Between Brussels and the Market

Monday, January 5, 2026
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In discussions about Europe’s digital future, attention often gravitates toward regulation, artificial intelligence breakthroughs or geopolitical competition. Less visible, but equally influential, are the organisations that operate in the space between industry, institutions and long-term strategy. DIGITALEUROPE is one of those actors — not a technology company, not a political body, but a connective force shaping how Europe’s digital transformation is framed and governed.

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The Silent Wealth of Greenland

Sunday, January 4, 2026
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As the new working year begins, conversations across boardrooms and timelines will once again be dominated by artificial intelligence, automation and the next wave of digital disruption. These themes matter. Yet beneath the noise of software updates and AI agents, a far more physical reality is unfolding — one that may shape Europe’s future just as profoundly.

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AI at the Edge of 5G

Sunday, January 4, 2026

A short but pointed intervention by Rafael A. Junquera, Co-Founder and Editorial Director of TeleSemana.com, is drawing attention inside the global telecom industry. Writing in Spanish, Junquera frames the current evolution of 5G not as a technology upgrade, but as a strategic fork in the road that could shape power relations in telecommunications for decades.

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The Singapore Protocol

Saturday, January 3, 2026
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For much of the past decade, the global technology debate has been framed around a misleading opposition: innovation versus regulation. In the United States, platforms scaled first and negotiated governance later. In China, innovation advanced within systems of state command. Europe, meanwhile, has often tried to civilise markets only after they had already reshaped society. Singapore never fully accepted this framing.

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Three Asian Voices Shaping the Global Technology Debate

Friday, January 2, 2026
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Innovation in Asia is too often reduced to scale, speed and state power. Yet some of the most consequential debates about technology today are not being driven by corporations or governments alone, but by individuals who understand how innovation intersects with democracy, geopolitics and human dignity.

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Golden Indonesia 2045

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
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As Indonesia approaches the centenary of its independence in 2045, the nation finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. The Golden Indonesia 2045 Vision (Visi Indonesia Emas 2045), launched by President Joko Widodo in 2019, charts an ambitious course to transform the country into one of the world’s top five economies—sovereign, technologically advanced, equitable and sustainable.

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Surviving Asia’s Digital Trenches

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
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In the shadow of Asia’s rapid digitalization, a silent revolution is unfolding. Cybercrime has evolved far beyond the domain of individual hackers into a sophisticated, AI-powered industry. As companies in cities like Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Mumbai expand their digital infrastructures, a pressing question emerges: are our defenses capable of keeping pace with adversaries that learn, adapt and operate faster than we do?

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The EU Chips Act

Sunday, December 28, 2025
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Semiconductors have become the fault line of modern geopolitics. The United States and China are investing aggressively in domestic chip production, treating semiconductors not as consumer goods but as strategic infrastructure. Europe, by contrast, spent decades optimising research while outsourcing large-scale manufacturing — until recent crises exposed how fragile that model had become.

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