A foundation to BUILD: the EuroStack Initiative takes shape

has a number of European tech business leaders on the initial Board – including Wolfgang Oels (Ecosia), Andy Yen (Proton), Yann Lechelle (Probabl), Frank Karlitschek (Nextcloud), Stefane Fermigier (Abilian), Fred Plais (Upsun) and is supported by multiple others. We need less talk about principles and more cooperation on how to build the infrastructure that reduces Europe’s dependencies.” The foundation’s work will focus on three main areas, implementing the main pillars: Buy European, Sell European and Fund European. It replaces vague trust labels with a concrete, multidimensional definition of a sovereign provider—one that is accountable to EU law, offers freedom from technological lock-in, and contributes to our economic ecosystem.“Stefane Fermigier, Abilian This also includes the development of a future EuroStack Certification – a framework to recognize technologies and infrastructures that truly reflect Europe’s principles of openness, interoperability and independence. A clear, credible certification process could help public and private actors identify truly sovereign solutions and strengthen European providers in the long term.”Wolfgang Oels, Ecosia Buy European, Sell European, Fund European The EuroStack Initiative is acutely aware that commercial products carried out by industry are the only ones that can make sovereignty an economic reality. Previous Next Share the Post: EC’s Tech Sovereignty Package – UPDATE** We circulated a blog with our preliminary reactions based on the leaked version of the EC’s European Tech Sovereignty Package The Commission’s Tech Sovereignty Package Is (Nearly) Here. A sprawling set of initiatives including the “EuroStack” is our original idea for a European Industrial Policy initiative bringing together tech, governance and funding for Europe-focused investment to build and adopt a suite of digital infrastructures: from connectivity to cloud computing, AI and digital platforms.