Die Fähigkeit Europas, die Kontrolle der angebotenen & genutzten digitalen Produkte & Infrastrukturen wiederzuerlangen, setzt voraus, dass die massive #Abhängigkeit von ausländischen Anbietern beendet wird, so @sebastianobxl.bsky.social, @kzenner.bsky.social & Francesco Bonfiglio 👉 is.gd/ZWE2g5

US tech companies ultimately act as agents of the US government. Tech dependency is no longer an acceptable risk for the EU. As in the #Eurostack strategy, Europe urgently needs an autonomous tech stack for its sovereignty, security, and strategic interests www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/digitaal/mic...

Are there EU solutions to replace foreign #digitaltools? @digitalsme.eu kicks off first webinar of « Tech Solutions Made in Europe » featuring @proton.me, @nextcloud.bsky.social & @whereby-api.bsky.social , moderated by #EuroStack initiator @robin.berjon.com www.digitalsme.eu/events/tech-...

These fines signal the EC is willing to enforce EU laws despite US pressure. But are they enough? They fall far short of the 10% annual turnover mark & come over a year after the law took effect. For BigTech, this is just a small cost of doing highly profitable business in the EU shorturl.at/mg58S

My interview on #Euractiv. I talk about #techsovereignity, #SME power and #EuroStack www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

The new German coalition's stance on #tech seems very much in line with the @ec.europa.eu s #AI Continent Action Plan presented yesterday. Plus #Eurostack! h/t @guybanim.bsky.social @robin.berjon.com

“Europe can gain control of the critical infrastructures that underpin digital ecosystems by creating market demand for EU sovereign services and by supporting the federation of our SMEs around open APIs and interoperability standards.” @sebastianobxl.bsky.social in www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

I did a new blogpost about the growing Buy European movement. In response to questions from non-trade people interested in the issue, I’ve described how to think through litigation risk at the World Trade Organization. americanphoenixpllc.com/buy-european... A short thread:

Excellent job by MEP @alexandrageese.bsky.social in the EU Parliament. She is an outstanding advocate of the #EuroStack movement. Tech #sovereignty and #competitiveness are two sides of the same coin. One reinforces the other! Read more www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan...

Do we want Meta and X to stop manipulating voters in Europe? Here is how they would take the DSA seriously. Let’s amend the law.

We gathered nearly 100 CEOs in a letter to the Commssion calling for bold action on the #EuroStack initiative www.digitalsme.eu/european-ind...

Up to 100 European companies and lobby groups including heavyweights Airbus and Dassault are pressing the European Commission to force more home-made technology into the bloc's digital infrastructure. First in Morning Tech, now free to read: www.politico.eu/article/airb...

Was quoted in an insightful article by #Euractiv on lobbying surrounding the implementation of #AIAct. #BigTech are pushing to "transfer obligations down the supply chain" to #SMEs and #startups and "avoid passing on information about the AI model they design". www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

The European Union is under pressure to step up its tech game and wean itself off a heavy reliance on United States digital infrastructure and services as transatlantic ties hit a new low. My latest for POLITICO: www.politico.eu/article/push...

Great exchange on #EuroStack at the #MWC in Barcelona with #DimitrisPapastergiou, the Greek minister of digital transformation

My opinion proposing convergence in tech policies between the #EU and #India. Both are pursuing their own #techsovereignty. #IndiaStack is a successful initiative with adoption among 1,2 billion people. Europe should learn from it and have our own #eurostack! www.digitalsme.eu/eu-india-tra...

See euro-stack.eu/a-pitch-paper/ for an overall strategy. It's a lot to cover, but we can break it down into manageable chunks and prioritise. Every step away from the tech broligarchy is a step towards freedom.

Good times were had at the Brux Conference yesterday 🤭 Indeed, I've been hearing talk of tech sovereignty for years but with very little in terms of concrete actions to match. Captured infrastructure is as incompatible with democracy as it is with an open market — it's high time for change.

How can Europe regain its #sovereignty and #competitiveness? Here is a pitch on #eurostack: Europe’s best chance to build its own technology. I contributed to this paper with @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social @robin.berjon.com, V. Bertola, F. Bonfiglio and K. Zenner. euro-stack.eu/a-pitch-paper/

What to expect from the year 2025? Early signs are alarming. ⛔️#ElonMusk mingling with elections in UK & Germany. ⛔️#Zuckerberg cancelling content moderation opening up all sorts of misuse of social media. #Techbillionaires are the new world overlords. Where is Europe’s political leadership?

Are you looking for a #job with a #purpose in 2025? ✅ The European DIGITAL SME Alliance stands for a different technology ecosystem, where companies win not because they are dominant, but because their technologies suit the #people and the #planet. Check out www.digitalsme.eu/about/vacanc...

Great coverage by @euractiv.com of the 2024 #DSMEsummit. The digital SMEs community at the centre of EU #techsovereignity. Europe needs to reclaim its #eurostack! www.euractiv.com/section/digi...

My op-ed on Euractiv: It is time for Europe to be serious about #techsovereignty. At stake: Our freedom, democracy & competitiveness. The EU does not need more regulation, but an ambitious industrial strategy. Gov & industry must work together to deliver #Eurostack www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

The “sovereign digital infrastructure” narrative is being appropriated by hyperscalers building giant datacentres all over, which they hilariously then call “sovereign” because they’re “here”. Governments kiss the ring because of AI FOMO. Some thoughts here cristinacaffarra.blog/2024/12/01/t...

The annual DIGITAL SME Summit is coming up. Discover the power of indipendent tech #SMEs and #startups to deliver a different technology: #open, #humancentric, #sustainable and #sovereign. Join us on 10 December in Brussels! 🇪🇺 #DSMEsummit summit.digitalsme.eu

A detailed analysis by @corporateeurope.bsky.social @lobbycontrol.bsky.social and #Somo uncovering Big Tech's hidden network of undisclosed affiliations to distort the #DMA enforcement by the Commission #bigtech #astroturfing corporateeurope.org/en/2024/10/u...

As @johnnyryan.bsky.social et al argue on @konradadenauer.bsky.social the EU Commission should offer opportunities to innovative #SMEs & #startups by enforcing its #GDPR vs US/Chinese #techgiants. It is time to focus on enforcement to deliver #competitiveness www.kas.de/documents/25...

The explosion in digital infrastructure may be the biggest but least recognised shock delivered by the internet. We need to develop the governance capacity to manage that infrastructure in democratic ways. berjon.com/infrastructu...