Open Digital Ecosystems
Following the call for evidence by the European Commission on Open Digital Ecosystems, the European Decentralisation submitted its reply. This call is timely and very relevant as Europe is seeking to become digitally sovereign. As European Decentralisation Institute we earlier published our Policy brief on this topic with very clear and actionable recommendations. We are […]
Europe Can Reclaim Digital Sovereignty Through Decentralisation
Europe excels at writing digital rules, yet much of its backbone such as cloud, payments, identity, AI, etc. runs on non-European, highly centralised infrastructure. A new policy brief by the European Decentralisation Institute sets out a practical strategy for Europe to regain control over its digital foundations. Entitled “Rebalancing Europe’s Digital Power: Decentralisation as a […]
Looking back at a successful inaugural roundtable in Brussels
It’s official! With our inaugural high-level roundtable yesterday we officially launched the European Decentralisation Institute. In collaboration with our partner The Lisbon Council we convened senior policymakers, experts, and industry leaders from across Europe to discuss how decentralisation can turn sovereignty from ambition into capability. Here are the 5 Key Takeaways:1️⃣ The Sovereignty Gap – […]
Blockchain and GDPR
Our reaction to the public consultation European Data Protection Board Executive Summary The European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) “Guidelines 02/2025 on Processing of Personal Data through Blockchain Technologies” aim to align blockchain systems with the GDPR. However, these guidelines risk undermining Europe’s digital sovereignty by mischaracterising blockchain as a traditional IT service model rather than […]
The European Decentralisation Institute receives grant from Ethereum Foundation
🙏 We are grateful to the Ethereum Foundation for supporting our work through a grant. We are an independent, non-profit think tank but can not do this alone. We use this grant to set up the organisation and to prepare for our first policy brief and roundtable discussion. The Ethereum Foundation has no direct […]
