Czech Republic
EDRIX Score
6.89
EOTRIX Score
4.75
Tier
Leader
Overall Assessment
The Czech Republic has emerged as a leader in overall digital resilience, not through a focus on open source, but by cultivating one of the most sovereign public and private digital infrastructures in the EU. Its strength lies in the technological choices made by its institutions and companies, while its open source policy and ecosystem remain less developed.
Sobering Reality
Despite its overall infrastructure strength, the website for the President of the Czech Republic is hosted in the US and its DNS is managed by Cloudflare. Its government email is also run by Microsoft.
2020 Baseline
In 2020, the Czech Republic was an "emerging" country with established legal foundations for both strategic and open source fronts but had yet to translate them into proactive, high-impact national initiatives.
2024 Progression
A major structural change is the establishment of the Digital and Information Agency (DIA) in 2023, which centralizes digital governance. The "Brno Declaration" by key associations is paving the way for a national OSPO, indicating a move towards a more coordinated open source strategy.
2025 Data-Driven Analysis
The country's high EDRIX score (6.89) is powered by perfect scores in Private Sector (10.00) and Public Sector (10.00) digital health, confirmed by its #1 rank in the raw metric for national domain sovereignty. This highlights a general resilience. However, its much lower EOTRIX score (4.75) reflects a weaker focus on open technology, with a modest Public Policy score (6.25) and a small Developer Ecosystem (2.83).
Strengths
- Public/Private Sector Resilience: Top-ranked in the EU for the sovereignty of its digital infrastructure, indicating a low reliance on non-EU technology providers for core web, mail, and DNS services.
Weaknesses
- Open Source Policy: The national strategy for open source is not as mature as that of the top-tier countries.
- Developer Ecosystem: The country has a relatively small per-capita open source developer community.
Outlook
The Czech Republic has built a resilient foundation. Its future progress depends on better integrating open source principles into its existing strategy. The establishment of the DIA and the push for a national OSPO are positive signs that could bridge the gap between its general digital health and its open technology readiness.