It is with great regret that in my capacity as Director General of Digital Europe I must produce this press report on the lack of any coherent direction, funding or interest in digitalisation by the EU.
Despite my repeated references to our 2025 plan with regards to massive job losses of 52% across all sectors due to AI; there is no concerted interest in investing in upskilling for these people. It has unfortunately become clear that the EU is not interested in the jobs of ordinary hard-working Europeans and has instead decided to focus on a migration crisis that has come to an end and climate change, two issues that AI has the capacity to assist with.
Indeed an unnamed GAC member said they did not want to invest in AI due to these job losses, an incredibly short-sighted and narrow-minded statement. Let me be clear, AI is coming to our economy whether we like it or not, we must prepare for it by protecting the most vulnerable people in low-skilled jobs by providing them training in areas of technology so that they are not left behind.
As a pro-European interest group we are despondent in having to write these words here rather than addressing the honourable members of the EP and GAC, but I feel I am left with no option. Should any member wish to discuss these issues I strongly urge them to voice their views within their committees and to call on me to provide information on this topic before it is too late and we are left behind in a globalised, AI utilising world economy.
Cecelia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General of Digital Europe
Aston University EuroSim 