The Context
The document provided is the “MetaOS Final Report” (dated November 2025), which details the outcomes and strategic vision of a €60 million investment by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme. The initiative aims to establish “Meta Operating Systems” that create a computing continuum, unifying IoT devices, edge nodes, and the cloud into a single, intelligent infrastructure.
The primary objective of the MetaOS initiative is to strengthen Europe’s technological autonomy, security, and competitiveness in edge-cloud computing and AI. The strategy is driven by the prediction that within five years, 80% of data processing will shift to network edges, evolving into an “Internet of Intelligent Things”. This shift aligns with the “Digital Decade” target of deploying 10,000 climate-neutral edge nodes by 2030.
The MetaOS initiative seeks to reduce European industry’s dependency on foreign cloud platforms, which currently control access to industrial data. By processing data at the source, Europe aims to secure leadership in the emerging market of edge AI and smart industrial products, creating demand for domestic chip manufacturing and new business models based on platform control.
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