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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Europe’s AI Talent Landscape

Monday, December 1, 2025
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Europe does not lack talent. It lacks the gravitational pull to keep it. Across the continent, universities, labs and startups produce some of the world’s strongest AI researchers. Yet the same people often migrate to the U.S. or the UK, pulled by higher salaries, deeper compute access and faster-moving ecosystems. Europe cultivates brilliance, but struggles to convert it into long-term advantage.

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Can Empathy Scale? Human-Centered Design in the Age of AI

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we live and work, but a persistent question remains: can empathy be built into algorithms? Across Europe, companies and designers are experimenting with human-centered AI — systems designed to understand, anticipate and respond to human needs. From healthcare to workplace tools, the goal is to make AI not just intelligent, but empathetic.

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