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The road to European digital sovereignty

Screenshot of the Conversation, showing a semiconductor panel

NextG2Com researcher Johan Linåker has written two articles this year on digital sovereignty and the steps Europe needs to take to achieve secure and resilient data handling.

Profile photo of Johan Linåker, researcher

Digital sovereignty and a European independence from foreign tech giants have been topical issues this year. Johan Linåker, a researcher at the Department of Computer Science and RISE, has written two articles on the subject in the journal The Conversation. The Conversation publishes news, long-form articles, and analyses written by researchers in collaboration with its journalists. Read Johan Linåker’s articles here:

“Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet technology” (The Conversation). Published January 21, 2026.

“Europe wants to limit its reliance on foreign tech – but funding is limited and the proposed rules are weak” (The Conversation). Published June 16, 2026.

Johan Linåker’s page in Lund University’s research portal.