It's not moving in the other direction. In fact there's a clear political consensus among the parties (probably) making up the next government that "digitization" should be one of the main foci of attention going forward. Particularly the liberal parties of course (Greens, FDP), but the CDU seem to also fancy this newfangled internet-thingy. Fifteen years late, but moving in the right direction.

I have the feeling this is generally true in the other conservative parts of the EU as well. Eyes are very much on Estonia in the EU for this reason. It's all very sluggish, but the wheels are starting to turn, I think.