to make teamwork intuitive, effective, and secure. #wire.

Can Europe build productivity tools that rival Big Tech—without sacrificing security or usability? In this episode of Wire Uncut, we sit down with Bozhena, VP of Marketing at Meister, the company behind MeisterTask and MindMeister. From helping teams transition from pen-and-paper workflows to becoming the trusted partner for digitalization in Germany’s public sector, Meister is redefining collaboration in Europe.

Discover how Wire is transforming secure communication for enterprises and governments across Europe. Featured in Europe Connected, this video showcases how Wire enables secure collaboration, from board-level discussions to crisis communications, without compromising usability.

Why is it so hard to leave Big Tech? In this short clip, Andy Piper from Mastodon shares a powerful reflection on human behavior and why the comfort of the familiar often keeps us from discovering better alternatives. "We forget that the tools we’re comfortable with now once felt unfamiliar too. Growth means discomfort first." Try something new. Change how you connect. From our full Wire Uncut conversation on Mastodon, digital sovereignty, and ethical tech.