EU aims for 'technological sovereignty' with push for homegrown tech
The EU has announced a plan to reduce its reliance on foreign technology by promoting homegrown tech solutions. This initiative aims to enhance technological sovereignty, particularly in sensitive sectors like cloud computing and AI. The move is seen as a response to concerns over data security and the dominance of US tech firms in the European market.
- ▪The EU unveiled its 'tech sovereignty' package to favor European firms in sensitive public contracts.
- ▪Non-EU companies currently provide over 80% of the EU's digital products and services.
- ▪The new rules aim to triple the bloc's data center capacity in the next five to seven years.
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A photograph taken on May 28, 2026, shows European flags flapping in the breeze in outside the EU headquarters in Brussels. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP The EU on Wednesday, June 3, unveiled its plan for slashing dependence on American and Asian technology, including favouring European firms in the most sensitive public contracts for cloud computing and AI. The long-awaited "tech sovereignty" package is part of a raft of new EU rules aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing across different sectors, and catching up with rival companies in the United States and China. But the plans risk further irking the United States, which has pushed back hard at the European Union's fines and rules in recent years against American tech companies.
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