Platform Dependency
Risks of reliance on third-party technology platforms
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ArticleFrom ARPANET to Amazon: How We Broke the Internet's Original Promise
The internet was built to survive nuclear war. We've since made it vulnerable to fishing trawlers and policy changes in Washington. The same architecture designed for resilience has been recentralized - and Russia is already testing our cables.
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ArticleTake Control: How You Can Protect Your Digital Life and Help Norway Stay Sovereign
You have the power to protect yourself from being locked out of your own computer. Small steps toward open standards create personal insurance and national sovereignty.
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ArticleYou, the Developer, Hold the Keys to National Sovereignty
Why your technical decisions matter for your country's independence - and what you can do about it
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ArticleFrom Hyperscaler to Local: Why Norwegian Organizations Are Rethinking Cloud Strategy
The geopatriation trend - moving from US hyperscalers to local cloud providers for sovereignty, security, and control.
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ArticleCloud Vendor Lock-in: The Hidden Cost of Developer Convenience
How quick decisions to use proprietary cloud services create long-term migration debt and what organizations can do about it
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ArticleNorway's Digitalisation Minister: All Organizations Need a Cloud Exit Strategy
Minister Karianne Tung urges Norwegian organizations to prepare contingency plans for US cloud providers
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PublicationEU Cloud Sovereignty Framework
Understanding the European Commission's framework for measuring and achieving cloud sovereignty
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SovereignskySoftware Database
Every foreign SaaS tool is a potential backdoor for extraterritorial data access. We track what France (SILL), Germany (openCode), Denmark, and other European countries recommend — and aggregate their government-vetted catalogs into one searchable database with sovereign alternatives.
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PublicationDigitisation and Sovereignty in Humanitarian Space
Academic analysis of how digitalisation and reliance on global platforms reshape power relations, authority, and sovereignty in humanitarian operations
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EU regulation imposing obligations on designated 'gatekeeper' platforms to ensure fair competition and contestability.
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EU regulation establishing platform liability rules and transparency requirements for online intermediaries and marketplaces.