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Cegeka and Keyes launch Belgian Critical Cloud, a sovereign cloud partnership

Belgian IT firms Cegeka and Keyes formed "Belgian Critical Cloud", a sovereign cloud partnership for government, defence and critical infrastructure, guaranteeing full Belgian data residency, EU law and independence from the US CLOUD Act.

Verified Editor-read Cegeka press release, 27 May 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish new data centre capacity, an investment figure or that any customer contract has yet been signed.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, whose law governs. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +12 of 36 possible. New Belgian-owned/operated sovereign cloud under EU law for critical infra, launched, no customers yet. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-22. How the record is made

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