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From Strategy to Action: Strengthening Europe’s Digital Autonomy

Developments on governmental level are traditionally key topic on Monday at the NL pavilion, during the first day of the NL pavilion at MWC. With all the political power-shifts in the world it made sense to also address NL in relation to Europe in this.

A powerhouse panel of experts was the result that tackled one of the most pressing issues of our time—Europe's digital independence and competitiveness in a rapidly shifting world.

🎤 The discussion featured insights from Frits Grotenhuis Director Topsector ICT, Stéphane Ouaki from the European Innovation Council, Paul Wijngaard 6G FNS Alliance director and Paul Timmers professor at Leuven & Oxford. Moderated by Anke Kuipers from Ecosystem Services

💬 The conversation revolved around:
• The Eurostack, a conceptual model addressing Europe’s digital vulnerability by mapping critical layers of technology—from raw materials and chips to networks, cloud, AI, and data.
• The Problem Currently, 80% of Europe’s digital technologies come from outside the continent.
• Europe’s response to global disruption and digital dependency that is defined by this Eurostack.
• The Draghi Report and the Eurostack initiative as key roadmaps toward resilience.
• Viewing crisis not just as threat—but as opportunity for innovation and accelerated growth.

🚀 Highlights:
• The Netherlands is taking the lead on Future Network Services (6G), backed by a strong innovation ecosystem and support from the National Growth Fund.
• Collaboration between government, academia, and industry is proving essential to secure Europe’s position in next-gen tech.

This panel underscored a powerful truth: Digital sovereignty isn’t just a strategy—it’s an urgent call to innovate, collaborate, and lead.

🎥 Watch the full conversation here:


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