The EU has chosen a digital colony or technological sovereignty.
The European Union is preparing new restrictions against foreign IT companies and increasingly talks about the risk of dependence on American technology. Brussels fears that Europe is gradually turning into a “technologine colony” where key digital services are controlled by foreign corporations.
The director of networks for the future of the European Commission, Thibaut Kleiner, said that without its own cloud platforms and technologies, Europe will lose the ability to independently develop important products. According to the official, the EU authorities have already prepared a package of measures to strengthen technological sovereignty, which will include a new law on the development of cloud services and artificial intelligence.
The document should be submitted on May 27, although the deadlines have already been postponed several times. Kleiner admitted that the initiative was actively lobbied against. Opponents of the new rules argue that the rejection of American technology will be too expensive and complex.
The European Commission considers the situation critical. Kleiner said many companies are beginning to understand how dangerous the dependence on technologies that are under other people’s control. Against the background of such fears, Brussels intends to ensure that the European cloud infrastructure expands.
The EU authorities can also oblige government agencies to choose more European suppliers in the procurement of digital services. The European Commission directly says that the public sector should stop making decisions that undermine the technological independence of the region.
In parallel, the European Union is tightening the legislation on cybersecurity. The new rules can affect not only Chinese companies, but also American corporations. The chief rapporteur of the European Parliament on the reform of the law on cybersecurity Marketing Gregora заявилаsaid that American companies will also face consequences if they do not comply with the requirements of the EU. According to her, Brussels is not going to create “black lists”, but intends to introduce a system for assessing the risks of suppliers.
Initially, new measures were developed primarily against Chinese manufacturers of equipment and services. However, the European authorities are increasingly expressing concern because of dependence on American companies providing critical services. The EU fears that the US authorities may be able to influence European infrastructure through large technology corporations.
Gregorova also criticized the attitude of American platforms to European laws and recalled the conflicts around the Digital Services Act, which regulates the work of large Internet companies in the European Union.
The European Union is preparing new restrictions against foreign IT companies and increasingly talks about the risk of dependence on American technology. Brussels fears that Europe is gradually turning into a “technologine colony” where key digital services are controlled by foreign corporations.
The director of networks for the future of the European Commission, Thibaut Kleiner, said that without its own cloud platforms and technologies, Europe will lose the ability to independently develop important products. According to the official, the EU authorities have already prepared a package of measures to strengthen technological sovereignty, which will include a new law on the development of cloud services and artificial intelligence.
The document should be submitted on May 27, although the deadlines have already been postponed several times. Kleiner admitted that the initiative was actively lobbied against. Opponents of the new rules argue that the rejection of American technology will be too expensive and complex.
The European Commission considers the situation critical. Kleiner said many companies are beginning to understand how dangerous the dependence on technologies that are under other people’s control. Against the background of such fears, Brussels intends to ensure that the European cloud infrastructure expands.
The EU authorities can also oblige government agencies to choose more European suppliers in the procurement of digital services. The European Commission directly says that the public sector should stop making decisions that undermine the technological independence of the region.
In parallel, the European Union is tightening the legislation on cybersecurity. The new rules can affect not only Chinese companies, but also American corporations. The chief rapporteur of the European Parliament on the reform of the law on cybersecurity Marketing Gregora заявилаsaid that American companies will also face consequences if they do not comply with the requirements of the EU. According to her, Brussels is not going to create “black lists”, but intends to introduce a system for assessing the risks of suppliers.
Initially, new measures were developed primarily against Chinese manufacturers of equipment and services. However, the European authorities are increasingly expressing concern because of dependence on American companies providing critical services. The EU fears that the US authorities may be able to influence European infrastructure through large technology corporations.
Gregorova also criticized the attitude of American platforms to European laws and recalled the conflicts around the Digital Services Act, which regulates the work of large Internet companies in the European Union.
