{"id":212,"date":"2026-05-19T09:40:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooma.com\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:55:09","slug":"public-sector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sooma.com\/en\/sector-publico\/","title":{"rendered":"Public sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Compliance and data sovereignty for the public sector.<\/h1>\n<p>Institutional email hosted in Europe, demonstrable GDPR compliance and communications with legal validity, with EU invoicing and a team based in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/support\/?assunto=Departamento+Comercial\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRequest a proposal<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Sooma \u2192<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M18 6.72a5.73 5.73 0 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4.54 11.43l.35.52a100 100 0 0 0 6.14 8l.76.89.76-.89a100 100 0 0 0 6.14-8l.35-.53c1.91-2.85 4.53-6.75 4.53-11.42A11.79 11.79 0 0 0 18 2m0 17a6.56 6.56 0 1 1 6.56-6.56A6.56 6.56 0 0 1 18 19\"><\/path><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"12.44\" r=\"3.73\"><\/circle><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean hosting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<p>Citizen and employee data on servers located in Europe, under exclusively European jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M31.25 7.4a44 44 0 0 1-6.62-2.35 45 45 0 0 1-6.08-3.21L18 1.5l-.54.35a45 45 0 0 1-6.08 3.21A44 44 0 0 1 4.75 7.4L4 7.59v8.34c0 13.39 13.53 18.4 13.66 18.45l.34.12.34-.12c.14 0 13.66-5.05 13.66-18.45V7.59Zm-4.57 6.65L15.51 24.9l-6.32-6.33a1.4 1.4 0 0 1 2-2L15.54 21l9.19-9a1.4 1.4 0 1 1 2 2Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGDPR compliance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<p>Full traceability and compliance documentation to respond to audits and data subject requests.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M2 21V7c0-1.886 0-2.828.586-3.414S4.114 3 6 3h10c.832 0 1.478 0 2.004.027A4.5 4.5 0 0 0 14 7.5V11l-.099 9.967L11 20l-3 1-3-1zm19-10h-5V7.5a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 5 0zM4 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h6a1 1 0 1 1 0 2H5a1 1 0 0 1-1-1m0 4a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h2a1 1 0 1 1 0 2H5a1 1 0 0 1-1-1m0 4a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h4a1 1 0 1 1 0 2H5a1 1 0 0 1-1-1\" fill=\"auto\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEU invoicing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<p>Portuguese entity, Portuguese VAT number, invoicing in euros. No non-European intermediaries in the procurement process.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 297 297\"><path d=\"M122.441 179.24c0-4.09-2.513-7.593-6.077-9.054H6.077C2.513 171.648 0 175.15 0 179.24c0 33.802 27.463 61.301 61.221 61.301s61.22-27.499 61.22-61.301m168.482-9.054H180.636c-3.564 1.461-6.077 4.964-6.077 9.054 0 33.802 27.464 61.301 61.221 61.301 33.758 0 61.221-27.499 61.221-61.301-.001-4.09-2.514-7.592-6.078-9.054\"><\/path><path d=\"M196.928 267.857h-38.645V77.57h62.659l-33.403 77.941h21.288l26.952-62.889 26.952 62.889h21.288l-34.974-81.604c7.574-4.53 12.659-12.813 12.659-22.263 0-14.296-11.63-25.926-25.926-25.926-5.402 0-9.783 4.381-9.783 9.783s4.381 9.783 9.783 9.783a6.367 6.367 0 0 1 6.359 6.359 6.367 6.367 0 0 1-6.359 6.359h-77.496V19.359c0-5.402-4.38-9.783-9.783-9.783s-9.783 4.381-9.783 9.783v38.645H61.221a6.367 6.367 0 0 1-6.359-6.359 6.367 6.367 0 0 1 6.359-6.359c5.402 0 9.783-4.381 9.783-9.783s-4.381-9.783-9.783-9.783c-14.296 0-25.926 11.63-25.926 25.926 0 9.45 5.085 17.732 12.659 22.263L12.98 155.513h21.288L61.22 92.624l26.952 62.889h21.288L76.058 77.57h62.659v190.287h-38.644c-5.403 0-9.783 4.38-9.783 9.783s4.38 9.783 9.783 9.783h96.855c5.403 0 9.783-4.381 9.783-9.783 0-5.403-4.38-9.783-9.783-9.783\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegistered Email\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<p>Official notifications and communications with legal validity equivalent to registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDigital sovereignty\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>Citizens' data should not depend on transatlantic agreements.<\/h3>\n<p>EU-US data transfer frameworks have already collapsed twice and face a new challenge. For a public body, the simplest answer is structural: data in Europe, exclusively European jurisdiction, no transfers.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy this matters now \u2192<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe European context\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Our peers are already reducing their dependence. Portugal is only starting now.<\/h2>\n<h3>France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands have taken concrete steps in recent years. In Portugal, the national plan has been approved, but implementation is years away. Organisations do not have to wait for it to protect their email.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"#0b67b2\" d=\"M16.101 433.477c51.257 11.934 102.515 11.496 153.772 6.648v-.146c106.749-10.903 213.498-42.724 320.248-17.049 9.944 2.392 19.499-5.177 19.499-15.405V94.03c0-.632-.05-1.253-.123-1.868-2.445-6.466-8.167-12.093-14.835-13.639-97.449-22.688-194.899-.69-292.348 11.399-10.813 1.452-21.626 2.773-32.439 3.878v-.3c-51.257 4.848-102.515 5.286-153.772-6.648C7.209 84.79 0 89.89 0 98.788v314.424c0 8.886 7.209 18.204 16.101 20.265\"><\/path><path fill=\"#ff473e\" d=\"M509.619 92.532c-2.364-6.619-8.163-12.435-14.959-14.01-51.638-12.022-103.276-11.49-154.914-6.54v346.626c51.638-4.95 103.276-5.482 154.914 6.54 6.795 1.575 12.595-1.041 14.959-6.328z\"><\/path><path fill=\"#e8e8e8\" d=\"M169.873 440.125c56.624-5.356 113.249-16.089 169.873-21.517V71.982c-56.624 5.428-113.249 16.161-169.873 21.517z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince 2021, the \"Cloud au centre\" doctrine has reserved state systems holding sensitive data for qualified clouds (SecNumCloud) that are immune to non-European laws. This halted the migration of ministries to American cloud suites, including email.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"#00b89c\" d=\"M16.101 433.477c51.257 11.934 102.515 11.496 153.772 6.648v-.146c106.749-10.903 213.498-42.724 320.248-17.049 9.944 2.392 19.499-5.177 19.499-15.405V94.03c0-.632-.05-1.253-.123-1.868-2.445-6.466-8.167-12.093-14.835-13.639-97.449-22.688-194.899-.69-292.348 11.399-10.813 1.452-21.626 2.773-32.439 3.878v-.3c-51.257 4.848-102.515 5.286-153.772-6.648C7.209 84.79 0 89.89 0 98.788v314.424c0 8.886 7.209 18.204 16.101 20.265\"><\/path><path fill=\"#ff473e\" d=\"M509.619 92.532c-2.364-6.619-8.163-12.435-14.959-14.01-51.638-12.022-103.276-11.49-154.914-6.54v346.626c51.638-4.95 103.276-5.482 154.914 6.54 6.795 1.575 12.595-1.041 14.959-6.328z\"><\/path><path fill=\"#e8e8e8\" d=\"M169.873 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state cloud.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWhat about Portugal?\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>The plan exists. Implementation will take years. Email does not need to wait.<\/h3>\n<p>Portugal has approved the National Sovereign Cloud Plan, with data classification planned by 2027 and infrastructure by 2030. It is official recognition that current dependence is a risk. But no organisation needs to wait until the end of the decade to protect its most critical communication: institutional email can move now to Portuguese infrastructure, subject exclusively to Portuguese and European law, with assisted migration and no service interruption.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sooma.com\/en\/support\/?assunto=Departamento+Comercial\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRequest a proposal \u2192<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tInstitutional trust\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Public bodies that already trust Sooma.<\/h2>\n<h3>The Municipality of Murtosa entrusts its email to Sooma. In domain management, the list includes the Municipalities of Almada and Coimbra and the Instituto de Inform\u00e1tica, I.P. And the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados), a public-interest institution with thousands of users, manages its mailboxes on our infrastructure.<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/sooma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/municipio-murtosa.webp\" alt=\"Municipality of Murtosa\" decoding=\"async\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMunicipality of Murtosa<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/sooma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/municipio-almada.webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMunicipality of Almada<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/sooma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/municipio-coimbra.webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMunicipality of Coimbra<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/sooma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instituto-informatica.webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tInstituto de Inform\u00e1tica, I.P.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/sooma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ordem-advogados.webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tOrdem dos Advogados<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tPaperless\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Administrative notifications with legal validity, without paper.<\/h2>\n<h3>Meeting notices, notifications and official communications with proof of sending and receipt equivalent to registered mail (eIDAS + Decree-Law 12\/2021). Instant, and at a fraction of the cost of paper.<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover Registered Email<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tFrequently asked questions\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Before signing up<\/h2>\n<h3>What public bodies ask first.<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan our organisation's emails be accessed by authorities in other countries?<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M8.34 20.39 L18.0 30.0 l9.66 -9.61 A1 1 0 1 0 26.25 19.0 L19.0 26.19 v-19.13 a1 1 0 1 0 -2.0 0.0 V26.19 L9.75 19.0 a1 1 0 0 0 -1.41 1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M27.66 15.61 18 6l-9.66 9.61A1 1 0 1 0 9.75 17L17 9.81v19.13a1 1 0 1 0 2 0V9.81L26.25 17a1 1 0 0 0 1.41-1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>If they are hosted with providers subject to the laws of third countries, yes: legislation such as FISA Section 702 and the CLOUD Act allows US authorities to demand data from American providers, even when the servers are in Europe and without the knowledge of the organisation concerned. At Sooma, data is subject exclusively to Portuguese and European law: any access is only possible under Portuguese law, with judicial oversight.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd matters subject to confidentiality: disciplinary proceedings, health data, non-public information?<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M8.34 20.39 L18.0 30.0 l9.66 -9.61 A1 1 0 1 0 26.25 19.0 L19.0 26.19 v-19.13 a1 1 0 1 0 -2.0 0.0 V26.19 L9.75 19.0 a1 1 0 0 0 -1.41 1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M27.66 15.61 18 6l-9.66 9.61A1 1 0 1 0 9.75 17L17 9.81v19.13a1 1 0 1 0 2 0V9.81L26.25 17a1 1 0 0 0 1.41-1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>This is where the risk weighs most. When communications live outside European jurisdiction, the duty of confidentiality no longer depends solely on the organisation: it comes to depend on decisions by foreign authorities, taken without its knowledge. With data in Europe, administrative secrecy and the confidentiality of proceedings are protected by the Portuguese and European legal framework, with no extraterritorial exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere is residents' and service users' data kept?<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M8.34 20.39 L18.0 30.0 l9.66 -9.61 A1 1 0 1 0 26.25 19.0 L19.0 26.19 v-19.13 a1 1 0 1 0 -2.0 0.0 V26.19 L9.75 19.0 a1 1 0 0 0 -1.41 1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M27.66 15.61 18 6l-9.66 9.61A1 1 0 1 0 9.75 17L17 9.81v19.13a1 1 0 1 0 2 0V9.81L26.25 17a1 1 0 0 0 1.41-1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On servers in Europe, subject exclusively to the GDPR and to Portuguese and European law, with no transfers to third countries.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIs there an availability SLA?<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M8.34 20.39 L18.0 30.0 l9.66 -9.61 A1 1 0 1 0 26.25 19.0 L19.0 26.19 v-19.13 a1 1 0 1 0 -2.0 0.0 V26.19 L9.75 19.0 a1 1 0 0 0 -1.41 1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M27.66 15.61 18 6l-9.66 9.61A1 1 0 1 0 9.75 17L17 9.81v19.13a1 1 0 1 0 2 0V9.81L26.25 17a1 1 0 0 0 1.41-1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Sim \u2014 99,9% de disponibilidade garantida por contrato<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoes migrating from the current system interrupt the service?<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M8.34 20.39 L18.0 30.0 l9.66 -9.61 A1 1 0 1 0 26.25 19.0 L19.0 26.19 v-19.13 a1 1 0 1 0 -2.0 0.0 V26.19 L9.75 19.0 a1 1 0 0 0 -1.41 1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 36\"><path d=\"M27.66 15.61 18 6l-9.66 9.61A1 1 0 1 0 9.75 17L17 9.81v19.13a1 1 0 1 0 2 0V9.81L26.25 17a1 1 0 0 0 1.41-1.42Z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h36v36H0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>No. Data is copied without deleting the source, and the current service keeps running until the switch has been validated, with the team supporting you from planning to go-live.<\/p>\n<h2>Talk to us before your next procurement 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