Europe is investing heavily in defence, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. But there is one preparedness challenge that receives far less attention:
Who will keep the systems running when they come under pressure?
ANE’s new report argues that preparedness is fundamentally a workforce, competence and mobilisation challenge. The ability to withstand disruption increasingly depends on whether societies can access, coordinate and deploy specialised expertise across sectors, institutions and borders.
The report introduces the concept of omni-use technologies: technologies such as AI, telecommunications, cloud infrastructure and advanced energy systems that simultaneously support competitiveness, resilience, crisis management and security.
This is why preparedness and competitiveness can no longer be viewed as separate agendas. The same engineering expertise, research capacity and innovation ecosystems that drive economic growth are also essential to societal resilience.
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