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Digital Readiness as a Market Access Condition: Sovereign Cloud, Zero-Trust and Corporate Eligibility in Europe’s Defence Economy
How have sovereign cloud, zero-trust and data control become market-access conditions in Europe's defence economy?
Digital Readiness as a Market Access Condition: Sovereign Cloud, Zero-Trust and Corporate Eligibility in Europe’s Defence Economy: Over the past few years, the…
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2025-12-21
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.
This analysis 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?
Key takeaways
- European regulation and NATO doctrine are converging toward a shared baseline of digital readiness.
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Digital Readiness as a Market Access Condition: Sovereign Cloud, Zero-Trust and Corporate Eligibility in Europe’s Defence Economy
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Cybersecurity, cloud governance and data control are no longer treated as technical or compliance matters delegated to IT functions.
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They increasingly determine access to markets, contracts and financing.
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