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Europe and the Second Trump Administration: Uncertainties, Risks and Frictions in Trade and Technology
As Europe now ponders the next four years with Donald Trump in the White House, the dominant thought seems to be that he's yet again got his eyes on Europe. Last week, both Emmanuel Macron and Mario...
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Draghi review must deliver a new start for Europe’s underperforming tech sector
James Watson is a former Chief Economist at BusinessEurope, Senior Economic Adviser to the UK government, and Commission economist. By Brussels standards, commented Politico, it was the 'smash hit...
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Episode 90: Opportunities for the D9+ Group in Raising their Profile and how to Overcome Challenges on the Way with Raquel Jorge Ricart
In this online conversation, Philipp Lamprecht speaks to Raquel Jorge Ricart who is a Technology, Digital and Cyber Policy Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute in Spain. They...
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Europe Against the Machine
This piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto. “Never send a human to do a machine's job” said Agent Smith in The Matrix as he fought to defend their technological dominance...
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Episode 89: Leadership in European Digital Policy and the Future Role and Direction of the D9+ Group with Miguel Otero
In this online conversation, Philipp Lamprecht talks to Miguel Otero who is a senior analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute. They discuss the ECIPE study that argues...
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Episode 83: The Long-term Effects of Technology on Economic Growth with Björn Brey
Erik van der Marel talks to Björn Brey, a post-doc researcher at the ULB Solvay Business School (ECARES) in Brussels. They discuss Björn’s recent work on "The Long-run Gains from the Early...
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Episode 66: Regional Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific – A Model for Addressing 21st Century Trade Policy Issues? With Vangelis Vitalis
We live in the Pacific century! The centre of gravity for the world economy is inexorably moving towards the region. While there is strong regional economic dynamism, with many economies in the...
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Episode 65: Controlling Tech and Platforms – Can Antitrust and Regulation Generate Better Competition? With Sam Bowman
Governments are increasingly seeking to control the behaviour of technology and firms that are pushing the innovation frontier. What is this new wave of controlling tech aiming for? Can regulation...
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Episode 59: Let’s Talk about Trade and Tech with Lucian Cernat
Trade and Technology are intimately connected. Cloud computing, Internet of Things, blockchain, 3D printing, remote sensors, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, telematics, robotics, or...
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G7 and Tech Governance
What this week’s summitry means for tech policy The past week of summitry was preceded by President Biden's promise to re-engage and reset – or reel in – the oldest (but not necessarily the...