At iivii we set out to make sense of digital transformations. To work with you in your policy-or decision-making and in strategy development. To create value that lasts, that is sustainable.

It is an open door that digital technologies are transforming and even disrupting the way we live, work, and for some even love. It is less obvious how we best deal with 'digital' when we are a public policymaker, when we run a company, when we deliver a general interest service such as health or education.

Digital has also disrupted the neat boxes in which we thought governments, business and academia could be organised. That disruption has unleashed tremendous creativity and energy. We are encouraged by the huge value we get from this change. We enjoy it each and every day. In these times of COVID-19 'digital' has even become for many the lifeline, the rescue from the perils of social isolation.

We are also concerned, however: think of the sovereignty gap that has opened up now that cyber-attacks undermine critical infrastructure. Think of digital business models that have led to surveillance capitalism. Think of the struggles to get our mind around interdisciplinarity.

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As cybersecurity threats put sovereignty at risk, digital standardisation is getting caught in the maelstrom of geopolitics. The 5G debate – the “geopolitical moment” in the digital transition – showed that most governments largely ignored standardisation at their peril. What is needed is a revised governance of standardisation that is fit for global collaboration and that respects sovereignty.

This article is a first contribution to the new EU Cyber Directions Blog.