Europe unveils tech sovereignty package amid growing concerns over reliance on U.S. tech
The proposal sets four cloud sovereignty tiers and would require EU countries to assess risks and plan migrations for public data, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the European Commission unveiled the Cloud and AI Development Act , requiring EU countries to assess risks and draw up national plans to migrate public administration data to certified cloud services.
- Impetus for CAIDA stems from fears of foreign overreach, including the prospect of a digital "kill switch" triggered by hostile powers; concerns crystallized after the Trump administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court's top prosecutor, causing Microsoft to cancel his email account.
- CAIDA sets four EU-harmonised "assurance levels" for public data, with the Commission estimating around 70% will fall under level 1, 20% under level 2, 9% under level 3, and roughly 1% under level 4.
- US cloud providers will not be ousted, as the Commission estimates 70%–99% of public-sector data will remain accessible to them; a senior EU official confirmed US companies can still qualify for certification.
- European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen stated "the target is to achieve something visible by 2030," with plans to triple data center capacity over five to seven years, driving energy demand to 60GW by 2035.
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EDITORIAL. Brussels wants to impose the continental preference for certain critical digital services. An interesting idea that Switzerland could inspire "continental preference" or "digital protectionism" are words that make some people shudder. In a globalised digital market and totally apolitical appearance, what a strange idea to favour local technological players. The package unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday is extremely ambi…
Highly sensitive data will be stored on European servers in the future and protected from foreign governments. However, the two new laws could create more bureaucracy.
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