Industrial and Competitiveness Policy
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Global Digital Trade Takes Off: Is EU Digital Policy Keeping Pace?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyGlobal digital trade is increasingly shifting toward faster-growing regions outside Europe, driving greater external demand for the EU’s digitally...
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What About Us? Consumer Response to the Digital Markets Act
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) was introduced as a landmark piece of EU legislation to change how consumers interact or engage with large online...
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Mapping the Quantum Ecosystems: How Are Economies Positioning Themselves for Innovation Success
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalQuantum technologies are among the most complex and promising innovations of our time. Their advancement relies not only on breakthrough science, but...
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The Proposed EU Regulation for Standard Essential Patents: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalThis policy brief critically assesses the European Commission’s withdrawn proposal that would have overhauled the system of licensing and enforcing...
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Breaking Barriers, Boosting Growth: Unlocking the Power of Digital Technology for Europe’s Competitiveness
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope’s digital economy faces a twin challenge that strikes at the heart of its competitiveness: the continent still lacks homegrown tech...
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Breaking Barriers to Cloud Customer Choice: Unlocking Europe’s AI and Innovation Leadership
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalCloud computing underpins digital transformation and is essential for unlocking the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and...
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Strengthening the Supply-Side Innovation in EU Telecommunications
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalThe telecommunications sector is central to the EU’s competitiveness, not only providing the infrastructure that underpins digital connectivity but...
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Models of Industrial Policy: Driving Innovation and Economic Growth
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalEurope’s approach to industrial policy has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, with state aid reaching 1.4 per cent of GDP in...
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EU Export of Regulatory Overreach: The Case of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) exemplifies the "Brussels Effect," extending the EU’s regulatory influence beyond its borders and shaping...
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Boosting Efficiency and Quality in EU Public Services: The Need for a European Multi-Cloud-First Strategy
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyUnprecedented Opportunity for Public Service Modernisation EU governments have an unprecedented opportunity to unlock up to EUR 450 billion in annual...
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The 8 Percent Approach: A Big Bang in Resources and Capacity for Europe’s Economy and Defence
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityAuthor presentation: Ismail Abdi is a Research Assistant at ECIPE. Andrea Dugo is an Economist at ECIPE. Fredrik Erixon is the Director of ECIPE....
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Competitive Harmonisation: A Collaborative Framework for Intra-EU Reform and Competitiveness
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerPersistent legal fragmentation, compounded by the EU's 24 official languages, increases costs and legal uncertainty, deterring meaningful...