DIGITALEUROPE
Digital must be at the centre of our climate action plan
We urgently need to take bold actions to counter the global existential threat of climate change and to promote a green economic recovery.
Why the impasse on data flows threatens Europe’s digital recovery
Most people’s image of world trade will be a huge container ship similar to the one that was recently stuck in the Suez canal, full of cars, clothes and other goods. However, the modern global economy increasingly runs on huge...
Europe’s top 5 priorities to kick-start the digital decade
Europe is still reeling from the pandemic’s effects and many countries are battling a third wave. Digital technologies have been proven to be essential in the crisis and are rightly viewed as a way to reinvent Europe’s economy after COVID....
How to spend €150 billion to build a stronger digital Europe
If there is any – tragic – merit in the hard lessons of the COVID-19 crisis, it is that the pandemic has forced us to face the most pressing issues of our society, and to finally take action. Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl...
We need to reinvent, not rebuild Europe’s industrial base after COVID-19
The economic situation is bleak. The IMF predicts a 3% fall in global GDP in 2020 because of COVID-19. Europe’s largest economy, Germany, officially entered into recession earlier this week and according to McKinsey, 60 million jobs are at risk...
The tech sector needs to take the lead on gender equality
Europe still has a gender problem in business. Data from the European Institute for Gender Equality suggests that amongst Europe’s largest listed companies, only 8% are led by female CEOs. Less than a fifth of executives are women, and only...OpinionPromoted content
A stronger Digital Europe 2025: Our Call to Action
Europe needs an unfragmented domestic market. We should nurture innovative business eco-systems to feed European champions and enable them to scale in a global market. Let us shape agile mission-based policies accordingly for the new Digital Sigle market, writes Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl.OpinionPromoted content
Developing AI at the heart of European Rights and Freedoms
The benefits of Artificial Intelligence are limited only by our imagination. Technology companies are listening closely to governments and civil society on issues of fairness, accountability and transparency to address concerns of bias and discrimination. Our industry stands firmly behind being part of this dialogue.OpinionPromoted content
ePrivacy is about the entire economy, and we need to get it right
Although described as a sectorial law, the proposed ePrivacy Regulation has profound implications for European industry as a whole. That’s why lawmakers need to make it fit for the entire digital economy, writes Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl.