Insights
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Compulsory Licensing of IP-protected Drugs: Colombia’s Panacea for Access to Better Healthcare Services?
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Latin AmericaBy: Matthias BauerOn 30 May 2018, Colombia joined the OECD as the group’s 37th member. Prior to the country’s accession, the Colombian government implemented a...
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Fake News and How to Use Twitter in a Meaningful Way for Policy Debates: Lessons from the European Commission’s “Digital Tax” Campaign
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Matthias BauerAre the EU’s institutions superior to national administrations in formulating policies on the basis of data, facts and empirical evidence? Or are...
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Data Localization in the EU: The Threat from Inside
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyAs growth in the EU has remained low and the usual channels for recovery such as greater investment or an increase in the working-age population...
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ECJ Safe Harbour Ruling Already Paves Way for Data Localisation in Germany
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyOn 6 October 2015, EU-US Safe Harbour framework – the self-certification program for US firms according to the EU’s Data Protection Directive...
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After the ECJ Ruling: What Now?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaIn a nutshell On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued the long-awaited ruling on the case of Max Schrems, which investigated whether...
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Capaldo Fails to Convince
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: TTIPIn October 2014, Jeronim Capaldo published a paper (hereafter Capaldo 2014) suggesting TTIP to cause severe negative economic implications for...
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The Spiral of Silence – How Anti-TTIP Groups Dominate German Online Media and Set the Tone for TTIP Opinion
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Matthias BauerIn Germany, a few anti-TTIP groups are waging a resolute battle against TTIP in online media. Compared to both German industry associations and...