According to a statement from France’s Ministry of the Economy and Finance, the Visio platform—developed by the interministerial digital directorate (DINUM)—will be gradually deployed across all ministries and state institutions. It is intended to replace commercial tools previously in use, including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Webex, and to give the administration full control over its communications infrastructure and data.
The government stresses that Visio is a “sovereign” and “secure” solution, hosted on infrastructure certified under SecNumCloud, a security standard overseen by the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI. This is meant to ensure that officials’ data and the content of their communications remain under French and EU jurisdiction, avoiding legal risks linked to U.S. regulations such as the Cloud Act.
According to official figures, more than 40,000 public-sector employees are already using the platform as part of the rollout phase, with future stages set to cover central government, research institutions, and public services more broadly. Visio offers standard video-conferencing features, as well as tools such as meeting transcription and integration with other components of the government’s digital services suite.
France’s decision is seen as one of the most concrete steps in Europe toward reducing reliance on dominant U.S. platforms in critical areas of digital infrastructure. Against the backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and growing concern over data control, Paris is signaling that government communications should be based on solutions developed and operated in Europe, in line with its own security and data-protection standards.
