The digital transformation of the EU economy is a major evolution that raises challenges such as the EU risking to fall behind the US and China. The functioning of the digital markets and their underpinnings, such as the microprocessors industry, raise geopolitical issues and are thus at the core of the debates on the strategic autonomy of Europe. Analysing those markets from a multidisciplinary point of view requires not only to identify the main actors, their strategies, the complex supply chains, etc., but also to understand the sovereignty and governance issues, as well as the EU legal framework.
The course aims to do this by reviewing the main EU policies and laws for the digital markets. This, among others, includes a review of the international competition around the manufacturing of chips, the state of competition on the digital markets and the remedies in case of abuse, the governance of data (in particular personal data) and artificial intelligence, the fight against online disinformation, the liability and (social) responsibility of digital platforms, the cybersecurity and resilience issues, the protection of consumers online, and in general digital sovereignty issues.
- Leraar: Defacqz Samuel
- Leraar: Nouveau Patricia