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The State of Digital Sovereignty for Cities and Municipalities

Municipalities across Europe rely heavily on foreign-controlled communication and cloud services. While digital sovereignty is widely seen as essential, most cities struggle to turn policy goals into practical tools for everyday administration.

Wire’s European Sovereignty Survey highlights this gap: 84% of decision-makers rate digital sovereignty as critical, yet only 16% believe Europe will achieve it within the next five years. This report shows where the real risks lie and what cities and municipalities can do to regain control.

Highlights:

  • Survey data from 270+ leaders across public administration, security, and regulated industries
  • What matters most for municipalities: 84.2% rank end-to-end encryption as essential
  • The four biggest blockers preventing cities from adopting European solutions, including vendor lock-in and integration challenges
  • Practical perspectives from European providers such as Wire, Tuta, Pydio, and Mastodon on building sovereign, open-source platforms for public use
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The Wire Secure Communications Promise

No matter the use case, Wire always brings you these benefits

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Next-gen End-to-end encrypted (E2EE) makes security invisible and easy for large and complex orgs. Every piece of data is encrypted, no one – not even Wire – can access your content.

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Productivity without risks

Enjoy all the features of well-known collaboration platforms, without the pitfalls of compromised security design choices, and it’s configurable to meet your needs. Wire is the only workspace that provides security and productivity in one app.

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Open Source Transparency

Don’t just “trust us”, Wire’s source code is available on GitHub, frequently independently audited. Transparent by design, the only collaboration platform endorsed by the German government.

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Zero Trust Architecture

Every piece of data is fully authenticated, authorized, and encrypted before granting access. Never trust, always verified – protects against impersonators and other bad actors.