EU officials call for technology push to counter US, China

The document highlights the urgency of a debate over how European’s tech community can produce powerhouses to compete with the likes of Apple Inc or Huawei Technologies Co. — Reuters

The European Union’s executive branch has warned that Europe is placing its core values and strategic influence at risk due to an over reliance on computer hardware and software provided by other countries.

An internal policy document, produced by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, calls for urgent action and outlines a proposed "initiative for technological sovereignty” that it says could reverse the trend.