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The evidence behind the sovereignty case.

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What the research says.

Atlantic Council · February 2026

Digital Sovereignty: Europe's Declaration of Independence?

Both von der Leyen and Draghi now treat digital sovereignty as central to European competitiveness; the EU relies on non-EU sources for over 80% of digital products and services.

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Assembly Research, commissioned by BT · April 2026

The UK's Digital Sovereignty Opportunity

Digital sovereignty could unlock £18bn in UK productivity by enabling faster, more confident AI adoption.

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UK Dept for Science, Innovation & Technology · 8 June 2026

A decisive shift to power British AI: a £1.1bn plan for chips, compute and skills

The UK commits £1.1bn to sovereign AI — including £750m for a national AI supercomputer — putting AI infrastructure sovereignty at the centre of national policy.

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Euronews · 8 June 2026

Public ownership of AI? US officials eye a stake in the tech revolution

Across the US political spectrum — and in the EU — governments are weighing public stakes in AI, signalling that control of AI infrastructure is now a sovereignty question.

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TechRadar Pro · June 2026

AI means CIOs need sovereign cloud more than ever

As AI enters production, CIOs are urged to build sovereignty in 'by default' rather than retrofit it — using public cloud only where it genuinely fits.

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Gartner · February 2026

European sovereign cloud IaaS spending to grow 83% in 2026

Gartner forecasts European sovereign-cloud IaaS spending to rise 83% in 2026 — from $6.9bn to $12.6bn — overtaking North America by 2027.

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European Commission · 3 June 2026

European Technological Sovereignty Package

The Commission's chips-to-cloud-to-AI package, including the proposed Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), which grades sovereignty in four assurance levels.

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Al Jazeera · December 2025

ICC judges stoic in face of US sanctions over Israeli war-crimes cases

After sanctions, ICC staff were cut off by banks, card networks and US tech providers; Microsoft blocked Khan's email, prompting moves to Proton Mail and the openDesk suite.

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IBM · May 2026

IBM Cloud announces Sovereignty Risk Profile

93% of executives say sovereignty must now factor into strategy, yet fewer than one-third know where their AI workloads run and only 18% keep a current inventory.

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Forrester / Microsoft · Q2 2026

The Forrester Wave: Sovereign Cloud Platforms, Q2 2026

Forrester finds digital sovereignty has shifted from a specialised bonus to a mandatory requirement for entry.

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European Commission · April 2026

Commission advances cloud sovereignty through strategic procurement

The Commission awarded a €180m, 6-year sovereign-cloud framework to four European providers (OVHcloud, STACKIT, Scaleway, Proximus+Mistral), scored against eight sovereignty objectives and SEAL assurance levels.

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