The report looks at how the European Union (EU) has fallen behind in the past decades, struggling to keep up with the productivity and innovative capacity of other global super-powers, namely, the United States and China. The press conference and the report itself are a stark warning to European policymakers and Member States that urgent action is needed to restore the bloc’s competitiveness in the international context, and to ensure that the European way of life can survive the next few decades. The report identifies a potential way ahead in increased political and financial investment in innovation, decarbonisation, security, and the reduction of dependencies.

In this regard, Digital for Planet actively works (through active involvement in several Horizon Europe projects, presentations at European and international conferences , or expert analysis & publications) at the crossroads of decarbonisation, innovation, and security. For example, as our President, Dr. Monique Calisti, recently said in Valencia, at the One6G Summit 2024, innovation and sustainability should be seamlessly aligned if we want to shape a sustainable digital future for Europe.