Full Description
The European Union (EU) has become a guardian of digital governance. But, how did this happen? How has the EU been able to develop its comprehensive body of rules and policies, and what does it say about the European integration project? This open access book, written by high-ranking officials and independent experts in European digital policy, tells this story. Using accessible language and, often, first-hand experiences, the book responds to the questions of how Europe's responsibilities have evolved and to what extent digital policy is a driver for European integration. It advances concepts like digital sovereignty, strategic autonomy and economic security in a wide range of thematic case studies: from artificial intelligence, data, to platform regulation. In addition, the book examines the international aspects of the EU's digital policy and delves into Europe's global governance ambitions, making it a volume of interest to journalists, academics, and business professionals.
Contents
chapter 1: Introduction to "The making of a global digital rulebook.- chapter 2: A brief history of EU digital law and policy—from ESPRIT to the Digital Decade.- chapter 3: European values: sovereignty in EU digital law and policy.- chapter 4: Digital sovereignty as a laboratory for EU strategic autonomy.- chapter 5: European integration: the case of electronic communications.- chapter 6: Decrypting and implementing the EU Data Strategy.- chapter 7: The evolution of Digital Identity in the European Union—From eIDAS to the EU Digital Identity Wallet.- chapter 8: EU Cybersecurity Policy.- chapter 9: Media policy in the digital space.- chapter 10: Regulating Big Tech: Tracing the Trajectory of Platform Regulation in the Age of AI.- chapter 11: Governing the Internet's Technical Future.- chapter 12: The EU needs semiconductor supply security to achieve digital sovereignty.- chapter 14: Outer Space Governance.- chapter 15: Quantum Technologies: paving the way towards "smart competition" in the EU.- chapter 16: The Evolution of the Digital Global Gateway.- chapter 17: EU and US Data Economies in the age of competition for digital power From borderless data flows to strategic autonomy.- chapter 18. EU's engagement with the Indo-Pacific: Trade and Technology Council with India and Digital Partnership Agreements with Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore.- chapter 19: The unexpected digital China challenge for the European Union.- chapter 20: EU digital policy in multilateral for a.- chapter 21: Conclusion.
