Dr. Carsten Stöcker

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: The Next Phase of Tech Power — and Europe’s Response China connects industrial strength, standards, and identity into one plan. Europe must respond with unity and speed.

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China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: The Next Phase of Tech Power — and Europe’s Response China connects industrial strength, standards, and identity into one plan. Europe must respond with unity and speed.

Link to Medium Article:

medium.com/@cstoecker/c...

#cooperate #strategic #insights | Dr. Carsten Stöcker 𝐒𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 — 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 Beijing’s newly unveiled 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030). It is about growth. And a fu...

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: The Next Phase of Tech Power — and Europe’s Response

It is about growth. And a full-spectrum strategy to hardwire China’s position as a dominant tech-industrial power — across clean energy, AI, quantum computing, digital infra & military capability.

#cooperate #strategic #insights | Dr. Carsten Stöcker 𝐒𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 — 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 Beijing’s newly unveiled 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030). It is about growth. And a fu...

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: The Next Phase of Tech Power — and Europe’s Response

It is about growth. And a full-spectrum strategy to hardwire China’s position as a dominant tech-industrial power — across clean energy, AI, quantum computing, digital infra & military capability.

AI Slop, AI Noise, and the Urgent Need for Digital Trust in an Agent-Flooded Internet Verifiable Provenance for the Attention and Reputation Economy — Identity, PoA, the EUBW, and AISP/TEVV to Restore Trust

AI Slop, AI Noise, and the Urgent Need for Digital Trust in an Agent-Flooded Internet

AI-generated “slop” is flooding social media, worsening bot abuse, deepfakes, and bias.

Attention & reputation signals are breaking; identity, provenance are the cure.

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AI Slop, AI Noise, and the Urgent Need for Digital Trust in an Agent-Flooded Internet Verifiable Provenance for the Attention and Reputation Economy — Identity, PoA, the EUBW, and AISP/TEVV to Restore Trust

AI Slop, AI Noise, and the Urgent Need for Digital Trust in an Agent-Flooded Internet

AI-generated “slop” is flooding social media, worsening bot abuse, deepfakes, and bias.

Attention & reputation signals are breaking; identity, provenance are the cure.

tinyurl.com/3s6n3f63

Most of the business manages I talk to say: Quantum Threat? This is tech talk. We have plenty of time.

This attitude is super irresponsible.

As threat actors are already conducting systematic HNDL operations since years, their time has already come.

TIME is on the side of our adversaries.

We also did a Harvest Now Decrypt Later (HNDL) analysis about what Nation State Actors and Organised Cyber Criminals are doing. It is just super terrifying.

Countdown to Quantum Threat: Upgrade Your Digital Identity With A PQC-ready European Business… Post-Quantum Cryptography for Supply Chain, Industry 4.0, Data Spaces and Critical Infrastructure: Risks, Readiness, and Roadmaps

There is a Taliban Proverb:

You have the [outdated] watches, we have the time.

Means Taliban have the endurance to outlast the US troops. What they did.

Wrt to the quantum threat this proverb is even much more to the point.

Learn why: cstoecker.medium.com/countdown-to...

Cyber Storm Rising — Designing for the Warzone Building Digital Sovereignty & Resilience Before AI and Cyber Warfare Strike — Why embracing true decentralization, zero-trust security…

🚩 “Cyberwar isn’t hypothetical—it’s here.” Our critical systems face daily threats. Building resilience isn’t optional—it’s imperative. Read my call-to-action on designing infrastructure for the cyber warzone:
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📢 Claudia Plattner from Germany’s BSI says: Digital sovereignty is crucial—not just desirable. Building resilient, sovereign digital infrastructure is economically smart and strategically necessary.

🛡️ From hybrid warfare tactics to looming quantum threats, cybersecurity denial mirrors climate pragmatism: short-term gains lead to catastrophic losses. We must shift our mindset—urgently.

⚠️ Centralized digital infrastructure isn’t just risky—it’s dangerous. A single breach can cost billions. Decentralization and “Never Trust, Always Verify” principles aren’t idealistic—they’re survival strategies.

Cyber Storm Rising — Designing for the Warzone Building Digital Sovereignty & Resilience Before AI and Cyber Warfare Strike — Why embracing true decentralization, zero-trust security…

🌐 We’re already in a cyber war. AI-driven attacks, state-sponsored sabotage, and centralized vulnerabilities threaten our digital world. Why must we urgently build resilient systems now? My new article explores why:
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Making Products Smarter: AI-Enabled Digital Product Passports How Spherity’s VERA Digital Product Passports Revolutionize Customer Engagement, Value-added Services, and Circularity — Learn About Our…

🧵1/ Making Products Smarter: AI-Enabled Digital Product Passports

Digital Product Passports (#DPPs) are no longer just for compliance. With AI + Model Context Protocol (#MCP), they become dynamic, intelligent tools across industries.

Read the full story 👉 tinyurl.com/AI-enabled-DPP

Making Products Smarter: AI-Enabled Digital Product Passports How Spherity’s VERA Digital Product Passports Revolutionize Customer Engagement, Value-added Services, and Circularity — Learn About Our…

5/ Spherity’s Commitment:

🔐 Verifiable data
⚡ AI integration (via MCP)
🔄 Lifecycle intelligence
🌍 Ecosystem collaboration

Let’s build the infrastructure for smart, circular, AI-ready products.

🔗 tinyurl.com/AI-enabled-DPP

#DPP #AI #Sustainability #DigitalIdentity #MCP #CircularEconomy #ESPR

4/ Why it matters:

AI-enabled DPPs boost:
⚙️ Efficiency
📜 Compliance
📈 Customer trust
🌍 Circularity

Already in production — not just a vision.

3/ Real-world use cases:

🚛 EV truck batteries
🔋 Smart UPS systems
👕 Circular fashion

Ask the AI:
➡️ “How is battery ABC performing?”
➡️ “Where was this shirt made?”
➡️ “Can this UPS be recycled?”

2/ Traditional DPPs = static.

Spherity’s VERA platform + MCP = verifiable, real-time, AI-queryable DPPs.

That means:
✅ Predictive maintenance
✅ Regulatory automation
✅ Consumer-facing insights
✅ Circularity tracking

Making Products Smarter: AI-Enabled Digital Product Passports How Spherity’s VERA Digital Product Passports Revolutionize Customer Engagement, Value-added Services, and Circularity — Learn About Our…

🧵1/ Making Products Smarter: AI-Enabled Digital Product Passports

Digital Product Passports (#DPPs) are no longer just for compliance. With AI + Model Context Protocol (#MCP), they become dynamic, intelligent tools across industries.

Read the full story 👉 tinyurl.com/AI-enabled-DPP

AI Gigafactories: Powering Europe’s AI Future with Trust, Sovereignty, and the EUBW How Large Scale AI Infrastructure Meets European Digital Identity, Delegation, and Governance Standards

AI Gigafactories need more than GPUs — they need trust.

🛡️ Verifiable identity, digital delegation, auditability.
🇪🇺 Only Europe has the tools: eIDAS 2.0 + EUBW = Trust at Scale.

📖 Read how we build it.

“Made in Europe. AI made with Trust.”

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Qualified Verifiable Data Registries (qVDR) as the Foundational Component of Digital Public… Enabling Digital Sovereignty, Zero Trust Architectures, and Resilient Digital Ecosystems

Qualified Verifiable Data Registries (qVDR) as Foundation Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)

Enabling Digital Sovereignty, ZTA, Resilient Ecosystems and UN SDGs

DPI Pillars: Identity, Payment, and Data Exchange - securely anchored by qVDR, ensuring digital sovereignty and zero trust by design.

Qualified Verifiable Data Registries (qVDR) as the Foundational Component of Digital Public… Enabling Digital Sovereignty, Zero Trust Architectures, and Resilient Digital Ecosystems

Qualified Verifiable Data Registries (qVDR) as Foundation Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)

Enabling Digital Sovereignty, ZTA, Resilient Ecosystems and UN SDGs

DPI Pillars: Identity, Payment, and Data Exchange - securely anchored by qVDR, ensuring digital sovereignty and zero trust by design.

Verifiable Credentials in ‘Private Individual’ vs ‘Employee’ Contexts (X2I vs X2E) Introduction

🔍 From “Phone Home” to Wallet Dance – Rethinking Verifiable Credentials for Employees vs Individuals; why phoning home and tracking can safe lifes

This discussion highlights a broader issue: VCs might be used very differently in a personal context versus an employment context.

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Verifiable Credentials in ‘Private Individual’ vs ‘Employee’ Contexts (X2I vs X2E) Introduction

🔍 From “Phone Home” to Wallet Dance – Rethinking Verifiable Credentials for Employees vs Individuals; why phoning home and tracking can safe lifes

This discussion highlights a broader issue: VCs might be used very differently in a personal context versus an employment context.

Go deeper:

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EUBW is critical for EU Data Spaces, Industry 4.0, Professional Services, Critical Infrastructure, Trusted AI, ESG reporting, eProcurement, and DPPs.