Ebook

Digital Sovereignty: Overcoming growing risks and the role of data marketplaces in creating resilient organizations

Published on 03 August 2026

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The rise of AI and greater geopolitical instability is turning digital sovereignty from a backoffice compliance need to a critical boardroom issue.

Today, organizations face growing business risks if they cannot retain control over their data, systems, and AI, bring challenges for Chief Data Officers (CDOs) and Chief Information Officers (CIOs).

Given this scenario, our practical guide aims to help CDOs and CIOs understand the evolving digital sovereignty landscape and to build the strategic foundations for a resilient, independent organization.

Read the guide to learn:

  • How digital and AI sovereignty is moving from a compliance requirement to a major business risk
  • The variety of current and planned regulations being introduced across the globe
  • The 3 factors driving up risk around data, AI and digital sovereignty:
    • Growing geopolitical risk
    • Vendor lock-in
    • Autonomous AI
  • Why the data layer is central to delivering digital sovereignty
  • The new role of the CDO and CIO and the particular impact on countries in the EU
  • 5 areas to focus on to build a digitally resilient organization

The role of the data marketplace in creating resilience

  • Infrastructure-agnostic, able to work regardless of the underlying cloud provider, or deployment type
  • Portable, allowing data to be moved between different providers or tools
  • Providing a stable access layer, serving as an independent, consistent point of access 
  • Enabling complete governance over data, underpinning digital sovereignty