Erik-Jan Bos | Senior Advisor
NORDUnet

Erik-Jan Bos works for NORDUnet, the Nordic regional R&E Network serving the National R&E Networks in Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland. His role at NORDUnet is "Senior Advisor". His main assignment at the moment is Polar Connect, the ambitious plan for a submarine cable between Northern Europe and East Asia, through the Arctic Ocean, on a unique and short route. Erik-Jan is passionate about submarine cable systems, and has the strong opinion that Europe needs to ensure its own digital future. In Erik-Jan’s eyes, European Strategic Digital Autonomy is not just a nice term, it must be a goal to be actively pursued. No-one has characterized this better than Mr. Filipe Baptista (REPER Portugal) by saying "Europe cannot become an island in the Digital Ocean".