Europe must free itself from its digital dependency

Europe consumes technology but exports too little. It depends on American software, Chinese hardware, and raw materials from outside the continent.

The transatlantic era is over – it's high time to draw conclusions from it. The US is no longer acting as a partner, but as an opponent that puts us under economic and technological pressure. While many still persist in old thinking patterns, reality shows: there is no common value base that one could rely on. For IT decision-makers, this means that US technology must be out. This not only affects software such as office applications or operatin…

Has the recent artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy raised hopes that Europe can establish itself as an “AI continent”? still lagging behind the USA, but developing a set of competitive AI products and applications.

In the face of Donald Trump's return to the White House, Europe is rediscovering the urgency of its digital sovereignty. For the first time, concrete signals indicate that the dependence on the US cloud giants is being called into question. The break is still in its infancy, but the lines are moving. At first glance, nothing has changed. Companies and administrations ... Article 2025, the year when Europe (perhaps) said no to Google Cloud appear…