In the global landscape of technological competition, data centres are becoming a strategic asset. At the heart of the development of Artificial Intelligence, they are not just infrastructures, but real power hubs.
USA and China are leading the race with billion-dollar investments in digital infrastructure.
But Europe is also on the move:
– with projects such as GAIA-X for a secure and transparent European cloud
– with data governance and privacy regulations among the most advanced in the world
– and with investments in sustainable and interoperable data centres.
The goal? An autonomous, ethical and inclusive digital model.
This transformation affects us all:
Our lives are increasingly digital, and the way data is collected, processed and stored impacts rights, opportunities and trust.
Europe’s territories, businesses and citizens must be protagonists, not just spectators, of the ongoing technological transition.
The European digital society can and must be a credible and sustainable alternative to the American and Chinese vision. But it needs common vision, investment and public-private collaboration.