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. 2021 Dec 11;56(6):348–354. doi: 10.1007/s10272-021-1013-6

European Technological Sovereignty: An Emerging Framework for Policy Strategy

Francesco Crespi 1,✉, Serenella Caravella 2,✉, Mirko Menghini 2,✉, Chiara Salvatori 2
PMCID: PMC8664667  PMID: 34924597

Abstract

The COVID-19 crisis has revealed the deep technological and production dependencies of the EU on third countries in sectors deemed as particularly strategic and has thus fuelled the debate on (the lack of) European technological sovereignty in critical fields. This article argues that in the light of a renewed interest in relaunching a European industrial policy, technological sovereignty considerations must be fully incorporated into policy objectives and instruments.

Footnotes

The authors acknowledge the support from the Italian Ministry of University and Research; Scientific Research Program of National Relevance (PRIN) 2017, project “Innovation for global challenges in a connected world: the role of local resources and socioeconomic conditions”; and Centro Economia Digitale. The usual disclaimers apply.

Francesco Crespi, Roma Tre University; and Centro Economia Digitale, Rome, Italy.

Serenella Caravella, Roma Tre University; and Centro Economia Digitale, Rome, Italy.

Mirko Menghini, Roma Tre University, Italy.

Chiara Salvatori, Roma Tre University; and Centro Economia Digitale, Rome, Italy.

Contributor Information

Francesco Crespi, Email: francesco.crespi@uniroma3.it.

Serenella Caravella, Email: serenella.caravella@uniroma3.it.

Mirko Menghini, Email: mirko.menghini@uniroma3.it.

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