Digital sovereignty is often framed as a defensive struggle; a reaction to threats, chokepoints and dependencies. Let's flip that narrative.
Europe has the talent, the ideas and the technical capability to not just participate in open source infrastructure, but to lead it. The question is how to turn political will and public investment into real, lasting impact.
The good news? That investment is already happening. More than 17 European initiatives are actively pushing digital sovereignty, not just regulating it, but supporting it with billions in committed funding. What's still missing is corporate and enterprise alignment.
But, why is that gap so persistent, and what concrete approaches are closing it?
As a contributor across CNCF, LF Europe, and NeoNephos, I'll offer a 360° view of how these initiatives interconnect, where they build on solid technical foundations, and where Europe needs to stop re-litigating debates the rest of the world moved past years ago.
Sovereignty isn't one-size-fits-all but the infrastructure we build together can serve everyone.