Chris Mck

The Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium has been officially launched in The Hague, with the Commission welcoming the initiative having strong potential to strengthen European digital sovereignty. DG Connect’s Director for Future Networks, Thibaut Kleiner, represented the Commission during the launch event.  The DC EDIC represents a significant step in Europe’s efforts to strengthen digital sovereignty by coordinating national efforts to develop open, interoperable and...

Microsoft has admitted that it can't protect EU data from U.S. snooping. In sworn testimony before a French Senate inquiry into the role of public procurement in promoting digital sovereignty, Anton Carniaux, Microsoft France's director of public and legal affairs, was asked whether he could guarantee that French citizen data would never be transmitted to U.S. authorities without explicit French authorization. And, he replied, "No, I cannot guarantee it." He said that the company resisted...

The use of artificial intelligence in the EU is regulated by the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI law. Find out how it protects you. Table of contents AI regulation in Europe: the first comprehensive framework What Parliament wanted in AI legislation AI Act: different rules for different risk levels Transparency requirements Encouraging AI innovation and start-ups in Europe Implementation EU AI Act compliance timeline More on the EU’s digital measures As part of its digital strategy...