Free roaming doesn’t matter if we have nothing to roam with
From 15 June, free roaming comes into force. But on 13 June, a less well-known deadline expires, which could significantly affect what wireless devices and products can be bought, warns Cecilia...
View ArticleSMEs, the lifeblood of Europe, need to become more digitalised [Promoted...
SMEs represent 99.8% of all businesses operating in Europe; they employ 93 million people and generate 58% of GDP. Yet, only 17% of them are selling goods or services online. It is now time for the EU...
View ArticleePrivacy is about the entire economy, and we need to get it right [Promoted...
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...
View ArticleDeveloping AI at the heart of European Rights and Freedoms [Promoted content]
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...
View ArticleA stronger Digital Europe 2025: Our Call to Action [Promoted content]
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...
View ArticleThe tech sector needs to take the lead on gender equality [Promoted content]
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...
View ArticleWe 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...
View ArticleHow to spend €150 billion to build a stronger digital Europe [Promoted content]
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...
View ArticleEurope’s top 5 priorities to kick-start the digital decade [Promoted content]
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...
View ArticleWhy the impasse on data flows threatens Europe’s digital recovery [Promoted...
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...
View ArticleDigital must be at the centre of our climate action plan [Promoted content]
We urgently need to take bold actions to counter the global existential threat of climate change and to promote a green economic recovery.
View ArticleEuropean Sovereignty or a shadow of protectionism?
The EU should temper its vigorous pursuit of sovereignty through regulatory power. It should instead lead to an alternative model of international digital cooperation based on setting common...
View ArticleThe digital front line: Why digital resilience must be an integral part of...
Digital resilience should be an integral part of European security. As challenges of our hybrid era evolve and become more sophisticated and complex, Europe must build a strong private-public...
View ArticleTo be the fastest in the global tech race, one set of rules is better than 27...
To create more successful digital companies in Europe, new laws on AI and cybersecurity must simplify the rules, not add to the spaghetti bowl of regulations and institutions. Europe can become a...
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