In public administration, digital sovereignty is often associated with data locations, European providers, or cloud strategies. However, critical dependencies often arise elsewhere: in the technical infrastructure and the tools used to operate it.
In the Press
Technical Article in eGovernment
Don’t forget the IT infrastructure
By Jonas Trüstedt, Product Manager for orcharhino @ATIX AG
In his guest article for eGovernment, Dr. Jonas Trüstedt explains why the location of a data center alone does not guarantee digital independence. Proprietary management platforms, closed interfaces, automation tools, or software supply chains can create long-term dependencies—even when applications are operated entirely on-premises or within Europe.
For public authorities in particular, this raises the question of how controllable, portable, and migratable their IT will remain in the long term. Among other things, this article examines potential lock-in effects associated with centralized platforms and EfA solutions and highlights the role that open standards, documented interfaces, reproducible infrastructure, and open source can play in providing greater flexibility.
Just how self-sufficient is an organization’s IT, really? This technical article provides specific guiding questions that can help government agencies better assess their current dependencies and future scope for action.
