“Public bodies, hospitals and industrial operators are today seeking concrete guarantees of digital sovereignty. The CISPE Sovereignty Badge provides that guarantee. It is a natural complement to European standards such as Gaia-X Level 3, strengthening transparency, compliance and digital trust. It is this ability to provide concrete proof, beyond rhetoric, that underpins genuine European digital autonomy.” said Antoine Fournier, CEO of Thésée Datacenter

The EU is keen to guard against ‘sovereignty washing’ — claims by foreign-owned cloud providers that they meet local control criteria. Last month, CISPE warned about Broadcom’s claim it complied with EU conditions. It probably won’t be the last to make such claims.

This article first appeared on Network World.