Digital Readiness as a Market Access Condition: Sovereign Cloud, Zero-Trust and Corporate Eligibility in Europe’s Defence Economy
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About this report
Over the past few years, the regulatory and operational environment for European companies operating in defence, critical infrastructure and dual-use sectors has undergone a structural transformation.
Cybersecurity, cloud governance and data control are no longer treated as technical or compliance matters delegated to IT functions. They increasingly determine access to markets, contracts and financing. European regulation and NATO doctrine are converging toward a shared baseline of digital readiness.
Key questions this report answers
- How have sovereign cloud, zero-trust and data control become market-access conditions in Europe's defence economy?
- How do European regulation and NATO doctrine converge toward a shared digital-readiness baseline?
- How does digital readiness determine access to contracts, markets and financing for defence/dual-use firms?
- What compliance implications does this regulatory transformation carry for corporate eligibility?
Who it's for
Bid, compliance and advisory teams working with EU defence funding and procurement instruments, and the counsel who support them.
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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 (21 December 2025). 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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