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SUMMARY:Europe’s Path to Digital Sovereignty
DTSTAMP:20260916T013125Z
DTSTART:20261124T193000Z
DESCRIPTION:From government officials emailing through Microsoft\, to citiz
	ens paying with\nApple and Ukrainian soldiers relying on Elon Musk’s Starl
	ink satellites: Europe\nruns on the tech of a handful of American billiona
	ires. Economist Francesca Bria\nleads the way to more technological indepe
	ndence.\n\nThe dependence on U.S. technology has become so deeply entrench
	ed that even\nbeginning the journey toward digital independence can seem l
	ike an impossible\ntask. Enter Francesca Bria\, one of Europe’s leading th
	inkers on technology\,\ninnovation\, and digital sovereignty. As a Senior 
	Fellow at Stiftung Mercator in\nBerlin\, she leads the EuroStack Initiativ
	e\, an ambitious effort to develop a\nEuropean strategy for sovereign digi
	tal infrastructure—from AI and cloud\ncomputing to semiconductors\, data\,
	 and public digital services. She previously\nput these ideas into practic
	e on a smaller scale in Barcelona\, where\, as the\ncity’s Chief Technolog
	y Officer\, she helped reduce the city’s reliance on\nAmerican technology.
	\n\nWhat opportunities does Bria see for European AI\, European cloud infr
	astructure\,\nand European satellite systems? And which values should unde
	rpin Europe’s\ntechnological future?\n\nAbout Francesca Bria\n\nFrancesca 
	Bria is an Italian innovation economist and digital policy expert\nworking
	 at the intersection of technology\, geopolitics\, economics\, and society
	.\nBria has led major European research and innovation projects on digital
	\nsovereignty\, digital democracy\, and decentralized platforms.\n\nAbout 
	Techdenkers\n\nTechnology has become an inseparable part of our lives\, bu
	t do we pay enough\nattention to it? During Techdenkers we explore the eth
	ical implications of\ntechnological innovation. What influence does the ar
	rival of AI have on our\nlives? How are we going to solve the climate cris
	is with the help of technology?\nAnd do we want algorithms to determine ou
	r choice of partner?\n\nThe Techdenkers series is provided and broadcast b
	y De Balie and is part of our\npartnership with Adyen.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/europes-path-to-digital-sovereignty
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LOCATION:De Balie - Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10\, 1017 RR Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,democracy,geopolitiek & mensenrechten,leidsepl
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>From government officials emailing 
	through Microsoft, to citizens paying with Apple and Ukrainian soldiers re
	lying on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites: Europe runs on the tech of a han
	dful of American billionaires. Economist Francesca Bria leads the way to m
	ore technological independence.</strong></p> <p>The dependence on U.S. tec
	hnology has become so deeply entrenched that even beginning the journey to
	ward digital independence can seem like an impossible task. Enter Francesc
	a Bria, one of Europe’s leading thinkers on technology, innovation, and di
	gital sovereignty. As a Senior Fellow at Stiftung Mercator in Berlin, she 
	leads the EuroStack Initiative, an ambitious effort to develop a European 
	strategy for sovereign digital infrastructure—from AI and cloud computing 
	to semiconductors, data, and public digital services. She previously put t
	hese ideas into practice on a smaller scale in Barcelona, where, as the ci
	ty’s Chief Technology Officer, she helped reduce the city’s reliance on Am
	erican technology.</p> <p>What opportunities does Bria see for European AI
	, European cloud infrastructure, and European satellite systems? And which
	 values should underpin Europe’s technological future?</p>   About Frances
	ca Bria    <p>Francesca Bria is an Italian innovation economist and digita
	l policy expert working at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, ec
	onomics, and society. Bria has led major European research and innovation 
	projects on digital sovereignty, digital democracy, and decentralized plat
	forms.</p>      About Techdenkers    <p>Technology has become an inseparab
	le part of our lives, but do we pay enough attention to it? During Techden
	kers we explore the ethical implications of technological innovation. What
	 influence does the arrival of AI have on our lives? How are we going to s
	olve the climate crisis with the help of technology? And do we want algori
	thms to determine our choice of partner?</p> <p>The Techdenkers series is 
	provided and broadcast by De Balie and is part of our partnership with Ady
	en.</p>
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