'A major shift in how Europe approaches technological sovereignty': EU reveals new plans to cut reliance on US…
- EU reveals Chips Act 2.0, CADA and Open Source Software Strategy
- The aim is to reduce reliance on foreign hyperscalers and support the EU cloud sector
- CISPE worries there are still some loopholes that could allow US hyperscalers to continue operating
The European Commission has launched a major Tech Sovereignty Package designed to reduce the Union's dependence on foreign tech vendors, specifically targeting both American and Chinese firms.
Three separate initiatives form part of the package, including the EU Chips Act 2.0, the Cloud and AI Development Act and the EU Open Source Software Strategy.
Though anticipated, the changes come in response to criticism over Europe's reliance on foreign semiconductor manufacturers, cloud infrastructure providers, compute clouds and other software propositions.
Europe sets out plans to reduce reliance foreign tech vendors
First and foremost, the EU Chips Act 2.0 follows on from the earlier Chips Act, which mostly focused on semiconductors...
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