To address these challenges, the policy brief offers concrete recommendations: For instance, Europe should not only pursue a coordinated industrial policy as well as trade policy. It should also seek strategic trade partnerships and multi-aligned diplomacy that ensure the continent’s agency vis-à-vis the two digital giants: China and the United States.
The policy brief was developed in collaboration with the Vodafone Institute, Vodafone’s European think tank. The analysis is part of a series designed to examine Europe's digital dependencies, as well as the challenges and opportunities they present.