Discussing the Findings of the Latest Digital Power China Report
The European Union’s goal is to increase its strategic autonomy and thereby maintain its freedom in global affairs. To that end, European policymakers largely agree that the EU should strive to reduce its critical dependencies on Chinese digital technologies. How to do so, however, remains the subject of controversial considerations.
In mid-January, the Digital Power China (DPC) consortium contributed to the ongoing discussion with a new report that offers concrete policy suggestions for achieving greater strategic autonomy in four dimensions: strengthening the resilience of supply chains, protecting national security, preserving universal values, and improving European technological competitiveness. It considers semiconductors, blockchain, 6G wireless infrastructure, e-currency, and three cases related to artificial intelligence (AI ethics, AI in car-making and related industries, and AI in smart cities). The report – including its executive summary – is available here.
Please join several DPC authors in discussing how to reduce technological dependencies on China. The DPC is comprised of engineers and China scholars based in nine European countries. It pairs knowledge of technology with knowledge of China. Its latest report is funded by Germany’s Federal Foreign Office but does not necessarily represent the position of that ministry.
Opening remarks:
Birgitt Ory, Commissioner for Economic Policy, Foreign Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Deputy Director General, German Federal Foreign Office
Speakers:
Alejandro Cainzos, Member of EU Commissioner Margaret Vestager’s Cabinet, European Commission
Philipp Ludewig, Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem, Data Availability, SPRIND, German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action
Rogier Creemers, Lecturer Modern Chinese Studies, Leiden University
Amir Elalouf, Head of Technology Management Program, Bar-Ilan University
Sanne van der Lugt, Research Fellow, Leiden Asia Centre
Tim Rühlig, Senior Research Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Valentin Weber, Research Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Comment:
Nico Geide, Deputy Head of Unit for the Geopolitics of Technology and the Digital Economy, German Federal Foreign Office
For any questions regarding the program, please contact Tim Rühlig (ruehlig@dgap.org). For other questions, please feel free to contact Isabel Coleman (events@dgap.org).