New Tech Sovereignty Catalogue Announced to Map Europe’s Digital Potential
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Inspired by the EuroStack initiative, the Catalogue will collect European tech solutions across key layers, such as connectivity, cloud, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, and AI.
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As a pioneering initiative in this space, it will evaluate the strategic value of each solution and identify opportunities for federation and coordination across the ecosystem.
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Further to this announcement, an inclusive coalition of experts, innovation leaders, and stakeholders from the public and private sectors is building up and will support the definition of the catalogue.
Together with a broad coalition of experts and digital innovators, DIGITAL SME announces the upcoming launch of the Tech Sovereignty Catalogue, a dynamic register of European-owned digital solutions that support the vision of a sovereign, secure, and competitive European digital infrastructure. This initiative marks a major step in identifying the real-world technologies that can strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy in the digital age.
The Catalogue represents a collective effort to map and assess European digital solutions, reflecting the diverse contributions and expertise of the wider tech ecosystem. It will gather and assess commercial digital solutions developed and controlled in Europe, covering the full spectrum of the digital stack, including hardware, cloud services, data infrastructure, and artificial intelligence. By doing so, it will highlight both Europe’s current technological strengths and the areas where strategic dependencies persist.
“The Catalogue is a concrete step toward building a sovereign, interoperable, and resilient European tech stack. Making visible European alternatives across the digital stack is a key first step toward reducing dependencies and enabling strategic public procurement to boost Europe’s technological and economic competitiveness. It strengthens our capacity to innovate in the public interest and in defence of democratic control over digital infrastructure.”
– Francesca Bria, UCL
In support of EuroStack’s implementation, each listed solution in the catalogue must meet strict criteria: it must be head-quartered and majority-controlled in the EU, technologically mature, and directly relevant to a layer of the digital stack. Submissions will be assessed using a structured 3C framework – evaluating how each solution contributes to Capabilities, Capacities, and Control within the European ecosystem. This will offer a concrete view of how these solutions support the development of home-grown skills, infrastructure, and decision-making power.
I believe the Catalogue is a crucial and timely initiative, enhancing the visibility of European digital capabilities, supporting the concrete implementation of the EuroStack Framework, and laying the groundwork for measuring strategic digital autonomy & sovereignty in the future.
– Martin Hullin, Bertelsmann Stiftung
For public and private buyers, the Catalogue serves as a practical tool to identify sovereign-by-design technologies and facilitate access to interoperable, EU-based solutions. It will simplify access to procurement opportunities, and could enable the creation of online marketplaces where interoperable, EU-based solutions can be bundled and scaled collaboratively.
Beyond procurement, the Catalogue is positioned as a strategic asset to guide policy, funding, and standardisation efforts, enabling better-informed decisions at both national and European levels. The matrices obtained from the scientific assessment of listed solutions will support policy-makers in industrial strategy and public procurement decisions. Ultimately, the catalogue will help identify key gaps and promising areas for industrial collaboration.
“In our seminal report on EuroStack, we sought to offer a pathway to achieve digital sovereignty, rooted in European values and strategic autonomy. The Catalogue promises to be a guiding light through this pathway, offering concrete solutions at all layers of the tech stack, and positioning itself as an inclusive platform for all innovators and stakeholders interested in European digital sovereignty.”
– Andrea Renda, CEPS
The initiative is supported by the European DIGITAL SME Alliance alongside a High-level Advisory Board and a group of Expert Assessors from across the European Tech landscape. Together, they contribute independent insights and help ensure the Catalogue evolves with real-world relevance.
European tech companies interested in contributing solutions can submit entries via the following form: Submission form – Catalogue of European tech solutions
We are welcoming partners from the public or private sector and from academia seeking to support this initiative. Please contact us via this link.
To join the Advisory Board, express your interest here: Expression of Interest – Catalogue Advisory Board
