Data Sovereignty Isn’t A Goal, But A Means To Manage Risk

Name: Data Sovereignty Isn’t A Goal, But A Means To Manage Risk
Uploaded: 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
Description: John Renard, Founder of Airdale Advisory and WGIC Board Member, speaks with Kerstin Van De Sand, Head of Developers and Location Services at Esri Germany, and Joris Bak, Deputy Dir

John Renard, Founder of Airdale Advisory and WGIC Board Member, speaks with Kerstin Van De Sand, Head of Developers and Location Services at Esri Germany, and Joris Bak, Deputy Director at Esri Netherlands, about data sovereignty and its growing importance for the geospatial industry. The episode explores the differences between data sovereignty, data residency, and data localization, and discusses how organizations can manage risk, classify data, balance cloud and local infrastructure, and support trusted data sharing through interoperability and federated approaches. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) or any entities it represents. 1:05 - Introduction to the episode and speakers 2:26 - Defining data sovereignty, data residency, and data localization 5:53 - Why data sovereignty should be viewed through a risk-based lens 8:42 - Balancing cloud, regional, and local infrastructure 14:39 - Sovereignty, resilience, and layered data architectures 19:27 - The role of data classification and interoperability 22:01 - Europe’s approach to data sovereignty and regulation 27:26 - Geospatial data, satellite imagery, and sensitivity considerations 29:32 - The future of data sovereignty and regional frameworks 33:54 - Federated interoperability and closing reflections Follow WGIC: LinkedIn: / wgicouncil Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tjt... #DataSovereignty #Geospatial #GeospatialIndustry #WGIC #LocationIntelligence #GeospatialInEverything #GeospatialForEveryone

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