On 19 February 2020 the European Commission presented their strategic plan to shape Europe’s digital future. The aim of this plan is to create a European society empowered by digital solutions, provide new opportunities for businesses, have a human-centric approach as a basis, and encourage the design of trustworthy technologies. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission highlighted that “Digital Europe should reflect the best of Europe, be open, fair, diverse, democratic, and confident.”
Furthermore, the Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, stated that European businesses and SMEs should have access to the huge wave of industrial and public data, creating added value for Europeans, including by developing Artificial Intelligence applications.
Source KPMG
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