Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

The antitrust reviews following Apple's acquisition of Disney were not difficult in the US and China, but the most difficult were in Europe.

Coincidentally, on March 4th, the EU Digital Jobs Alliance was officially launched in Brussels, Belgium, for a two-day event.

This organization was launched by the European Commission because, according to their calculations, there would be 90 job vacancies in Europe's information and communication technology sector by 2015, but the number of their graduates was declining.

They jointly signed contracts with many super-enterprises, forming a large alliance.

The founding members were already incredibly prestigious, including tech giants such as Microsoft, Oracle, HP, Cisco, SAP, Intel, Apple, and Aurora. In addition, there were organizations such as the European Schools Network, the European Council of Professional Information Societies, the European Computer Licensing Foundation, the European Association for Electronic Skills, and the IT Business Forum.

The EU claims it aims to bridge the digital skills gap, create jobs, and promote the development of Europe's digital economy. Therefore, the event was of a very high caliber, with four key figures from the highest levels of the European Commission in attendance.

They are European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, Vice President Nellie Kroos, European Commissioner László André, responsible for employment, social affairs and inclusion, and Andrés La Vasiliu, responsible for education, culture, multilingualism and youth.

Ireland, which held the rotating presidency of the EU at the time, also sent Richard Bruton, Minister for Employment, Enterprise and Innovation.

This initiative has been in the works for a long time. At last year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Nellie Cross issued a call to action, which was met with a positive response from many companies present.

Just after nine o'clock in the morning, the hall was almost full. The first row was reserved for EU officials and ministers from various countries, followed by representatives of multinational corporations and heads of educational institutions.

Google's head of EU government affairs in Brussels looked on with a worried expression as he gazed at Alan Mulally, CEO of Aurora Group, and Apple's head of European affairs in the front row.

The two companies now make no attempt to avoid suspicion; they're practically inseparable. Both are founding companies of the major leagues, clearly holding a higher standing within the EU.

In contrast, Google, due to its decline over the past year, was not only not invited as a founding company, but it wasn't even placed in the top three.

Some voices in Europe have suggested that European search mapping software should first defeat Google, then differentiate itself from Apple's Duck series in terms of functionality, and finally ensure that European culture is reflected in the search results.

At 9 o'clock sharp, everyone in the conference room had arrived.

László André, as the Commissioner for Employment Affairs, started by addressing the core issues directly within the first fifteen minutes.

Europe currently has 2600 million unemployed people, a quarter of whom are young people, but information and communication technology companies are simultaneously vying for talent, breaking the link between the education and training system and industry demand.

He cited a real-world example: a factory with 85 employees in a small Czech town needed to recruit five IT engineers from abroad through the EU employment network, proving that even Eastern European countries with a tradition of engineering education are now facing labor shortages.

The first introductory session followed, chaired by Richard Straub, Secretary General of the European Foundation for Management Development. Several heads of education associations sat in a row on the stage, and the main topic of discussion was the extent of the IT skills gap between European countries.

The screen displayed data from EU-level estimates, indicating that by 2020, there will be a shortage of nearly 85 IT professionals across Europe, ranging from data analysts to cybersecurity engineers to cloud computing operations and maintenance. The biggest shortage is in the middle layer, requiring practical technical personnel who can write code and deploy servers.

Alan Mulally watched the discussion in the room with a very serious expression from the sidelines, but in his heart he was full of contempt.

He has always felt that many of the EU’s actions are too dogmatic, the procedures are too cumbersome, not to mention the bloated nature of the institutions.

In short, the current situation is that all countries should just increase the promotion of this type of education as soon as possible; there is absolutely no need to make such a big deal out of it and hold such a large conference.

All the data and all the people who took the stage were pointing to one thing: there won't be enough people working in this field in the future.

As expected, after the discussions among the various education associations, Richard Bruton from Ireland took the stage and said much the same thing as the others: he first stated that Ireland currently has 5,000 vacant information and communication technology jobs, while the unemployment rate remains high at 13%.

After a short tea break, various people took turns going on stage to explain how bad the situation was.

Ultimately, Nelly Kroos, the Dutch EU Digital Agenda Commissioner, was the driving force behind today's launch, listing the fifteen companies and institutions that officially joined the alliance today.

Then, somewhat wishfully, he said, "We welcome everyone's support. We hope that together we can bring something different to Europe."

After she made her wish, José Manuel Barroso also took the stage and began to make his own: "The Digital Jobs Alliance is an essential component of getting the European economy back on track. I thank every company that signed this pledge today."

Europe is currently facing both high unemployment and a shortage of IT jobs, which is an unacceptable signal for any economy.

If the EU cannot double the number of IT graduates within five years, these jobs will flow directly to the US and Asia. Europe missed out on the internet industry twenty years ago, and mobile internet ten years ago; it cannot afford to make the same mistake again.

We hope that the companies in the major leagues can provide their support.

After these pleasantries, the afternoon agenda finally got some substance. Several breakout sessions were held simultaneously, with discussions ranging from course certification standards to startup financing support and legal barriers to the cross-border mobility of IT professionals.

Following Chen Yiran's instructions, Alan Mulally completely ignored the issue of staff shortages and the EU representatives.

Instead, they directly discussed data center issues with government representatives from various countries.

Aurora Group's SEELE R&D platform requires massive computing power, making data centers an urgent necessity. Norway alone cannot meet the demand. Now that Mocha and Latte chips are in mass production, it's time to embark on large-scale construction.

Alan Mulally finalized data center plans in Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands in just one afternoon.

This is what makes the European Union so peculiar: an association that manages the economy of the entire Europe, even though the economic situations of each country are actually quite different.

Moreover, national governments are not of one mind with the EU, and the EU itself is still worried about a shortage of relevant staff.

But for government officials, the emerging data centers are votes, achievements that give voters confidence. If they can't find the right people, they'll just import them from abroad. The point is, build them first, get elected first, and worry about the rest later.

Aurora's massive spending spree has sent EU countries into a frenzy.

This frenzy reached its peak the next day after Chen Yiran arrived, because Chen Yiran brought an even more radical and exaggerated plan.