Data Sovereignty and Industrial Data Spaces
The governed data layer behind European AI and strategic industry
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About this report
Europe’s strategic autonomy in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, health resilience, mobility systems, energy management and public services cannot be built on compute, cloud capacity and regulation alone. It depends on access to reliable, interoperable, legally usable and commercially trusted data.
The central problem is that European data are abundant but fragmented across firms, public authorities, hospitals, infrastructure operators, industrial supply chains and national systems. Data sovereignty therefore cannot be reduced to data localisation.
Key questions this report answers
- What is the strategic meaning of data sovereignty for Europe beyond mere data localisation?
- How does the legal architecture and operative framework govern access to reliable, interoperable, legally usable and commercially trusted data?
- How do industrial data spaces differ across sectors such as industry, health, mobility, energy and public services?
- What is the DFM strategic assessment of Europe's abundant but fragmented data?
Inside this report
- Strategic meaning of data sovereignty for Europe
- Legal architecture and operative framework
- Industrial data spaces by sector
- Defence Finance Monitor strategic assessment
Who it's for
Strategy, corporate-development and investment teams that need an ecosystem-level view — budgets, industrial capacity and technology landscapes — before committing capital or capacity.
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DFM reports are built from primary and official sources — TED procurement notices, CORDIS and the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, EIB operations, the NATO Innovation Fund portfolio, SIPRI data, official budget documents and company disclosures — read together with the underlying legal texts. Sources are cited in the document; it reflects them as of its publication date (24 June 2026). You receive a 20-page PDF, watermarked to you on every page, delivered on the confirmation page and by e-mail immediately after checkout (personal link valid 72 hours, up to 5 downloads). Guest checkout, single-user licence — Terms of Sale.
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