The Point: The EU aims to reduce its dependence on non-European technology providers through investments in semiconductors, cloud, and AI.
The European Commission has presented a package of measures to strengthen Europe’s technological independence. The package comprises two legislative proposals as well as an open-source strategy and a digitalization concept for the energy sector.
The European Technological Sovereignty Package consists of four components: Chips Act 2.0, the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), an open-source strategy, and a Strategic Roadmap for Digitalization and AI in the Energy Sector. The measures address Europe’s structural dependence on technology suppliers outside the EU in critical areas such as semiconductors, cloud infrastructure, and artificial intelligence.
For Chief Data Officers, the package represents a fundamental shift in the availability and control of core technologies. The lack of indigenous capacity in semiconductor manufacturing, cloud computing, and AI model development has so far constrained the technology choices available to European organizations. With this new initiative, the EU seeks to reduce dependency structures and ensure that European authorities, businesses, and citizens can rely on technologies developed, deployed, and secured in Europe.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen justifies the approach with fundamental risks: “We cannot afford to depend on others for the technologies that keep our hospitals running, keep our power grids stable, and secure our services.” The package aims to convert European strengths – research excellence, industrial base, and the single market – into technological autonomy. CDOs should understand this initiative as a framework that should enable greater freedom of action in the medium term when selecting cloud providers, AI models, and infrastructure technologies.
Source: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu · Published June 3, 2026
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