¶ The sovereign alternative

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If US hyperscalers are not sovereign: what are the alternatives? Six building blocks that build on each other — from the basic choice of Open Source to viable migration paths for individuals, authorities and enterprises.

The sovereign alternative

¶ Political decisions: as of 6 September 2026

New political decisions checked on 6 September 2026; earlier background retains its stated reference date.

23.06.2026 — Business 26.3221 calls for a digital sovereignty stimulus programme. Its updated procedural status is assignment to the responsible committee. This does not establish an adopted or funded federal programme. Original source.

01.09.2026 — For business 24.3209 on sovereign digital infrastructure in the AI age, examination by the National Council committee is complete. This procedural step does not mean legislation is complete or infrastructure already operational. Original source.

04.09.2026 — The Administrative Delegation approved an approximately one-year PIA pilot from the autumn session, costing up to CHF 150,000 from the existing IT budget. Swisscom operates it in Switzerland using open-weight models, without training on inputs. Current internet research is not yet supported. Original source.

¶ Sub-pages in this section

#	Page	About
1	Open Source as structural answer	Why OSS is the precondition for sovereignty.
2	The sovereign stack — Nextcloud, Collabora, Proton, Threema	The concrete software combination to replace Microsoft.
3	Sovereign SaaS providers in Switzerland and Europe	Infomaniak, Hostpoint, Cyon, Proton, OVHcloud and more.
4	Identity and access — Keycloak, Vaultwarden, YubiKey, Nitrokey	IAM and hardware authenticators without US nexus.
5	Operating systems — Linux, GrapheneOS, /e/OS	OS sovereignty on desktop, server and mobile.
6	Migration paths — weekend, authorities, enterprises	Three concrete migration paths with timelines.