Monday Column

A column every Monday on digitalisation, AI and business, written by changing authors.

• 9 November 2026
  

  Germany: Are We Even Up for It? Etteln Beats Hong Kong

  Why Germany hunts for culprits instead of starting, why data protection is usually just the alibi, and how a village of 1,800 beat Hong Kong.

• 2 November 2026
  

  Digital Summit 2026 and Germany's AI Roadmap: World Champion in Risk Management

  Digital Summit 2026 and AI roadmap: why Germany administers risk instead of building, what Kiel gets right with Linux, and the Nvidia risk nobody lists.

• 26 October 2026
  

  Nvidia's Pact with the German Government: Rails Bought, What Runs on Them Is Open

  Nvidia's pact with Germany, GTC Berlin, Merz: what the AI pact really delivers, why purchased chips aren't sovereignty, and where the leverage lies.

• 19 October 2026
  

  Jensen Huang in Berlin – this is not what left behind looks like

  Nvidia CEO Huang calls Germany left behind, then negotiates an AI pact with Merz the same week. Why the word is wrong and the opportunity is real.