Europe needs to gain the sovereignty over the data and digital infrastructure, said in an appeal under the leadership of the former SAP Manager, Henning Kagermann, and the artistic Director of the Bavarian radio (BR), Ulrich Wilhelm. Such a digital Ecosystem need to follow the European values such as openness and diversity.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) signaling support: "of course We will need a total of sovereignty in the digital area," she said on Tuesday at a press conference at the castle of Herrenchiemsee. "I believe that these plans are very good."

Merkel calls for innovation

Merkel stressed: "However, I believe that the policy can alone implement them, but you can create a certain framework." She was willing to work on these conditions. "In the end what counts is what is accepted by the people."

The Chancellor called for innovations. Often one was too busy even to very in order to restrict the space of other actors outside of Europe, or to discuss competition issues. "But what's more important is to develop their own attractive offers."

Kagermann said in a message that: "We want to strengthen digital sovereignty - that is, the self-determination of Europe as a community of Law and values and each individual user." The Corona-crisis show how digitisation is the whole life through, but also how dependent Europe, platform operators outside. This is threatening the freedom and privacy of citizens.

"I think it is urgent to Wake up in time,"

The Alliance calls on in its policy paper, particularly Germany, to take Action, the current EU presidency, and France. In addition, it appeals to the Parliament and the EU Commission with their digital strategy. The challenge is so great that without government Action there is no prospect of success.

also involved in the Initiative, the President of TU Munich, Thomas Hofmann, said the "süddeutsche Zeitung" (Tuesday): "Whether Cloud systems, search engines, communication services: The digital world is in US-American or Asian Hand." He warned: "I think it is urgent to Wake up in time, otherwise we will lose in this game even in the second half."

BR-artistic Director, Wilhelm has long since been engaged for such an infrastructure. "If Europe is now powerful and ambitious Initiative starts, it can create a public digital space, fair conditions of access and use, the public discourse strengthens and the identity represents the end of pluralism in Europe," he said, according to the announcement.

Germany and France push plans for common infrastructure

To be made the cost of such an Initiative, the Alliance has no information. In a Reuters Interview, Wilhelm had said: the experts were initially of a lower single-digit billion amount. "Judging by the huge amounts flowing now to stabilize the economy, it's relatively small amounts."

The Initiative is not in competition with the already existing initiatives, but wants to combine them for more power. Among other things, Germany and France, plans for a Cloud and data infrastructure ("Gaia X drive") - supported by numerous companies of both countries. The project will be expanded to a European project.

the Chairman of The Bundestag Committee on Digital Agenda, Manuel Höferlin (FDP), supported the call for a European Digital Ecosystem. "Gaia X" could be the Basis for this. "Unfortunately, it is thought far too small and is lagging behind," he said in a communication, according to. The Federal government should use the EU presidency to push it forward vigorously. To see to only see all 5000 to 7000 years: comet "Neowise" now in the night sky Only every 5000 to 7000 years: comet "Neowise PCP" already now in the night sky

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Date Of Update: 15 July 2020, 00:26