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European and Canadian innovation leaders meet the tech sovereignty moment

DIGITAL SME Alliance, Canada's Digital Governance Council and the Council of Canadian Innovators welcomed von der Leyen's EU-Canada alliance pitch; president Oliver Grun urged joint control over AI, quantum, cybersecurity and manufacturing technology.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted DIGITAL SME Alliance statement, 17 September 2026

What the source does not establish. Does not commit any funding or launch a programme; the EU-Canada alliance itself remains a proposal from von der Leyen's SOTEU speech.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. No question moves: a joint advocacy statement welcoming a proposal, not an institutional act. European Sovereignty Index

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