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09 November 2026

Digital sovereignty starts with connectivity

SPIE ICS Eduardo Geraldi Garif Yalak Cisco Dossier Connectivity Digital Sovereignty

Digital sovereignty is often associated with data sovereignty, cloud locations, or regulatory compliance. But this view does not go far enough. Companies, public authorities, and operators of critical infrastructure face a fundamental question: Can they continue to operate reliably even under more challenging conditions?

As connectivity increases, digital sovereignty is becoming increasingly important. Eduardo Geraldi, CTO at SPIE ICS, and Garif Yalak, Director Country Digital Acceleration Switzerland at Cisco, discuss control over critical data, the limits of technical resilience, and how companies can safeguard their ability to act independently in the digital world.

Read the full expert article and interview in Netzwoche (in German) or in ICTjournal (in French).

Dossier in Netzwoche

Dossier in ICTjounal

 

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