Not that I'm at all against sovereign infrastructure, but it's quite interesting to see so much focus local, interoperable cloud infrastructure while interoperability remains taboo for individuals and communities. bsky.app/profile/chrisshank.com/post/3…
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Ha obviously im glad there are incentives and investment in sovereign tech stacks! But let‘s not trick ourselves into believing swapping out tech giants with some new companies and regulations will suddenly fix everything.
Jan 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Mitigating Geopolitical Risks with Local-First Software and atproto
Martin Kleppmann discusses the urgent need for technological sovereignty in modern infrastructure. Exploring the shifting landscape of global tech dependencies, he shares how engineering leaders can leverage multi-cloud architecture, de facto API standardization, the AT Protocol, and local-first development paradigms to reclaim user agency and build highly resilient systems.
The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack | TechPolicy.Press
Strategic standardization of cloud infrastructure backed by procurement power and market forces is the right way to tame the hyperscalers, writes David Eaves.
QCon London 2026: Kleppmann on Mitigating Europe's Cloud Dependency with Local-First Software
Europe is completely dependent on US cloud services, Martin Kleppmann told QCon London. His fix: commoditise everything. He walked through three technologies he's helped build: multi-cloud via de facto standards, Bluesky's AT Protocol for social media, and local-first software for collaboration, all designed to make switching providers trivial and shift power back to users.
AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program
On this page About the AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program Available funding Call for applications Contact us Related links About the AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program The AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program (SCIP) is a key initiative under the Canadian S
Sovereign Tech Fund | Sovereign Tech Agency
With the Sovereign Tech Fund, we invest globally in the open software components that underpin Germany's and Europe's competitiveness and ability to innovate. By targeting core digital infrastructure, our investments scale across many sectors and benefit a broad range of users. Improving the security, stability, and reusability of open software components directly enhances the productivity, competitive edge, and capacity for innovation of startups and small and medium-sized businesses.
Ankesh Bharti - Tiles: Own your AI with local models and open protocols
Ankesh Bharti - Tiles: Own your AI with local models and open protocols
Decentralized Technology in Practice: An analysis of socio-technical resilience in IPFS
The “Interplanetary File System” (IPFS) refers to a peer-to-peer content addressing protocol that is designed to be “upgradeable, resilient, and more open”. [1]
Using AT Proto for more than just Bluesky posts
Explore alternative uses for AT Proto beyond Bluesky posts, enabling self-sovereign digital infrastructure and innovative apps.
"I think thinking about it in terms of new institutions is really a useful way to think about it. It's funny for me as a VC, because I think a lot of this stuff will and even goes for us to say should be illegible to venture capital in a lot of ways." - @eclecticcapital.bsky.social
The Economics of Sovereign Media: A Roadmap for AT Protocol | ATmosphereConf VODs
atmosphereconf-vods.wisp.place09.06.2026 - release 1 of 3 Sovereign social infrastructure, one layer at a time. We’re now mirroring the did:plc directory - where identities live - on European infrastructure: plc.eurosky.network Decentralisation means not depending on a single directory.
NEWS 📣 The Sovereign Tech Agency is launching the Sovereign Tech Standards network today, a new program designed to bring open source maintainers directly into global standards development. sovereign.tech/news/join-sovereign-tech-stan…
The Sovereign Tech Agency is doing something special: we invest in and support the open digital infrastructure that modern economies and societies rely on. We’re currently #hiring for several roles: - HR Generalist - Program Manager #SovereignTechFund - Executive Assistant #digitalsovereignty 1/2
NEWS 📣 The Sovereign Tech Agency is launching the Sovereign Tech Standards network today, a new program designed to bring open source maintainers directly into global standards development. sovereign.tech/news/join-sovereign-tech-stan…
