Research in XWiki


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Driving open-source innovation
across Europe

  • 15 projects running or completed
  • €3M+ in funding across EU & national programs
  • 5 teams actively contributing (Product, Client, Apps, CryptPad, Cloud & Infra)
  • Supported by Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, BPI France, NLNet

At XWiki, we contribute to European research programs that advance digital sovereignty, secure collaboration, and trustworthy information. These projects are not just research. They shape the next generation of open collaboration:

  • European alternatives to Big Tech cloud services
  • Trusted spaces for journalists and citizens to fight disinformation
  • Privacy-first collaboration for businesses and public institutions
  • AI tools that work transparently and respect user rights

Focus area

We participate in projects that align with our mission:

Digital sovereignty

Cloud workplaces that give organizations independence from vendor lock-in.

Collaboration & knowledge management

Open, extensible platforms for documentation, teamwork, and compliance.

Trustworthy information

Tools to combat disinformation and strengthen media ecosystems across Europe.

Privacy & security

CryptPad’s end-to-end encrypted collaboration and advanced authentication.

AI for knowledge

Responsible AI tools that work with your data, on your servers.

Research projects

European Digital Media Observatories
(EDMO)

Building national platforms to detect and counter disinformation, using XWiki technology.

ADMO

Croatia & Slovenia
2023–2025

ADMO 2

Croatia & Slovenia
2025–2027

BROD

Bulgaria & Romania
2022–2025

BROD 2

Bulgaria & Romania
2025

De Facto

France
2021–2024

De Facto 2

France
2024–2026

Collaborative suites & sovereign cloud

Empowering European companies with open alternatives to proprietary platforms.

CollabNext

Sovereign collaborative suite led by Jamespot
2023–2024

Hexagone

French cloud sovereign workplace project
2023–2027

Wimi

French cloud sovereign workplace project
2023–2027

SecNumCloud

BPI Financing for certification process for XWiki Cloud
2023–

CryptPad security & innovation

Enhancing end-to-end encrypted collaboration tools.

CryptPad Auth

Single Sign-On and Multi-Factor Authentication
2022-2024

CryptPad Blueprints

Security analysis and documentation
2022-2023

Data & AI

Advancing new ways to search, access, and trust information.

ChatEurope

EU public website and chatbot
2022-2024

EDNH

Europe data news migrating the news hub to XWiki
2023-2025

WAISE

Turning wikis into trusted AI assistants
2023-2024

Interested in our research work or in partnering with us?

Contact: research@xwiki.com
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