In the media > Cloud: the frog, the hummingbird... and digital sovereignty

Sébastien Lescop offers a lucid and committed analysis of digital sovereignty in the age of the cloud.

Through two powerful metaphors - the froga symbol of a Europe that is trying to be like the digital giants without mastering the foundations, and the hummingbirdSébastien Lescop denounces a certain illusion of sovereignty built around marketing speeches, labels disconnected from reality and political announcements with no industrial depth.

Digital sovereignty is a collective undertakingThis is a technical, economic and political challenge that calls for coherence, commitment and clear choices. At a time when technological dependence is becoming an issue of stability and competitiveness, the author invites us to put an end to posturing and to adopt a logic of sovereignty of executionbased on aligned decisions and mastered technologies. Before trying to "do as the hyperscalers do", you first need to choosing what to protect and what to build.

Read in Jean-Jaurès Foundation : https://www.jean-jaures.org/publication/cloud-la-grenouille-le-colibri-et-la-souverainete-numerique/

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