Making the Right Choices for Tomorrow in a World of Uncertainty
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In an era defined by volatility and accelerated change, making the right choices has become a defining challenge for leadership. Many look to past patterns, scan the horizon – and still hesitate. Yet of all available options, inaction remains the least viable.
Technology is no longer confined to sectors or silos. It runs through everything we do and experimentation is a necessary first step. But lasting impact demands an integrated view: end-to-end, and across the forces shaping scale, resilience, and value. At Tech &Beyond, we explore how writing – precise, reflective, and deeply human – turns complexity into clarity.
KEYNOTES BCG Taking Center Stage @Europe2025
How can Europe strengthen its sovereignty in security, economy, and technology? In an era of uncertainty, unity and strategic autonomy are more crucial than ever. BCG’s keynotes offer insights on the path to a stronger, more self-reliant Europe.
EUROPEAN CFO CONFERENCE How the EU can Prepare for Sovereignty
Former European Commission president José Manuel Barroso shares his views on how the EU can prepare for the possibility of a trade war while improving its competitiveness and recalibrating its climate transition policy. He explains why he believes the time has come to make the right choices.
Mark Today: Strengthening Regional Competitiveness
The EU stands to benefit from the complementarity of enablers among member states and the scale it can achieve as a unified market. For Europe what may be out of reach at the individual country level becomes feasible at the bloc level, shows a recent BCG study on how CEOs can navigate the new geopolitics of GenAI.
How CEOs Can Navigate the New Geopolitics of GenAI
While tech companies in the US and China have established early dominance in supplying this crucial technology, competitors from other countries and regions are emerging
A Growth Agenda for Germany
The reimagining of Germany as an industrial location will require one of the greatest transformation efforts since the postwar period.
Which Economies Are Ready for AI?
BCG has launched a new matrix to help governments navigate the economic challenges and opportunities brought by AI — both traditional AI and GenAI.
Unlocking Europe’s 8 Trillion€ Deep Tech Opportunity
Europe’s deep tech sector holds a vast €8 trillion potential but currently lags behind the US in funding and commercialization. Despite Europe’s strong research output, only a fraction translates into market-ready innovations.
Key Fact’s on Europe’s Digital Sovereignty
Annual European R&D investment
Top tech companies in the EU spent just $41 billion annually on R&D (compared to $203 billion in the US)
Capital Power
The Draghi report on European competitiveness and recent announcements by the European Investment Bank and the European Commission all stress the need for a stronger EU tech ecosystem—with the funding necessary for startups to scale within the bloc. Collaborations across ecosystems—linking universities, corporates, and startups—will be critical in transforming Europe into a global tech leader, securing growth and sustainability.
European GenAI fundraising
GenAI fundraising stands at only $3.5 billion as of June 2024 (compared to $65 billion in the US)
Global share of top European AI researchers
Third-largest share (10%) of the world’s top AI researchers and second-largest global AI talent pool, with ~275,000 AI specialists as of 2024
Talent & Intellectual Property
While European companies are modest in size and funding compared to US and Chinese counterparts, they have a strong foundation of talent on which to build. EU-based scholars and institutions have the largest number of citations in AI academic publications since 2019 (528,000). The EU has an extensive and growing pool of AI specialists, of which there are more than 100,000 in France and Germany alone.
Global share of European AI models
10% of notable machine-learning models have been developed by or in partnership with EU scholars and institutions
European data center capacity
Third-largest data center ecosystem, at ~8GW in capacity
Data & Computing Power
The EU has the world’s third-largest data center capacity, after the US and China, with 8 gigawatts in 2024. Access to cutting-edge chips is supported through ASML, the sole manufacturer of the EUV lithography equipment required for state-of-the-art chipmaking. Despite being home to the fourth-largest number of mobile broadband subscriptions (~500 million), GDPR limits access and use.
E-Government Development Index
Ranks, as a union, in the top 15% in the E-Government Development Index, a measure of government digitization
Five Dynamics That Will Test CEOs in 2025
CEOs operating across multiple geographies must plan for how shifting geopolitical dynamics will affect their AI value chains—including access to chips, talent, data, and infrastructure. Tech sovereignty is moving up the agenda, as governments increasingly expect companies to rely on domestic cloud providers, platforms, and models. Dynamic #2: Crunch Time for Scaling (Gen)AI
From Hype to Impact: How to Create Value with (Gen)AI
From Potential to Profit: Closing the AI Impact Gap
AI remains a top priority for business leaders worldwide in 2025, with a strong focus on generating tangible results.
CEO Data Point: The Rise of AI Agents
Is 2025 the year of AI Agents? Companies searching for impact from AI increasingly see agents as the big opportunity.
GenAI Doesn’t Just Increase Productivity. It Expands Capabilities.
A new experiment shows that GenAI isn’t just a tool for increasing productivity—it can broaden the range of tasks workers can perform.
Where’s the Value in AI?
Leaders are generating 62% of the value of AI in core business processes. What AI leaders are doing to drive real value from the technology, where others fall short.
Tech Transformation: Insights for C-Suite Executives
Technology at the Core —Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future, Rewriting the Present.
Is Your Cloud Transformation Struggling? Here’s How to Fix It.
With the recent wave of innovation in AI and generative AI technologies, the stakes are getting high for companies that cannot transition to the cloud and leverage these new cloud-based tools.
Laying the Tech Foundation for GenAI Success
To harness the power of generative AI and keep up with the wave of constant innovation, CTOs need to rethink their company’s digital and organizational infrastructure.
Imagine This . . . When Quantum Computing Brings Breakthroughs—or Chaos
The competitive implications of quantum computing could reshape global power structures, as both governments and corporations race to dominate this revolutionary technology.
Breaking Barriers to Data Center Growth
Data centers are booming, but power, supply chain, and sustainability challenges threaten growth. Companies can surmount the obstacles and meet the growing thirst for computing power.
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