'Microchips: The Oil of the 21st Century' (3/5). When the Chips Act, the plan by the 27 European Union member states to reduce their dependence on the US and China for semiconductors, came into force in 2023, the goal initially appeared 'out of reach.'

https://archive.is/fmT0V

The share of investments made in the European chip sector shrank compared to worldwide spending, falling from around 10% in 2000 to 4% in 2010, according to the European Court of Auditors. Since then, the situation has not improved.

  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    10 days ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_regime

    28th regimes are proposed legal frameworks of European Union rules which do not replace member states’ own national rules but are an optional alternative to them.

    Titled “28th regime – a single harmonized set of rules for innovative companies throughout the EU”,

    How can something be optional and harmonizing?

    From the German page:

    Das 28. Regime (aus dem englischen ohne negative Konnotation, vglb. 28. Regelung)

    (from English, without negative connotation, like 28. rules)

    Does the EU define that regime doesn’t have negative connotations? This is a bad sign.

    The term regime is often used critically to portray a leader as corrupt or undemocratic.[8] While the term originally referred to any type of government, in modern usage it often has a negative connotation,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regime