{"id":13150,"date":"2025-09-26T16:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/?p=13150"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:33:13","slug":"it-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/it-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Various things have taken me to considering the EU stack, these include the issues raised in this article On cloud operating systems and security of supply<\/a> and the Bastani\/Hao interview. The EU is considering these issues, in defining an EU stack, which does include networks, storage, and systems (and thus presumably CPUs and ASICS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ORG are now campaigning <\/a>on the grounds that US owned software can be denied to its foreign users. They have a petition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Notes and Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the stack and why<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. https:\/\/www.euro-stack.info\/<\/a> and https:\/\/eurostack.eu\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. https:\/\/www.ceps.eu\/a-bold-proposal-to-build-the-eurostack-because-doing-nothing-isnt-an-option-anymore\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/en\/our-projects\/reframetech-algorithmen-fuers-gemeinwohl\/project-news\/eurostack-a-european-alternative-for-digital-sovereignty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    On a more theoretical note, The race for ai sovereignty infrastructure identity and independence<\/a> by P. Enrique Dans<\/em><\/strong>, on bluesky<\/a> or on Medium<\/a>. He concludes, “AI sovereignty is neither a technological whim nor an exercise in national pride: it is a reminder that if you don\u2019t control the models that speak for you, you don\u2019t control the future you will have to live in.” Much of his emphasis is on language and culture, just as mine is on accuracy within a regulatory context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With a comment <\/a>from Canada, by Emily Osborne<\/a>, who says, “If Canada seeks genuine control over the physical and digital infrastructure that stores and transports information of its public, it cannot rely on US hyperscalers to provide it. These companies fall under US jurisdiction and, therefore, are subject to the 2018 CLOUD Act<\/a>, which enables US authorities to access <\/a>data they hold, even if that data is stored abroad.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    See also https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/opensource-cloud-oss\/<\/a> where I discuss the opensource\/european alternatives to the US datenkraken and among other things, say, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    I say, that, it’s also fortunate for the UK, while Rachel Reeves cancelled Sunak\u2019s supercomputing projects<\/a>, that the previous Tory government agreed to rejoin the EU\u2019s supercomputing consortium<\/a>. She changed her mind, see https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/news\/chancellor-restores-ps750-million-fund-edinburgh-supercomputer<\/a>. June 2025<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    I was wondering about payment processors, and made this query<\/a>, which also pointed at European alternatives.eu page on payment service providers<\/a> which is missing Revolut and Wero. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While looking for a featured image, I found this article, https:\/\/www.europeandatajournalism.eu\/internet-speed-in-europe\/<\/a>, which has this image, show <\/p>\n\n\n

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    My bookmarks, tagged “itsovereignty”<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"New<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    New report: UK needs digital sovereignty strategy to address threats from reliance on big tech | Open Rights Group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    on April 27, 2026 at 9:09 am <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    UK needs digital sovereignty strategy to address threats from reliance on big tech | Open Rights Group\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tTags:\n\t\t\t\t \n\t technology\n\t \t\t \n\t regulation\n\t \t\t \n\t itsovereignty\n\t \t\t \n\t openrightsgroup\n\t \t\t \n\t report<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    \"Europe\u2019s<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    Europe\u2019s Strategic Imperative: Industrial Policy for Technological Sovereignty | Article in Journal | ifo | EconPol<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    on March 22, 2026 at 5:57 pm <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Technological sovereignty is Europe\u2019s foundation for competitiveness and democracy; Europe must lead \u2013 not follow \u2013 in key industrial technologies; Strategic autonomy requires shared European investment and scaling; Industrial policy must balance resilience with open innovation; Governance of sovereignty needs long-term coordination across EU institutions and member states”\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tTags:\n\t\t\t\t \n\t itsovereignty\n\t \t\t \n\t europeanunion<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    \"Euro<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam’s clouds and go EU-native \u2022 The Register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    on March 22, 2026 at 5:56 pm <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Just because you’re paranoid about digital sovereignty doesn’t mean they’re not after you”\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tTags:\n\t\t\t\t \n\t itsovereignty\n\t \t\t \n\t theregister<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    \"How<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    How a hybrid approach to AI sovereignty is shaping EU digital policy | IAPP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    on March 11, 2026 at 8:33 am <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “IAPP Westin Fellow, Will Simpson, AIGP, CIPP\/US examines EU efforts to establish AI sovereignty through open, federated and cooperative means.”\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tTags:\n\t\t\t\t \n\t politics\n\t \t\t \n\t technology\n\t \t\t \n\t itsovereignty\n\t \t\t \n\t europeanunion<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    \"Europeans<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    Europeans quietly shift away from US tech services, share lists of local alternatives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    on February 3, 2026 at 5:23 pm <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tech & Tootlpaste\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tTags:\n\t\t\t\t \n\t technology\n\t \t\t \n\t europe\n\t \t\t \n\t europeanunion\n\t \t\t \n\t itsovereignty<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    \"France<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    France to ban officials from US video tools including Zoom, Teams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    on January 29, 2026 at 7:09 pm <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead. \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tTags:\n\t\t\t\t \n\t technology\n\t \t\t \n\t politics\n\t \t\t \n\t france\n\t \t\t \n\t itsovereignty<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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