Shaping Europe's Digital Sovereignty

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Their call highlights the urgency of finding an alternative to the American and Chinese Internet giants. The strategic document with the multilingual title " European Public Sphere – Gestaltung der Digitalen Souveränität Europas " (European Public Sphere –) reads almost like a declaration of independence . According to the authors of the project, the establishment of an independent digital ecosystem would be the only way to defend European values ​​of diversity, privacy and openness in the face of the omnipotence of existing models.


A need for independence highlighted by the coronavirus finland cell phone number list crisis The Covid-19 crisis and the lockdown have once again demonstrated the enormous dependence of Europeans on digital giants. the forced digital transformation has indeed played out in favor of social networks, the cloud and other communication systems , all domiciled outside Europe. But can the digital space really become more than an amplifier of social currents? Ulrich Wilhem, in an interview with the SZ, emphasizes the importance of an alternative solution.