Why UK data sovereignty is the next competitive advantage for digital industries
Today’s digital industries face multiple challenges in effectively managing their data.
According to a poll of 3,700 senior leaders across 21 countries, three-quarters of respondents agree their organization is increasingly concerned about the geopolitical risks associated with storing and managing data with global cloud providers.
At the same time, cyber incidents are now the top global risk in 2025, according to Allianz, with high-profile cyber-attacks causing billions in losses and multi-week outages.
To help mitigate this, the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 has now become law, and minimum security and resilience requirements will be introduced for data centers in the UK, along with growing EU data‑governance regulations.
While this will help to safeguard data, it also presents a new level of complexity for businesses to contend with.
Ultimately, there’s a greater need for certainty around where data sits, who can access it and how it’s protected. Sovereignty...
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