45 Tech Sovereignty

Estonia has proposed a NATO-like expenditure rule for cybersecurity in Europe. While there are a number of initiatives on the EU level, these measures will not have a tangible effect unless the investment is stepped up considerably. Cybersecurity is chronically underfunded and it needs to be put at the top of the priority list of the Union if the digitalisation of the private and public sectors is supposed to be successful. Estonia proposes to agree on a global framework on cybersecurity, the same way NATO has the 2% target of GDP on defence. Cybersecurity should have a NATO comparable target, methodology and benchmark to measure level of investment and preparedness.

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