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Bitkom survey: German firms would last 16 months without digital imports

Bitkom surveyed 602 German firms and found they could survive only 16 months without digital imports like chips, cloud and AI software; 96 percent depend on foreign suppliers. It urged investment in sovereign semiconductors, AI, cloud and data centres.

Verified AI-drafted Bitkom press release, 19 October 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that any German or EU investment has actually followed Bitkom's recommendation.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Survey plus recommendation only, no investment or policy agreed yet. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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