Tag Archives: digital sovereignty

SAP and S3NS collaboration with Thales advances sovereign cloud adoption for regulated industries across France and Europe

(IN BRIEF) SAP and S3NS have expanded their partnership to drive trusted cloud adoption in France, with Thales as the first strategic customer. The collaboration combines SAP’s enterprise software and AI capabilities with S3NS’s SecNumCloud-certified infrastructure, enabling organizations in regulated … Read the full press release

Imperva for Google Cloud Enables Organizations to Scale Applications Securely Without Compromising Performance

(IN BRIEF) Thales has launched Imperva for Google Cloud, a new application security solution that integrates enterprise-grade protection directly into Google Cloud environments. Designed to address the challenges of securing modern cloud-native applications, the offering eliminates the need for external … Read the full press release

Thales Recognized as Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Advancing Sovereign Cloud and Secure Infrastructure Solutions

(IN BRIEF) Thales has been named a 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year in the Infrastructure Modernization: Sovereign Cloud category, recognizing its leadership in delivering secure and compliant cloud solutions. The award reflects the company’s long-standing collaboration with Google … Read the full press release

BT Launches UK’s First Full Sovereign Digital Services Portfolio to Accelerate Secure AI and Cloud Adoption

(IN BRIEF) BT has launched the UK’s first comprehensive sovereign digital services portfolio, combining connectivity, voice, cloud, and AI to help organisations securely adopt advanced technologies while maintaining full control over data within the UK. The offering is designed to … Read the full press release

Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Debate Expands Beyond Cloud and AI to the Foundations of IT Infrastructure

Europe’s digital sovereignty debate is expanding beyond cloud and AI to include control over existing enterprise IT infrastructure. Structural dependence on non-European vendors persists across hardware, firmware, and long-lived systems. Limited access to updates, repairs, and maintenance raises concerns around … Read the full press release

Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Faces Hidden Risks in Enterprise IT Infrastructure

Europe’s digital sovereignty challenge extends beyond cloud services to the underlying hardware, software, and firmware layers. Dependence on non-EU vendors limits organisations’ control over updates, repairs, and system lifecycles. Vendor-driven restrictions can force premature upgrades, increasing costs, security risks, and … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom and Thüga Partner to Deliver Sovereign AI Solutions for Municipal Utilities Across Germany

(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has partnered with Thüga AG to provide sovereign AI solutions tailored for municipal utilities, enabling secure and compliant data processing within Europe. The initiative introduces Enterprise GPT applications that automate routine tasks, support knowledge management, and … Read the full press release

Free ICT Europe Warns of “Sovereignty Gap” in Enterprise ICT

(IN BRIEF) The Free ICT Europe Foundation warns that Europe faces a “sovereignty gap” in enterprise ICT, where organizations technically own their digital infrastructure but lack real control due to dependence on non-EU vendors that impose restrictive licensing, limited support … Read the full press release

Slovak Republic’s Government Plenipotentiary for Artificial Intelligence, Mr. Radoslav Štefánek to Join European and Global Leaders at the 5th Session of the World Technology Congress

(IN BRIEF) The World Technology Congress has announced that Slovak AI Government Plenipotentiary Radoslav Štefánek will attend the 5th Session in Lake Como, accompanied by a senior government delegation covering digital policy, legislation, international relations, and communications. The participation reflects … Read the full press release

Croatia’s Minister of Science, Education and Youth, Prof. Dr. Radovan Fuchs, to Join Key European and Global Leaders at the 5th Session of the World Technology Congress

(IN BRIEF) The World Technology Congress (WTC) will host Radovan Fuchs as a keynote speaker at its 5th Session in Lake Como on April 22–24, 2026, bringing an important EU perspective to discussions on rapidly advancing technologies such as Physical … Read the full press release

Rising public concern over misinformation and reputational harm is reshaping how the European Union approaches digital identity, regulation and democratic resilience

Disinformation is becoming a major concern across Europe. Digital identity, privacy and reputation are now closely linked. The General Data Protection Regulation provides key protections but raises new legal challenges. Courts are shaping how privacy and free expression are balanced. … Read the full press release

Europeans demand control over their digital identity

(IN BRIEF) Europe is witnessing a significant shift toward stronger individual control over digital identity, as citizens increasingly use legal mechanisms like the GDPR’s “right to be forgotten” to manage their online presence and protect their reputations. In early 2026, … Read the full press release

Atos Introduces Global Sovereign Agentic Studios Model to Accelerate Enterprise Adoption of Production-Ready AI

(IN BRIEF) Atos Group has launched Atos Sovereign Agentic Studios, a new operating model designed to help enterprises deploy agentic AI securely and at scale while maintaining full sovereign control over data, governance, and operational environments. The model addresses a … Read the full press release

Five Major European Telecom Operators Launch First Federated Edge Cloud to Strengthen Digital Sovereignty at MWC 2026

(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM, and Vodafone have jointly demonstrated the European Edge Continuum at Mobile World Congress 2026, establishing the first federated pan-European edge cloud and marking a significant step toward digital sovereignty. Developed within the IPCEI-CIS … Read the full press release

Telefónica Expands Digital Infrastructure With Commercial Edge Services Supporting Real Time Enterprise Applications

(IN BRIEF) Telefónica has launched commercial Edge Computing services in five Spanish cities as the first step in a nationwide rollout of 17 nodes designed to bring processing power closer to businesses and public administrations. Supported by FTTH, 5G Stand … Read the full press release

Swisscom Launches Switzerland Hosted AI Assistant to Provide Secure Generative AI for Businesses and Public Institutions

(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has launched the Swiss AI Assistant, a Switzerland-based generative AI chatbot designed for secure internal knowledge management. By processing and storing all data domestically and using open-source language models without training on customer information, the solution offers … Read the full press release

Capgemini Brings Sovereign-Ready Cloud and AI Solutions to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has made its sovereign-ready cloud and AI solutions available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, enabling European organizations to modernize securely while meeting increasingly strict digital sovereignty, data control, and regulatory requirements, with Capgemini leveraging its expertise … Read the full press release

T Cloud Public Emerges as Europe’s Competitive Hyperscaler Alternative with Industrial AI Cloud Integration and Strong Data Sovereignty

(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom is transforming T Cloud Public into a fully sovereign European cloud platform that will achieve full core feature parity with US hyperscalers by the end of 2026, while already offering 80 percent of key functionalities today. … Read the full press release

Bull Relaunches as Independent Global Leader in High-Performance Computing and Sovereign AI Technologies

(IN BRIEF) Bull has officially relaunched as a global leader in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies, reviving a historic European technology brand for a new era. The relaunch supports Bull’s transition toward independence following a share purchase agreement … Read the full press release

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Establish Germany-Based Satellite Operations Centre to Advance Europe’s Sovereign Mobile Connectivity

(IN BRIEF) Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile have selected Germany as the location for their main Satellite Operations Centre, reinforcing Europe’s digital sovereignty and advancing the rollout of SatCo, their joint venture providing space-based mobile broadband services. Based near Munich or … Read the full press release