Digital Sovereignty Assessment Matrix
The Digital Sovereignty Assessment Matrix helps policymakers evaluate and enhance control over digital infrastructure, focusing on data, operational, infrastructure, and citizen sovereignty. It provides a comprehensive risk evaluation, strategic options, and governance models to balance autonomy with global integration, ultimately strengthening regional resilience and economic security.
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Secure Your Region's Digital Future
Our Digital Sovereignty Assessment Matrix enables policymakers to evaluate and strengthen control over critical digital infrastructure. Developed through our work with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, this structured evaluation framework helps regions navigate complex sovereignty challenges in an increasingly interconnected digital landscape.
Beyond Binary Sovereignty Thinking
Digital sovereignty isn't a simple yes/no proposition. Our matrix breaks down this complex concept into actionable dimensions, allowing for nuanced assessment and targeted interventions:
Data Sovereignty: Control over data location, legal jurisdiction, and encryption
Operational Sovereignty: Independence in operational processes and infrastructure management
Infrastructure Sovereignty: Resilience against external disruptions and vendor dependencies
Citizen & Business Sovereignty: Enabling customer choice for digital products and services
Make Informed Strategic Choices
Our research reveals that most regions focus narrowly on data localization requirements while overlooking critical operational and infrastructure dependencies that create hidden sovereignty risks.
The Assessment Matrix provides:
Comprehensive risk evaluation across all sovereignty dimensions
Strategic options mapping for enhancing regional digital autonomy
Dependency management frameworks for critical digital infrastructure
Implementation pathways for sovereignty enhancement initiatives
Governance models for balancing openness with strategic control
Practical Balance Between Autonomy and Integration
Rather than advocating digital isolationism, our matrix helps identify which dependencies are strategic choices and which represent unacceptable vulnerabilities—allowing regions to participate in global digital ecosystems while maintaining essential control.
Real-World Application
Regions using our matrix have successfully:
Identified critical sovereignty gaps in existing digital infrastructure
Developed targeted interventions to address highest-priority vulnerabilities
Created governance frameworks that enhance local control without sacrificing competitiveness
Established strategic partnerships that strengthen rather than undermine sovereignty
Strengthen Your Digital Foundation
In a world of increasing geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions, digital sovereignty has become a foundation of regional resilience and economic security.
Contact us to learn how our Digital Sovereignty Assessment Matrix can help your region build a digital infrastructure strategy that preserves autonomy while enabling growth.
