OCG-Panel:Digital Sovereignty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

On 17 March 2026 the association co-hosted a panel on digital sovereignty with the Austrian Computer Society (OCG) and EUDHIT.

Erich Prem opened with a framing of the term, from technological to knowledge sovereignty, and moderated the discussion with Karl Kugler (AI Factory Austria), Martin Hörmann (Microsoft Austria), Corinna Hörmann (University of Salzburg) and Walter Hötzendorfer (Research Institute). The panellists agreed that reliable and stable regulatory frameworks are a precondition for innovation and sovereignty. The event also concluded the OCG’s 50th anniversary year.

Event page (OCG)
Recap (EUDHIT)