Europe’s digital sovereignty is built on a legacy of curiosity-driven Informatics research which fuels breakthroughs across distributed systems, programming languages, artificial intelligence and beyond.
Informatics Europe is pleased to announce its latest publication, "The Impact of Curiosity-Driven Informatics Research: An Engine for European Digital Sovereignty." This essay examines how this research legacy has shaped global innovation and why it remains critical to tackling future challenges.
Key Insights
- Foundational Scientific Inquiry: It emphasises the necessity of long-term, exploratory investigation, to push the research frontiers and maintain Europe’s sustained technological leadership.
- Transformative Impact: The essay explores how European research in Informatics has driven global technological progress, including, but not limited to, the World Wide Web, AI, Python, Linux, grid computing and foundational research in distributed systems.
- Urgent Policy Priorities: This essay includes a policy statement from the Board of Informatics Europe, highlighting the urgency of structural reforms that safeguard academic freedom, data accessibility, Informatics education and expert representation on high-level European advisory bodies.
Reviewed and endorsed by the Informatics Europe Board, this publication serves as a call to action for policymakers, researchers and industry partners. It highlights the need to prioritise curiosity-driven research as a strategic backbone for Europe’s digital future.
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