Speed & Scale: Accelerating the Transformation of Our Economy
summary
Argues that crises prove rapid change is possible — processes that normally take years can happen in days if prioritized; cites 99.5% of mobile sites already permitted but permitting delays still force 1.5–4 year waits for rollouts versus half a year to build; points to Spain’s near 80% fiber penetration after a 2012 rollout and warns that spectrum auctions have extracted ~€60 billion from industry; highlights that more than 90% of Western data on US clouds undermines European digital sovereignty and urges GDPR-based platforms and tougher rollout rules.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:08How desperate were you during lockdown
- 4:04Will the new government deliver on the promise of innovation
- 6:26Behind closed doors
- 7:27The Metaverse
- 8:35Waiting
- 11:52Best practices
- 13:28Digital sovereignty
- 16:53Lack of scale
- 18:55Charging the big players
related talks
25mState Of The European Internet Economy
41mA Digital Europe - Seizing the opportunity!
37mEurope's Digital Future
32mEuropean Digital Framework
19mState Of The European Internet Economy
15mThoughts On The Digital Ecosystem
18mInnovation: Europe at the Crossroads
17mGovernment and entrepreneurs a marriage made in hell?