UK and European governments pursue cloud sovereignty amid concerns over U.S. provider concentration

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UK lawmakers and the European Commission are expressing concern about dependence on U.S. cloud providers and emphasizing cloud sovereignty. The UK government is said to be strengthening public-sector cloud procurement policy and requiring departments to consider supplier concentration risks. Existing contracts include AWS managing UK tax data and Google Cloud supporting NHS patient records; France and Germany have pursued alternative providers including domestic and open-source options.