"European lawmakers on Thursday adopted a comprehensive report on technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure that directs the European Commission to reduce the bloc's heavy reliance on foreign technology providers across semiconductors, cloud infrastructure, software, and AI systems. The report passed 471-68 in the full Parliament, with 77% voting in favor and support from major parties including the European People's Party, Social Democrats, Liberals, and Greens."
"According to the parliamentary document, the EU relies on non-EU countries for over 80% of digital products, services, infrastructure, and intellectual property, a dependency analysts say will require a decade-long transformation to address. Broad technology dependencies The depth of European reliance on foreign technology providers varies across sectors but remains substantial throughout the stack. In cloud infrastructure alone, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google command 70% of the European market, while local providers including SAP, Deutsche Telekom, and OVHcloud collectively hold just 15%."
European Parliament approved a non-binding resolution directing the European Commission to reduce reliance on foreign providers across semiconductors, cloud, software, and AI. The resolution passed 471-68 with 77% support across major political groups. The Commission is instructed to map critical technology dependencies and craft policies to increase EU-based capacity and reduce external procurement. Parliamentary figures state that more than 80% of digital products, services, infrastructure, and intellectual property originate outside the EU. Cloud provision is concentrated: three firms hold about 70% of the EU market while local providers account for roughly 15%, and analysts warn transformation may take a decade.
Read at Computerworld
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]