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Does something like a European truly exist? In this series, we explore how people across the continent see themselves—through work, income, identity and place—and what these portraits reveal about a Europe that is shared, yet never the same.
Poland’s mobile market is among the most competitive in Central Europe. Mobile penetration exceeds 120% and consumers routinely consume massive amounts of data at extremely low prices — often 50GB for the cost of a premium coffee in Amsterdam. Yet the ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) remains among the lowest in Europe.
The Age of Light is not a scientific treatise, nor does it seek to replace or rival ongoing research. It is a reflective work that moves alongside science — drawing on physics, computer science, philosophy and systems thinking to explore how intelligence is changing in form and meaning.
Innovation is easy to promise. Delivering it while millions of businesses, governments and public institutions rely on your systems is another story. SAP’s challenge is not creating flashy solutions that attract attention, but ensuring that those solutions actually keep the world running, every day.
Europe may be SAP’s home, but it is no longer the place where its future will be decided. That future is shaped elsewhere — in the boardrooms of American multinationals, in the industrial corridors of Asia and in innovation hubs stretching from Silicon Valley to Bangalore. For a company born in Walldorf, Germany, global presence is no longer a strategic option. It is an existential condition.
Europe speaks confidently about its digital future. About strategic autonomy, technological sovereignty and the ambition to reduce dependency on foreign platforms. In policy papers the language is convincing. In conferences it sounds even stronger.
There is a quiet shift happening in how technology is understood. For years, innovation was explained by engineers, promoted by corporations and regulated by policymakers. Each spoke their own language. Each believed their version was sufficient. And for a long time, it worked — or seemed to.
In just a few years, Mistral AI has transformed from an ambitious French startup into one of the most closely watched players in the global AI landscape. Founded in 2023 by former researchers from Google DeepMind and Meta, the company has become a symbol of Europe’s determination to build its own AI champions — fast, powerful and open by design.
Poland is not always the first country mentioned when discussing Europe’s AI landscape. Yet beneath the surface, the country is building momentum with surprising speed. What started as scattered research initiatives has grown into a coordinated national strategy — supported by government funding, major infrastructure projects, expanding academic programs and a growing private-sector footprint.
When most people think of Greece, images of the Acropolis, sun-drenched islands and ancient philosophers come to mind. But in labs tucked away across Athens and other cities, a different kind of innovation is quietly taking shape — artificial intelligence. Greek universities are carving out a space for the country in Europe’s fast-evolving AI ecosystem, blending tradition with cutting-edge technology.
