Overview

• Plattner rejected reports that she had declared European digital sovereignty unattainable, saying the state's role is to enable secure use of products largely made outside Europe.
• She outlined a three-part approach that pairs off‑the‑shelf purchases, targeted European excellence, and technically hardened use of non‑European technologies to retain control over data and operations.
• An open letter from the Open Source Business Alliance and 60 signatories urged procurement that favors European open-source solutions, and the BSI responded by inviting dialogue and pointing to its new Open Source Program Office.
• Domestic projects include an Ionos enterprise cloud pilot for ITZBund targeted for completion in Q1 2026 and joint work with StackIT that is slated to take shape in early 2026.
• Cooperations with hyperscalers continue, with Google encryption suitability and AWS validation-transfer work expected to yield public results in 2026 and a Microsoft Sovereign Cloud test on Delos infrastructure targeting findings by the end of 2026.