Amsterdam seeks control over data centers to ensure digital autonomy (techzine.eu)

• Reserving infrastructure for European-based digital entities.
• Strategic shift to decouple from US-based cloud hyperscalers.
• Reinforcing municipal digital autonomy and infrastructure control.

"Amsterdam is initiating negotiations with data center operators to carve out infrastructure capacity specifically for European entities. This initiative aims to mitigate reliance on dominant US cloud providers and ensure the continuity of essential municipal digital services."