by Maria Bianca Armiento The Expert Group for the Observatory on the Online Platform Economy (European Commission) published the Final report “Uncovering blindspots in the policy debate on platform power” (March, 2021). The report discusses…
by Maria Bianca Armiento This European Parliament Research Service study examines how technology can have a disruptive effect on several aspects of our lives. In particular “disruption by technology” is analysed with regard to the…
by Maria Bianca Armiento The European Liberal Forum published the study Next Level Participation: Citizen- Driven E- Democracy Tools in February 2021, dealing with the topic of digitalization in democracy and citizen engagement with politics. …
by Maria Bianca Armiento The document Review into bias in algorithmic decision-making (by the UK Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation) discusses the possible impact that bias could have on decision-making processes especially when it…
by Maria Bianca Armiento On 19th October 2020, the European Commission adopted the 2021 Work Programme named A Union of vitality in a world of fragility. The document deals with several key topics including the…
by Michele Barbieri On 27th October 2020, the Joint Research Centre (JRC, the European Commission’s science and knowledge service) published the policy report “Technology and Democracy. Understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour…
On 30 October 2020 the blog page eulawenforcement.com celebrated its 50th blog post (written in a “discussion style”). This moment represents also a good opportunity to take stock on the recent and upcoming developments in…
by Gabriel Rizza Ferraz The European Commission in cooperation with the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) has announced plans to establish a pan-European regulatory sandbox for blockchain that is expected to become operational in 2021/2022. The…
by Joseph Dunne and Katharina Eisele (Original source: European Parliamentary Research Service Blog) Laws and regulation affect all areas of people’s lives and businesses’ activity. ‘While good regulation is conducive to economic growth and wellbeing,…
by Maria Bianca Armiento The European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) has recently published several studies on artificial intelligence and its potential implications on ethics, privacy (especially in the light of the GDPR) and policy. The…
