EU sharpens focus on digital sovereignty: mandatory assessment for cloud and AI
The European Commission wants member states to henceforth conduct a sovereignty risk assessment for every critical digital service, focusing on foreign influence, data access, and continuity risks.
Within one year, governments must determine the required level of protection for each public sector and adjust their procurement policies accordingly. Only approximately 1% of public services are deemed so sensitive that foreign technology must be completely excluded.
The package also stimulates European cloud, AI, and data center providers through targeted investments, innovation programs, and the new Eurocloud forum.
The Commission emphasizes that this is not an anti-American measure, but a strategy to strengthen European autonomy without severing transatlantic cooperation.
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