The European Decentralisation Institute is an independent, non-profit think tank dedicated to advancing decentralised digital infrastructure as a strategic foundation for Europe’s digital society and economy. We connect experts across disciplines to shape future-ready policies rooted in European values: democracy, privacy, and sovereignty.
To see Europe lead the world in building digital systems that empower citizens, preserve sovereignty, and protect democratic values.
We work to advance decentralised digital infrastructure across Europe by providing strategic research, expert policy advice, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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We go beyond research — we build bridges between disciplines, shape policy, and push for systems grounded in values.
Discover key principles shaping a sovereign, decentralised, and resilient digital future for all of Europe.
From policy strategy to real-world change, our work bridges innovation, collaboration, and research to support Europe’s digital transformation through decentralised infrastructure.
We assess Europe's most urgent digital challenges and design decentralisation strategies that align with long-term values like sovereignty, privacy, democracy, and open innovation.
We organise policy roundtables and cross-sector collaborations that unite researchers, technologists, and officials to shape Europe’s future with decentralised infrastructure at the core.
Our team produces in-depth, actionable briefs and studies designed to guide policymakers, industry leaders, and institutions through this critical digital transformation.
We promote the integration of decentralisation into national and EU-level digital strategies—empowering leaders to adopt sustainable, citizen-focused technologies across all sectors.
CEO & Founder
Arno Laeven is a pioneer in the use of decentralised technologies in the real world economy. He was founder and director of the blockchain centers at Philips and Shell and has been an advisor to many other public and private organisations on this topic.
Prof. Dr. Roman Beck is Chester B. Slade professor at the Computer Information Systems Department at Bentley University. As blockchain economist, his research focuses on the changing nature of economic transactions due to blockchain with focus on governance, ethics, and value creation and capture in decentralised systems.
CEO & Co-Founder
Our team spans disciplines—technology, policy, law, economics—and includes experienced professionals from both public and private sectors. Meet the minds shaping Europe’s digital future.
We are an independent, non-profit think tank dedicated to advancing decentralisation as a strategic foundation for a sovereign digital Europe.
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