Draghi Report or Hugging Face: who will win the tech race?
When a swarm of AI agents decided to hack the computation company Hugging Face in July, it took them six days. That event became a case study on how, and how fast, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping both economic and power dynamics worldwide. When Mario Draghi published his report on how to re-establish European competitiveness, […]
The recent story surrounding the hack of Hugging Face in July and the delayed implementation of Mario Draghi's report on European competitiveness highlights the rapid pace at which AI and technology are reshaping global power dynamics. Despite Draghi's efforts to establish Europe's competitiveness, only a meager 15.7 percent of his recommendations have been fully implemented, with only 6.4 percent in the tech and telecom sectors.
Draghi's report emphasized the importance of technology in EU reform, particularly focusing on telecoms as a critical sector for tech sovereignty and growth. However, less than half of Draghi's telecom recommendations have been adopted in ongoing reforms and policy strategies, and none have been implemented yet. The recommended measures, such as technology bans in 5G and forced phase-outs of copper networks, have been largely cost-creating for the industry.
Four key fights in connectivity today are shaping tech leadership: competing in the AI boom, creating a sovereign cloud market, developing defense tech capabilities, and expanding tech leadership in space. The European telecom sector's health, a regulated one, plays a crucial role in downstream effects on the entire digital economy.
To catch up, Europe needs to complete the deep telecom reforms suggested by Draghi, which include actions like consolidation, creating a new telecom rulebook, better security measures, and defending tech leadership.
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