"The motion pointed to the dependency of government services, democratic functions and critical infrastructure on a small number of digital providers. Those providers are US-based hyperscaler cloud providers AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, also known as the Big Three, who between them provide cloud services to more than 90% of UK public sector organisations."
"For Europe, digital sovereignty means the ability to shape technology across the entire value chain in line with European interests and needs. We seek competition on equal terms."
"These are just some examples of initiatives aimed at wresting back some control and data sovereignty in the UK and Europe against a backdrop of overwhelming dominance by US hyperscalers of public and private sector infrastructure."
In January 2026, UK MPs introduced an Early Day Motion advocating for a digital sovereignty strategy due to reliance on US cloud providers. The Big Three, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, dominate UK public sector cloud services. Concurrently, the European People's Party proposed a permanent EU Tech Forum to establish independent digital infrastructure. A summit in Berlin emphasized the need for Europe to shape technology according to its interests. These efforts reflect a broader push for control over digital resources and opposition to anti-competitive practices in the tech market.
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