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EU sovereignty push gives tech buyers a new alphabet soup to swallow
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Brussels presses on despite US fury as it looks to enforce cloud autonomy and bolster open source.
Key facts
- The Chips Act 2.0 includes measures to end Europe's reliance on the rest of the world for advanced chips, below 10 nanometers, by prioritizing facilities in the EU
- The risks were spelled out when US sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan led to his Microsoft services being suspended
- European concerns over reliance on hyperscalers also stem from the US CLOUD Act of 2018, which allows American authorities to compel US-based tech companies to provide requested data, regardless
- However, the EU has mostly stood by plans for various legislation under the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, meting out rulings and fines
Summary
Gartner has warned that the EU's plans to triple datacenter capacity in Europe over the next five to seven years will add complexity for public sector tech buyers. The sweeping plans, which encompass sovereign cloud, AI, microprocessors, and open source, will have ramifications for EU tech supply chains and beyond if they get through the legislative process. In the European Technological Sovereignty Package launched last week, the European Commission sought to strengthen its digital autonomy. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "The team cannot afford to depend on others for the technologies that keep their hospitals running, their energy grids stable, and their services secure.