SML Framework Catalog
Schema:
[Dimension ID] - [Dimension]
[Dimension Objective]
[Control Objective ID][Control Objective]
[Control Objective Description]
[Sovereignty Contribution]
[ControlID][Control Level]
[Scope][Service Type]
[Control Description]
└── [Question ID]: [Question]
Sovereignty Dimensions:
| ID |
Dimension |
Focus Area |
| SML 1 |
Strategic Sovereignty |
Corporate governance, ownership transparency, and exit preparedness. |
| SML 2 |
Legal and Jurisdictional Sovereignty |
Geographic processing boundaries and protection against extraterritorial access. |
| SML 3 |
Data Sovereignty |
Access control, customer-managed encryption (BYOK), portability, and usage control. |
| SML 4 |
Operational Sovereignty |
Administrative access separation, business continuity, and operational independence. |
| SML 5 |
Supply Chain Sovereignty |
Subprocessor transparency, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), and vendor risk flow-down. |
| SML 6 |
Technology Sovereignty |
Open standards, cross-platform interoperability, and multi-cloud migration capability. |
| SML 7 |
Security and Compliance Sovereignty |
Identity and access management, security visibility, and isolated sensitive operations. |
| SML 8 |
Environmental Sustainability |
Resource autonomy, power grid resilience, and long-term environmental risk exposure. |
| SML 9 |
Artificial Intelligence Sovereignty |
Model lineage, dataset protection, explainability metrics, and human oversight. |
Example for an Approved Jurisdictions List (AJL)
| ID |
Approved Jurisdictions |
| #1 |
EU Member States |
| #2 |
EEA |
| #3 |
Switzerland |
| #4 |
UK |
| #5 |
Canada |
| #6 |
Israel |
| #7 |
Andorra |
Mapping Overview of the Objectives to the corresponding Sovereignty Maturity Level (complete list)
Click here to expand to the full list
| ID |
Initial |
Managed |
Advanced |
Future-Proof |
| SML 1.CO 1.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 1.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 2.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 2.C 2 |
|
x |
x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 3.C 1 |
|
x |
x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 3.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 4.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 4.C 2 |
|
x |
x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 4.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 5.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 1.CO 5.C 2 |
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x |
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| SML 2.CO 1.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 1.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 2.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 2.C 2 |
|
x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 2.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 2.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 2.C 5 |
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x |
| SML 2.CO 3.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 3.C 2 |
|
x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 3.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 4.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 4.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 4.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 4.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 4.C 5 |
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x |
| SML 2.CO 5.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 2.CO 5.C 2 |
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x |
x |
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| SML 3.CO 1.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 1.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 1.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 1.C 5 |
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x |
| SML 3.CO 1.C 6 |
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x |
| SML 3.CO 2.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 2.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 2.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 2.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 2.C 5 |
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x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 2.C 6 |
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x |
| SML 3.CO 3.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 3.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 3.C 3 |
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x |
| SML 3.CO 4.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 4.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 4.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 3.CO 4.C 4 |
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x |
| SML 3.CO 4.C 5 |
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x |
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| SML 4.CO 1.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 1.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 1.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 1.C 5 |
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x |
| SML 4.CO 2.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 2.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 2.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 2.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 2.C 5 |
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x |
| SML 4.CO 3.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 3.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 3.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 3.C 4 |
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x |
| SML 4.CO 4.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 4.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 4.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 4.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 4.C 5 |
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x |
| SML 4.CO 4.C 6 |
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x |
| SML 4.CO 5.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 5.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 5.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 4.CO 5.C 4 |
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| SML 5.CO 1.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 1.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 2.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 2.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 2.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 3.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 3.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 3.C 3 |
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x |
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| SML 5.CO 4.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 4.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 4.C 3 |
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x |
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| SML 5.CO 4.C 4 |
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| SML 5.CO 5.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 5.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 5.CO 5.C 3 |
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| SML 6.CO 1.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 1.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 1.C 4 |
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| SML 6.CO 1.C 5 |
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x |
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| SML 6.CO 2.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 2.C 2 |
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x |
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| SML 6.CO 2.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 2.C 4 |
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| SML 6.CO 2.C 5 |
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x |
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| SML 6.CO 3.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 3.C 2 |
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x |
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| SML 6.CO 3.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 3.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 3.C 5 |
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x |
| SML 6.CO 4.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 4.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 6.CO 4.C 3 |
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| SML 7.CO 1.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 1.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 1.C 4 |
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x |
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| SML 7.CO 1.C 5 |
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x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 1.C 6 |
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| SML 7.CO 2.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 2.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 2.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 2.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 2.C 5 |
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x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 3.C 1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 3.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 3.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 3.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 7.CO 3.C 5 |
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x |
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| SML 8.CO 1.C 1 |
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x |
x |
| SML 8.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 8.CO 2.C 1 |
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x |
| SML 8.CO 2.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 8.CO 3.C 1 |
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x |
| SML 8.CO 3.C 2 |
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x |
| SML 8.CO 4.C 1 |
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x |
| SML 8.CO 4.C 2 |
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x |
| SML 8.CO 5.C 1 |
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x |
| SML 8.CO 5.C 2 |
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x |
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| SML 9.CO 1.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 1.C 2 |
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x |
| SML 9.CO 1.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 2.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 2.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 3.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 3.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 3.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 3.C 4 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 4.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 4.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 4.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 5.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 5.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 5.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 5.C 4 |
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x |
| SML 9.CO 6.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 6.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 6.C 3 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 7.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 7.C 2 |
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x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 7.C 3 |
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x |
| SML 9.CO 8.C 1 |
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x |
x |
x |
| SML 9.CO 8.C 2 |
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x |
x |
x |