Europe’s Digital Future Demands Investment, Not Austerity and Passivity
15 April 2026
Europe’s digital sovereignty is at risk due to chronic under-investment in our shared digital infrastructure. This is not due to a lack of skills or activity, but because investment, responsibility, and long-term ownership remain fragmented across Europe.
Johan Linåker (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Lund University)
Peter Neuhäusler (Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI)
Denilton Luiz Darold (Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and SRH Heidelberg)
Knut Blind (Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Technical University Berlin)
Timo Väliharju (Open Source Finland COSS, APELL and Open Knowledge Finland)
Nicholas Gates (Open Forum Europe)
Amandine Le Pape (Element & European Open Source Academy)