Higher Ed at the AI Crossroads: Intellectual Sovereignty or Tech Dependency?
In recent years, the need for Private AI for universities has shifted from a burgeoning curiosity to a critical operational necessity for academic institutions. However, this rapid growth has ushered in a silent but dangerous practice: “Shadow AI.” In fact, faculty, researchers, and administrative staff are daily users of open commercial tools to draft research papers, […]
What do you think is the biggest challenge for sustaining Open Source in 2026?
Recently, last Wednesday, I participated in a Conference with the Apereo Foundation. During this event, we discussed how Open Source shapes innovation in Higher Education. Reflecting on the discussion, I’ve realized that: 1. Open source is not just a technical choice; it is a strategic necessity for institutional sovereignty The real power of an open […]
AI in Education Without the Marketing: What I´m Actually Using and What I´m Not
Technical Decisions, Real Limits, and Professional Criteria Beyond the Hype If you are a stakeholder looking for the truh about AI in education in the EdTech sector—CTO, Product Owner, or Innovation Lead—you might be feeling the pressure to “AI-enable” your product. However, if you are also worrying about long-term sustainability and pedagogical integrity, this analysis […]
How much time do you spend creating and reviewing academic documentation?
How much time do you spend creating and reviewing academic documentation? Teaching guides in different formats, duplicate versions, misaligned styles, and processes that are repeated course after course. Guide Wizard emerges to organize this process: a web platform that allows unifying, structuring, and reusing academic documentation, starting with teaching guides, in a coherent and standardized […]
A student ID can be much more than just identification
A student ID can be much more than just identification. In many educational institutions, the student experience is fragmented: different access points and scattered information. EdulD is the digital student ID with superpowers. It solves the problem of academic digital identy by unifying institutional services and notifications, as well as the virtual classroom, in a […]
The Origins of EDF
To understand what EDF is today, it is necessary to look back. First of all, it was 1985 when I founded my first company dedicated to creating educational multimedia content. It is worth noting that, in those years, the worlds of computing and training were just taking their first steps. Discussing digital learning felt like […]