Can the EU Achieve Technological Sovereignty?

Economic and geopolitical developments have led the European Union to identify technological sovereignty as one of its core ambitions. What are the principal challenges the EU faces, and how have these changed as cloud computing and artificial intelligence become integrated features of modern economies? Will the EU be able to achieve autonomy in these fields? How do these goals relate to the EU’s ongoing efforts to regulate the uses of Artificial Intelligence and user data?

Speakers: Giacomo Gattinara (Tufts University), Joseph Jerome (DuckCuckGo), Erik Peinert (Boston University)

Moderator: Sofia Perez (Boston University)

Schedule:

Lunch: 12:00 - 1:00pm (light lunch provided)

Session I: 1:00 - 2:00pm | Technological Sovereignty and EU digital regulations

• Can the EU remain a global standard setter in the age of AI?

Coffee break: 2:00-2:30pm

Session II: 2:30 - 3:30pm | Building Technological capacities in the bipolar world of AI

• Can the EU build the technological Infrastructure to compete in the age of AI?

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher BU Center for the Study of Europe