Breton in Brussels, Belgium Jan 29. 'The battle for industrial data starts now, and the main battlefield will be Europe,' he said in an interview. — Reuters
PARIS: Europe may have lost the battle to create digital champions capable of taking on US and Chinese companies harvesting personal data, but it can win the war of industrial data, Europe's industry policy chief said on Feb 15.
Vast troves of data from how fast we drive our cars to how much time a robot needs to churn out products will open a new front in the battle for digital dominance, said Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner in charge of the bloc's single market.
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