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IPC at Electronica 24: Strategic Collaboration and Self-Reliance in a Global Market

EMS@C-LEVEL · 12 Dec 2024 · 6m

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Alison James, Senior Director of Europe Government Relations at IPC, discusses the strategic collaboration between the electronics industry and the European Commission at Electronica 2024. She highlights the importance of the electronic stakeholder dialogue and the need for a unified EU-level manufacturing strategy to address geopolitical shifts and protectionism. James emphasizes Macron's metaphor of Europe needing to become 'omnivores' rather than 'herbivores' to ensure self-reliance in critical supply chains, from silicon to non-conductive components (NCC).

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IPC, European Commission, Koh Young, Global Electronics Association

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