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# German companies acknowledge US tech risks but fail to act
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/german-companies-acknowledge-us-tech-risks-but-fail-to-act/
- Published: 2026-08-22T04:41:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-22T04:41:52.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, Germany, #source_www.heise.de

A survey by Germany's ifo Institute finds many German companies recognise their dependence on US services as risky but have no plans to address it. The findings highlight persistent gaps in digital sovereignty despite growing concerns over geopolitical exposure. **(HEISE)**

[Sovereignty: Many companies see risky US dependence but do nothingAn ifo survey shows that quite a few German companies consider their dependence on US services risky but are not planning countermeasures.![](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=https://www.heise.de/en/news/Sovereignty-Many-companies-see-risky-US-dependence-but-do-nothing-11419748.html&sz=64)www.heise.de![](https://heise.cloudimg.io/bound/1200x1200/q85.png-lossy-85.webp-lossy-85.foil1/_www-heise-de_/imgs/18/5/1/5/0/0/8/5/shutterstock_463664303-a85596dd5e6c0c83.jpg)](https://www.heise.de/en/news/Sovereignty-Many-companies-see-risky-US-dependence-but-do-nothing-11419748.html?ref=nupath.eu)