Murmel listed in the Tech Sovereignty Catalogue

Murmel has been listed in the Tech Sovereignty Catalogue of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance. It is a European register of digital solutions that contribute to Europe's technological independence.

The catalogue is used by policymakers, large European companies, and public institutions looking for software components developed and hosted in Europe. Inclusion means a solution has passed an assessment on hosting, data sovereignty, and the origin of the technology.

What does this mean for users?

For organisations using Murmel — municipalities, healthcare providers, media organisations — this is an independent confirmation of what has been our starting point all along: speech recognition that runs entirely in the Netherlands, no audio leaving the country, and no dependence on US cloud infrastructure.

That is no longer a nice-to-have. Attention to digital sovereignty is growing, especially in sectors that process sensitive audio: clinical conversations in healthcare, council meetings at government bodies, internal meetings at organisations handling IP. The catalogue makes it easier for procurement teams to verifiably compare European options.

Does anything change in Murmel?

Nothing in the technology itself. Murmel has been running on Dutch servers since day one, with part of the GPU capacity housed in a care home in Zaandam where the waste heat is returned to residents. Being listed in the catalogue confirms that setup and makes us easier to find for organisations specifically looking for that.

For existing users nothing changes. For organisations only now looking around: create a free account (30 minutes of transcription included, no credit card required) or get in touch to discuss a larger deployment.