The DC-EDIC as a Strategic Ally to EuroStack

While we believe only business and private capital can lead the way to shaping the future of the European tech industry, an institutional instrument can be important as long as it is not just a talk shop (“Digital Commons” has a very evocative civil society non-business ring to it…) and it operates under a strict principle of complementarity: acting as a market enabler and infrastructure guardian, and avoiding state-subsidized competition that would “crowd out” European private initiative. Some /suggestions from us to make their stated actions relevant and useful (see 29 October Statement: Commission to launch Digital Commons EDIC to support sovereign European digital infrastructure and technology | Shaping Europe’s digital future): 1. Funding the “Non-Commercial” Commons: The Opportunity: Following the German model (ZenDiS/Sovereign Tech Agency), the DC-EDIC should provide stable, multi-year funding for the maintenance, security hardening, and standardization of critical upstream components. The Safeguard (Strict Subsidiarity): To avoid litigation risks associated with State Aid, the DC-EDIC must intervene only in areas of proven market failure or risk of default—specifically, the non-economic layers where no business model exists for European companies. 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.