ti&m Special “Digital Sovereignty”

The economically viable way out of lock-in

How companies and public administrations can reduce technological dependencies, regain control over data and costs, and implement digital sovereignty economically.

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From cloud to AI: shaping digital sovereignty pragmatically

Digital sovereignty is not a matter of maximum independence at any cost. What matters is where companies and public administrations need control – over data, costs, vendor dependencies, regulatory risks and technological development. Especially in cloud, data and AI architectures, new dependencies often emerge faster than they can be consciously assessed. Those who are unaware of them lose room for manoeuvre.

In this issue of the ti&m Special, we show how digital sovereignty can be built in a pragmatic, economically viable and realistic way. To do so, we bring together perspectives from experts at cloud hyperscalers, academia and research, the federal administration, politics and the private sector.

How sovereign is the cloud really, AWS and Microsoft?

The cloud, and consequently hyperscalers, are key factors in determining digital sovereignty. We talked to AWS and Microsoft about control, the Cloud Act, exit strategies, and just how sovereign global cloud platforms can be.

Christoph Schnidrig, AWS and Marc Holitscher, Microsoft

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“With Apertus, we’re offering a high-performance alternative to providers from the U.S. and China”

Open-source models are catching up. But can they truly rival commercial providers like OpenAI and Google while offering full transparency? Martin Jaggi of EPFL wants to prove this with Apertus.

Martin Jaggi, EPFL

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The FOITT’s approach to strengthening digital sovereignty in administration – the realistic way

The Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication FOITT is driving the digital transformation in Switzerland. This also means considering the question of digital sovereignty. But how can such a small country realistically strengthen its digital sovereignty? Here we outline the FOITT’s pragmatic approach.

Dirk Lindemann, Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication FOITT

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