About: digital policy
After Macron lost parliamentary majority, France’s tech policy could turn protectionist
Under Emmanuel Macron, France has become a digital leader. After the parliamentary vote in which he lost the majority in the national assembly, expect digital nationalism to dominate, write Daniel Hayes, Charles Martinet, and Gabriel Delsol.
UK jettisons legislation to empower digital regulator
A bill that would have legally empowered the UK’s new tech regulator was notably absent from today’s presentation of the government’s annual legislative agenda.
French Tech Policy and Its Contradictions
France’s tech policy will prove detrimental in determining overall future EU tech policy.
Defending Europe starts with defending and strengthening European competitiveness
As EU leaders looks towards economy recovery in the wake of the pandemic, they need to give businesses the environment needed to thrive, writes Stefano Mallia.
German online hate speech reform criticised for allowing ‘backdoor’ data collection
Germany's Network Implementation Act, NetzDG for short, is now even stricter. Social networks must not only delete potentially criminal content but also report it to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). However, some data of online posters will have to be forwarded to the authorities. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Digital in 2020: A geopolitical programme
Departing from a tumultuous 2019, in which several tech behemoths faced the ire of European regulators, the forthcoming twelve months in the digital arena will prove to be lively in terms of EU policy.