EU proposed a “technology sovereignty” package, emphasizing “digital autonomy” and “resilience”

Information from IT House 3 June, Xinhua reported that the European Commission local time 3 March published the European Technology Sovereignty Package, which proposes to strengthen capacity in the areas of artificial intelligence, semiconductor, cloud computing and open source, with a view to enhancing European digital autonomy and resilience.

The press release issued by the European Commission on the same day stated that the programme included two legislative proposals - the Clouds and Artificial Intelligence Development Act and the Chips Act 2.0 - as well as the Open Source Strategy and the Strategic Road Map for Digital and Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Sector. The relevant legislative proposals will also be considered for consultation by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union prior to their adoption and entry into force.

The communiqué states that the package will contribute to broadening the range of choices for core technologies in EU enterprises, citizens and public administration.

Among them, the aim of the Clouds and Artificial Intelligence Development Act is to increase the capacity of European data centres to three times the current level within the next 5-7 years and to enhance the role of the Applied Artificial Intelligence Strategy in promoting technology diffusion. The Chip 2.0 Act will build on European strengths, such as mainstream chips, to build cutting-edge semiconductor technical capabilities and power artificial intelligence applications.

The Open Source Strategy will drive Europe to scale up open source options in priority areas such as clouds, artificial intelligence, Internet technology, cybersecurity and semiconductor, and support public administration to increase the use of open source; the Strategic Road Map for Digital and Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Sector will promote the application of artificial intelligence and other digital solutions in power infrastructure.

According to IT House, Hanna Wilkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for technical sovereignty, among others, stated in the communiqué that the package marked a major shift in the European approach to “technical sovereignty”. At the same time, however, the programme has generated some controversy, such as in relation to the content of the Chips Act 2.0, where the European Digital Industry Organization, Digital Europe, has argued that the semiconductor value chain is highly globalized, that the so-called “E” requirements are difficult to operate, could break the supply chain and weaken the competitiveness of the EU and its downstream industries.

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