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Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index (NDSI)

What gets measured gets managed. NDSI provides a structured framework to assess your organization's sovereignty posture, identify vulnerabilities to foreign control, and track improvement over time - aligned with EU standards and Norwegian regulations.

Planned Started January 2024
Summary

A community-driven framework for measuring and improving digital sovereignty readiness in Norwegian organizations

The Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index is a practical framework for measuring how dependent your organization is on foreign-controlled digital infrastructure. Based on the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework.

error_outline The Problem

Organizations know they depend on foreign cloud providers, but they have no standardized way to measure how dependent they are, compare themselves to peers, or track improvement over time.

NDSI Levels

shield Strong (Level 3-4)

Level 4: Sovereign (35-44 pts)
Level 3: Resilient (26-34 pts)

warning Needs Work (Level 0-2)

Level 2: Aware (18-25 pts)
Level 1: Dependent (9-17 pts)
Level 0: Unassessed (0-8 pts)

Components

quiz
NDSI Quick Scan Survey

11 questions covering provider jurisdiction, data control, exit readiness, and operational resilience.

security
Software Risk Check

Select the tools your organization uses and get an instant risk assessment based on jurisdiction, data location, and portability.

Dependencies

database
Software Database

Risk scores for individual software products, mapping to European alternatives, vendor ownership data.

info Current Status

The framework is in planning phase. The survey and basic scoring are functional, but full integration with the Software Database for automated risk assessment is under development.