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In Search for a Vision: The EU’s Approach to Tech Sovereignty Needs to be Steered by Clearer Public Interest Outcomes Rather than a ‘Race’ to the Unknown
The European Commission finally published its proposed European Technological Sovereignty Package last week to strengthen its autonomy and resilience as it develops its industrial strategy and digital ecosystem in a complex geopolitical landscape. In addition to the main document laying out the overall approach, the package includes the non-binding EU Open Source Strategy, the proposal for a Chips Act 2.0 to strengthen the semiconductor ecosystem and boost domestic demand, the also legislative proposal Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) to address cloud dependency, and a Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in Energy. In this article, The Data Tank revisits its recent recommendations on the way forward for Europe’s digital and data strategies through the sovereignty lens proposed in this package. The focus on open source, the more explicit mention of environmentally sustainable measures to developing the European cloud computing capacity are welcome signs on the way forward. Yet, a clearer vision that is based on public interest tangible outcomes, as we propose below, is needed to steer Europe’s approach to digital sovereignty.
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