Europe’s tech sovereignty push signals a bold leap into AI and data power
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The EU’s tech sovereignty package marks a shift from defensive regulation to proactive innovation, aiming to triple EU data-center capacity with about €200bn of mostly private investment, boost chip manufacturing and cheaper energy, promote open-source AI to accelerate adoption and reduce US software spend, and seed a €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund to mobilize VC. Europe remains dependent on US tech but has strong science and startups in materials, pharma and robotics that could scale with deeper market integration and faster public procurement reforms, positioning the region for faster AI-driven growth.
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