Innovation
Mar 3, 2026
Cristina Caffarra
As long as the European Union remains dependent on a handful of US tech companies, its ambitions to become a global leader in AI will remain out of reach. In today’s geopolitical landscape, strategic autonomy is defined by ownership and control of critical infrastructure.
BRUSSELS – A new narrative is gaining traction across Europe: the continent can rebuild its technological power by leveraging its longstanding advantages in mechanics, automation, and engineering. Combined with its deep-rooted open-source tradition and next-generation AI models, these assets could make Europe an industrial AI superpower. While this vision is promising, can it really reverse Europe’s slide toward technological decline?
