European digital sovereignity

Anonymous

April 26, 2023

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In 2040, Europeans have achieved digital sovereignity - all important digital services like search, cloud storage, messengers, social networks, video conferencing, etc. are offered from European data centers, adhering European privacy laws. This has happened after the EU decided to create a European foundation to fund free and open source software (FOSS). The foundation reached out to the European open source community, offering to host the two most-used FOSS packages in each category, plus supporting key members of the open source community (but participation in the development of this software was limited to European citizens). As a reaction to this offer, FOSS has taken a great leap and the European software has taken the lead in the world of FOSS. In addition to the services itself, supporting infrastructure such as encryption and authentication and auditing, is available as European FOSS to every citizen.

For example, every citizen receives European-verified certificates for encryption of emails, messages, or storage, for free. It's European infrastructure, paid by general taxes, like streets and education. Non-European citizens may buy access to this infrastructure.

In this future, Europeans may reap the benefits of computers and internet without being tracked and their data being sold by companies for company profits. Instead, the privacy of the individual person takes priority over profits.

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Állomvilág

In the future, I see that environmental pollution has been reduced. There are selective bins, there is minimal rubbish. People are taking care to keep the place tidy. The climate is improving. There are no floods, no droughts. We have snow again in winter which the children {love. There are few or very rare epidemic periods. People's health improves, their lives are longer. Medical care is good. Education is of high quality. No hunger. Everyone is equal. People help each other..

Δυσοίωνο μέλλον

Europe in 2050, maybe even earlier, will be the worst continent to live on. It will be a mixture of Asia and Africa, without these people having (or wanting) to integrate into society. There will be a lot of dirt on the streets because the state is incapable of carrying out its obligations and officials will all remain classic dirtbags. There will be too many homeless because of high inflation and logically the most normal people will have gone abroad. In general, things are not predicted well!

Taking care of the big picture

On 15 years from now I would like to live in a better and safer world with no wars and less human diseases. I also hope that the environment will be still sustainable and all the people will live peacefully in a world we all be working for a better future. Climate change will still be a pressing issue, but by 2040, we may see large-scale deployment of clean energy technologies (like solar, wind, and fusion energy) and carbon capture to mitigate global warming. By 2040, we could see colonization of the Moon or even Mars as private companies and governments invest in space exploration. Space tourism will likely be a more common luxury, with regular commercial flights to low Earth orbit or even lunar trips. There could be interstellar exploration missions underway, possibly sending probes or humans to nearby star systems. Hyperloop and flying cars could become viable alternatives to traditional transportation, reducing travel time drastically. Electric vehicles (EVs) will dominate, with charging infrastructure widespread and advanced battery technology providing longer range and faster charging times. Public transport could be fully autonomous, making it safer and more efficient.

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