Digital Sovereignty Isn't Just A Buzzword - It's The Future
The Register, Monday, April 13th, 2026
Linux Foundation Europe boss predicts EU will run as fast as it can from US tech companies
ou want to know who's even sicker of President Donald Trump than American liberals? European governments and companies who are realizing that putting all their eggs in one US basket was a stupid move.
That came loud and clear last month in Amsterdam at KubeCon Europe 2026.
In the Netherlands' capital, everyone was talking about digital sovereignty. Heck, there was a sold-out Open Sovereign Cloud Day at the conference's start. It wasn't just there, though. Digital sovereignty was almost as hot a topic at the show as AI. The subject came up in the keynotes, the hallway track, and vendor booths.