European Innovation & Technical Capabilities - Bert Hubert's writings
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- Europe has lost much of its practical technical capabilities due to outsourcing of telecommunication and other infrastructures to the US and China.
- True innovation requires actual new technology and work, not just rebranding or funding; Europe lacks this.
- European software talent often works for US companies like Google and Facebook, rather than local firms or governments.
- European governments and agencies could boost local innovation by choosing European technology platforms over dominant non-European ones.
- Social, cultural, and regulatory factors, including investment climate and appreciation of technologists, hinder European innovation.
- Europe's heavy dependence on US and Chinese cloud services and IT infrastructure poses risks to national security in a pre-war era.