23. October 2025 | Lunch@Metagon Digital Sovereignty – Identifying, Understanding, and Managing Dependencies

At the 14th Lunch@Metagon, the central question was how organisations can strengthen their digital sovereignty and thereby ensure their long-term ability to act.

Donat Grimm, Partner at Metagon, opened the event with an overview of the foundations of digital sovereignty. He emphasised that the goal is not autarky, but rather understanding the risks associated with dependencies and taking appropriate measures. Digital sovereignty means consciously shaping and managing systems, data, and competencies to remain independently capable of action in critical areas.

Dr. Lars Sommerhäuser from Empa presented the Chip FabLab project, a national initiative for chip production and research in Switzerland. The project aims to build local expertise in semiconductor technology in order to secure innovation, know-how, and value creation in Switzerland and strengthen the country’s technological sovereignty.

Raphael Widmer, Senior Consultant at Metagon, explored in his talk “Digital Sovereignty – Beyond Buzzwords” the opportunities and risks of global IT ecosystems. He demonstrated how dependent organisations have become on software and infrastructure providers and outlined measures to identify, assess, and actively manage these dependencies.

Metagon sincerely thanks all participants and speakers for their valuable insights and inspiring discussions.

The presentations by Donat Grimm (Metagon), Dr. Lars Sommerhäuser (Empa), and Raphael Widmer (Metagon) are available for download – please note that the materials are in German only.