cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48326251
The Commission is proposing the European Technological Sovereignty Package, marking a change in Europe's approach to its tech ecosystems.
The Commission is putting forward a multi-pronged, comprehensive strategy to achieve technological sovereignty, with initiatives that are interconnected and mutually reinforcing across each stage of the value chain, from chips, to infrastructure, to software, cloud and AI, and in synergy with past and ongoing initiatives such as AI Factories and AI Gigafactories.
This is reflected in four initiatives:
- The Chips Act 2.0 to strengthen the semiconductor ecosystem and supply chain resilience, and boost domestic demand
- The Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) to unlock the potential AI and cloud, to transform our industrial ecosystems and improve societal outcomes
- The EU Open Source Strategy to reduce dependencies across the entire technology stack
- A Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in Energy
Even if you're skeptical about the AI part, this is desperately needed. Preferential procurement though is probably not enough to make companies think twice about selling out to US big tech - I think we need governments to intervene and prevent such sales in key areas, and I don't see anything about that in the summaries.
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