On December 13, it was reported that Google, Meta, Qualcomm, Honor, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, Opera, France's Lynx, and Germany's Wire announced that they would jointly promote an open digital ecosystem in response to the EU's Digital Markets Act.
The organization, which calls itself the Open Digital Ecosystem Coalition (CODE), is committed to "encouraging the adoption of more open platforms and systems in Europe for growth and innovation in Europe." The alliance said it wants to open up the digital ecosystem through cross-industry collaboration and promote seamless connectivity and interoperability (note from IT House: The EU requires "monopolies" to be interconnected with competitors' apps).
The group said it would work with academia, policymakers and companies to study digital openness and propose ways to achieve this in Europe using the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and future EU legislation.
There is no doubt that the creation of Code is the response of this group of tech companies to new regulations such as the European Union's Digital Markets Act, which forces tech giants (which the EU calls "gatekeepers") to open up various services and platforms to other companies and developers, such as Apple's App Store, FaceTime, and Siri, for example, Apple's need to provide users with access to install third-party app stores or sideload apps next year, allowing developers to promote their products outside of app stores, and open access to third-party payment systems.
Over the past few months, we have had a number of discussions on the map of the European digital ecosystem, what exactly will promote innovation and what will have a positive impact on competitiveness. We believe openness is key," said Stan Larroque, founder of Lynx, in a statement.