The Tech sovereignty package is a European policy framework aimed at strengthening control over technology capacity, strategic digital assets, and long-term digital decision-making. In practice, it focuses on who owns critical infrastructure, where key technologies are developed, and how much dependency exists on outside vendors or institutions.
In cyber security, this matters because control is part of resilience. If a government, company, or public-interest service relies heavily on external platforms, it can face security and continuity risks even without a direct breach. Supply-chain pressure, foreign legal demands, funding constraints, or service access limits can all affect defensive posture. The package therefore intersects with threat modeling, procurement, cloud strategy, and incident response: defenders may need to reduce single points of strategic dependence, keep sensitive operations governable, and preserve the ability to operate during political or commercial disruption.