Jan Penfrat<p>The new "int'l digital strategy" of the EU says "decoupling [from the rest of the world] is unrealistic and cooperation will remain significant across the tech value chain."</p><p>This is a good start to acknowledge that <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> cannot simply mean <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BuyEuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuyEuropean</span></a>; it must increase the people's <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> to use our tech the way we see fit. And invest in tech that reduces risks of centralisation, mass <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a>, economic <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a>, and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a>.</p><p>And no, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AIFactories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIFactories</span></a> ain't it.</p>