1. Europe’s industrial policy is the tool to achieve a Digital Europe From agriculture to manufacturing; from textiles to IT; from bricks and mortar to ones and zeroes: industrial policy can be...

Since March this year, the EU Member States have taken concrete steps to support an EU-wide approach to secure 5G networks, starting with a joint risk assessment due to be circulated this month. The...

In recent times there has been a lot of talk on how big China’s digital trade actually is and to what extent it poses a threat to the global economy. China is big and appears successful in digital...

Here’s a question for you. I recently attended a seminar about Europe’s digital future where I was asked: “How come we have the Amazon Paradox in Europe?”. To explain, the Amazon Paradox...

Huawei’s prominent role in 5G infrastructure could suggest that China is now ready to be a driving force on digital innovation. In addition, the country experienced an unprecedented surge of patent...

The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing This pearl of wisdom came from Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV’s famed Minister of...

Once again taxi drivers have blocked the streets in a major European city as part of a protest against the ride-sharing service Uber. The latest demonstration took place in Madrid mirroring similar...

Stricter rules on online platforms restrain potential trade, especially for smaller businesses. This is because online platforms facilitate export and import by lowering transaction and information...

Brian Williamson, a Partner at consultancy Communications Chambers. The views in this blog are his own. The European Commission, along with others, is considering the role of ethics in...

By Tim Yu, a cybersecurity and technology policy analyst based in Hong Kong Over recent years, there has been a concerted effort from Asian regulators to ramp up their data protection regimes. In...