Soberanía tecnológica: visión geopolítica desde la Unión Europea

Resumen

El artículo aborda el concepto de soberanía tecnológica, enmarcado en el de autonomía estratégica, focalizado en la política industrial. Tras definir y establecer la relación entre ambos se presentan los instrumentos de poder blando y poder duro que pueden estar al alcance de la UE para mejorar su soberanía tecnológica, prestando atención a la combinación inteligente de varios de ellos. Tras justificar la necesidad de disponer de un «Índice de Soberanía Tecnológica» para monitorizar las acciones sobre una base cuantitativa, se analiza la relación entre la soberanía digital con la energética, militar, industrial y digital, así como la batalla por el talento tecnológico. Finalmente, se comentan algunas opciones sobre la contribución de España en el contexto de la soberanía tecnológica europea.

Palabras clave:

sociedad tecnológica, autonomía estratégica, interdependencias, soberanía tecnológica, Unión Europea, soberanía digital

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