EU ‘punching well below its weight’ in digital technologies, von der Leyen warns

The EU continues to lag behind China and the US when it comes to investments into key technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned.

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The EU continues to lag behind in terms of investment into key technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing when compared to players from the US and China, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is hoping for increased investment in key technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing. [Shutterstock]

Samuel Stolton Euractiv Feb 5, 2021 08:05 4 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

This article is part of our special report Making Europe fit for the digital age.

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