Technological sovereignty: Commission presents package to strengthen Europe’s digital autonomy

The European Commission has presented the European Technological Sovereignty Package, aimed at strengthening the EU’s capacity in strategic areas such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, cloud and open source. The initiative includes two legislative proposals, the Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act, alongside an Open Source Strategy and a roadmap for digitalisation and AI in the energy sector. The package seeks to reduce structural dependencies on non-EU suppliers, while supporting the development, deployment and security of critical technologies for businesses, citizens and public administrations. Key measures include strengthening Europe’s semiconductor base, expanding data centre capacity, supporting European open-source solutions and ensuring the sustainable integration of digital infrastructure into the energy system. The legislative proposals will now be examined by the European Parliament and the Council.