We continue our series on our DNA with the principles that guide our work.

As a public entity, the LMDDC is careful to develop and maintain its technological infrastructure with an eye to the imperatives of sustainability and neutrality with respect to the commercial operators with which the EIG must work, as well as compliance with the applicable laws and regulations in force.

With this in mind, the design and implementation of its infrastructure are based exclusively on open-source software and established, free and documented technical standards in order to respect the following eight fundamental principles:

INTEROPERABILITY: All services are accessible via standardised protocols to ensure maximum interoperability. The same applies to media content, which is made platform-independent through the use of standard formats.

ADAPTABILITY: The deployed software solutions are adapted to the functional and non-functional needs of the LMDDC and its partners.

MODULARITY: The IT architecture is modular and decoupled to allow the use of à la carte services, either as a unit or as an integrated suite.

OPENNESS: All digital services are made available to partners in different modes according to their needs, and each can be integrated into their existing IT infrastructure.

FREEDOM OF OPERATION and TRANSFER: Based on open source codes and appropriate licences, all digital services are transferable to partners and can be used by them and their own users without any restrictions.

SECURITY: The IT infrastructure is fully secure and GDPR compliant.

CONTRIBUTABILITY: All developments, modifications of the used open source codes and packaged versions that the partners can install will be made available to the public free of charge via an online library, provided that they have been co-financed with public funds and that they respect any intellectual property constraints that may apply.

SOVEREIGNTY: As training, and especially digital training, is a strategic objective for the country, it is essential that the deployed solutions and the used data remain under the full control of the authorities and do not depend on decisions taken elsewhere based on strategies that may differ from those of Luxembourg. Too much dependence on commercial interests located far from the Grand Duchy is a risk in this respect. This is why the LMDDC maintains an ecosystem based on open-source licenses and ensures its complete autonomy in terms of hosting and related services. Data and platforms are mainly hosted in Luxembourg or, failing that, in the EU.