Industrial and Competitiveness Policy
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The EU’s Industrial Strategy: Blessing or Curse for Knowledge-intensive Industries?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP ProjectBy: Matthias BauerIn March 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper outlining the cornerstones of a new European Industrial Strategy for a “globally...
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New Report Questioning Political Logic and Economic Assessment Behind EU DMA Proposal
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerLast week, the US government distributed an eight-point policy paper calling on the EU to reconsider its proposed Digital Market Act (DMA). The...
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Introducing Our New Trade and IP Project
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP Project Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: intellectual propertyBy: Fredrik ErixonIntellectual Property (IP) is all around us. But in a fast evolving world, European businesses are faced with new questions regarding innovation....
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The European Economy Searches for its Michelin Star
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyTags: EUThis piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, a journalist and communicator in financing for development. Anyone who has tried...
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The Peculiar Case of DiDi: What Brussels Learns from China’s Crackdown on Ride-hailing Apps
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyIntroduction On December 3rd, DiDi, the world’s largest ride-hailing app, announced it would delist from New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and move...
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The (Cyber) Security of Global Supply Chains: Is this a Blind Spot for Industry 4.0?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Lucian CernatWe hear a lot these days about the need to guarantee the security of global supply chains (GVCs) across a number of critical sectors. This is most...
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Data Should be Part of the Discussions in Pittsburgh
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaToday in Pittsburgh, the newly created EU-US Trade and Tech Council (TCC) holds its first meeting. The stakes are high and according to the official...
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Innovation, International Competitiveness and the Future of European Union Institutions
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Matthias BauerRecently, I attended a scenario workshop on “The Future of the EU”. The workshop was organised by one of Germany’s largest political...
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In Defence of Machines: Why European Proposals to Regulate AI Per Se Involve a Category Error and Would Prove Harmful
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Guest AuthorBrian Williamson, a Partner at consultancy Communications Chambers. The views in this blog are his own. The European Commission published a...
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Time for a New Industrial Policy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Fredrik ErixonThe European Commission is reviving industrial policy – or so we are told. A year ago it released a communication on a new industrial strategy for...
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Industrial Policy: Europe’s (Second) Hamiltonian Moment
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaThanks to Anna Guildea for helpful comments. Alexander Hamilton, Europe’s new inspirational hero, not just because EU members have agreed to...
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Transatlantic Tech Policy Cooperation: Add Coordination on Government Aid to the List
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaBy: Guest AuthorBy Carl Schonander, Tech Policy Executive, Global Digital Finance Americas Consultant, Former U.S. Diplomat Last month, Daniel S....