Digital Sovereignty: Architecture Instead of Ideology

About this episode

Tobi discusses the importance of digital sovereignty as an architectural decision rather than a mere ideological stance.

“Get out of Big Tech” is a nice impulse, but not a strategy. In this episode, Tobi explains why digital sovereignty is an architecture decision—and how Leaders of AI puts it into practice. **In this episode:** - Why “Europe only” is just as risky as “put everything in the US cloud” - The three tension fields: data protection, competitiveness, convenience - What must stay with you—and what is allowed to be replaceable - How Leaders of AI rebuilt its own stack in summer 2025 - Three concrete steps you can implement this week **Sources:** - Bitkom: Definition of Digital Sovereignty. **Further links:** - AI Integration Expert (120 hours, university certificate, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences): - Leaders of AI Newsletter: - More about Leaders of AI:

People in this episode

Host: Dominic von Proeck

Guest: Tobi

Topics covered

• digital sovereignty
• Big Tech
• data protection
• AI
• cloud computing
• competitiveness

Keywords

• digital sovereignty
• Big Tech
• data protection
• AI integration
• cloud strategy
• Leaders of AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leaders of AI, Bitkom

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