{
  "id": 12610541,
  "title": "DIGITALEUROPE: Europe can’t regulate its way to tech leadership",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/digitaleurope-europe-cant-regulate-its-way-to-tech-leadership",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T10:50:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech.eu",
    "slug": "tech-eu",
    "url": "https://tech.eu/2026/10/07/digitaleurope-europe-cant-regulate-its-way-to-tech-leadership/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Europe boasts a plethora of innovative technology firms, yet transforming them into global leaders remains a formidable task. Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE, believes the root of the problem lies not only in a scarcity of capital, but also in regulatory hurdles, convoluted processes, and a lack of risk-taking when it comes to nurturing homegrown enterprises. In a candid conversation, Bonefeld-Dahl shared her insights on the European tech landscape.\n\nDIGITALEUROPE, a diverse coalition of over 56,000 businesses headquartered across 30 European countries, is at the forefront of championing Europe's digital economy. With prominent members such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Intel, Airbus, Siemens, SAP, and Ericsson, the organization's reach extends to Switzerland, Turkey, and the UK, as well as potential future EU members. Bonefeld-Dahl's expertise, spanning over two decades in technology, entrepreneurship, and policymaking, has seen her serve as a senior executive at IBM and Oracle, among other roles.\n\nDIGITALEUROPE's flagship initiative, the Future Unicorn Awards, has recognized European scaleups with the potential to become the continent's next major technology companies since 2018. Winners have included health AI firm Corti, precision oncology company Oncompass Medicine, and satellite connectivity provider Sateliot, among others. The Dual-Use Technology Award, introduced in 2025, highlights companies developing security and dual-use technology products.\n\nA key priority for DIGITALEUROPE is to ensure that a larger portion of Europe's budget is allocated to technology, scaleups, and resilience. The organization is actively lobbying for a more agile EU Scaleup Fund, aiming to reduce the time it takes to receive funding from three to six months, ultimately leading to a greater number of scaleup funds to support European innovation.",
  "summary": "Europe has no shortage of promising technology companies, but turning them into global players remains a persistent challenge. For Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE, the problem...",
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