We don’t have to choose between innovation and independence. We can have both — building European technology on European values, from chips to cloud to AI.
Sebastiano Toffaletti — Secretary General, European DIGITAL SME Alliance · Co-founder of the EuroStack movement
Brussels · voice of Europe’s digital SMEs
A Europe that innovates on its own terms.
Today, much of Europe’s digital infrastructure depends on a handful of global players. We can change that — by putting small and medium enterprises at the centre, federating Europe’s solutions into a competitive offer, and building technological sovereignty without closing ourselves off. That’s the vision behind the EuroStack movement — and a cause for all of Europe.
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Keynotes and panels tailored to conferences, policy events and executive sessions — built to inspire and to move the debate.
How Europe can build strategic autonomy in a global tech landscape dominated by large players.
Why Europe’s innovation capacity depends on its SME ecosystem.
The governance dimension of cybersecurity beyond technology.
Balancing competitiveness, regulation and strategic interests.
Where the vision takes shape — in print, in the press, and on stage.
Author and co-author of articles and position pieces on tech sovereignty, public procurement, EuroStack and European digital regulation.
Recent articles
Regularly quoted in European media on tech sovereignty, AI and SME competitiveness — arguing AI is less about adopting tools than reimagining where smaller firms stand.
Co-initiator of EuroStack, the 2024–2025 proposal for a sovereign European digital infrastructure.
In 2025 he championed an open letter to the European Commission on the EuroStack initiative, backed by nearly 100 industry leaders — including Airbus, Dassault Systèmes, Nextcloud, Proton and OVHcloud.
SZ Dossier (2026): on AI and European digital infrastructure →
A speaker and moderator at European policy and industry events. Recent appearances include moderating the “EU Technology Sovereignty” panel at the Connect Europe Policy Summit 2025 (Brussels) and the SKILLS for SMEs Conference on SME upskilling.
Fujitsu Roundtable on Digital Sovereignty — Brussels, 30 June 2026 →
Expert across EU working groups and standards bodies, including ETSI and ECSO.
Sebastiano Toffaletti has headed the secretariat of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance since 2008. He represents the organisation in public debates and contributes to setting EU and global policies on digital topics such as cybersecurity, AI, data protection, IPRs and standards.
Co-founder of Digital SME Alliance — Europe’s largest network of tech SMEs, representing around 45,000 companies across 28 countries — he is GA Vice Chair of ETSI and a Board member of ECSO (European Cyber Security Organisation), and sits as an expert across EU-level standardisation and policy committees.
Building a stronger digital Europe, starting from its companies.
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