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Ons digitale leven draait nu vooral op #Amerikaanse en #Chinese technologie. Hoe komt de #Europese #Unie daar los van? Topeconoom Francesca #Bria (°1977) stelt voor om de #EuroStack te maken. Dit is een plan om zelf controle te houden over digitale systemen. Volgens Bria is het belangrijk dat steden, landen en continenten niet afhankelijk zijn van buitenlandse techbedrijven. De EuroStack heeft zeven lagen. Samen helpen ze Europa om #digitaal onafhankelijk te worden.

decorrespondent.nl/16062/europ

De Correspondent · Europa digitaal onafhankelijk? Topeconoom Francesca Bria weet hoeBy Loys Bakker

EU institutions are probably the biggest (if not only) ongoing believers of the #semanticweb and related #linkeddata technologies such as OWL ontologies etc.

The logic behind the use of such tools is as impeccable as ever (quote: enables systems and services to exchange and interpret data meaningfully) but history (rather, bigtech centralization) decided otherwise.

Whether the push for a #eurostack will bring those ideas back into the mainstream remains to be seen.

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Interoperable Europe PortalSemantics

We must reintroduce the idea of self-reliance — not as isolationism, but as a strategic imperative. As a Union, we’ve embraced collaboration — but collaboration only works when both sides remain willing participants. What happens when that changes? When the partner on the other side of the table no longer shares the same values, or even the intention to keep playing? #EUROSTACK #eu #europe

When I speak of sovereignty, I mean defending our borders — digital and otherwise. I mean protecting our data, shielding our children from exploitative platforms, and ensuring that tech is developed with the citizen in mind — not the consumer. Europe doesn’t have a moral high ground — it has a different philosophy. In Europe, people are citizens. Not products.
#EU #eurostack #europe

As the brilliant @francescabria recently said, “Building a social network in Europe is not rocket science.”
It isn’t. And it shouldn’t be.
And yet, even here in the Netherlands, our national police is actively building engagement on X, boosting a platform that directly enriches Elon Musk and his shareholders. It’s time we take a stance. #EuroStack #eu

If we want to build a Europe fit for the future, we must nurture a thriving ecosystem for entrepreneurship and technology — starting with where public money goes. There are shining examples of homegrown innovation: the Dutch Fairphone, leading the way in ethical hardware; the French /e/OS, offering a privacy-first, open-source mobile OS. We have the talent, the ideas, and the drive — so why are we still funding the success of companies whose values clash with our own? #EU #eurostack

It is disheartening to see how much public money from EU member states flows into American tech giants — funds that could instead fuel the growth of European alternatives. Europe is home to some of the world’s best universities, producing top-tier talent. Yet, our brightest minds too often take their expertise across the Atlantic, only to build algorithms for companies that are harming users, undermining democracies, and consolidating power in unprecedented ways.
#EU #eurostack #Eurostack2025