Comment by European Parliament

European sovereignty lies in the ability to strengthen its resources, resilience and security by reducing strategic dependencies, avoiding reliance on foreign actors and single service providers. [...] The EU should take the initiative in creating a solid foundation for public digital infrastructure by building layers of digital technologies comprised of semiconductors, connectivity solutions, cloud infrastructure, software, data, and AI. [...] To strengthen digital infrastructure, Members considered it essential to implement capacity-building initiatives in critical areas at EU level; these initiatives should focus on developing a base layer of public infrastructure, such as a network of AI gigafactories and a European web index model.