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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will introduce this Book Talk on Columbia University Professor Anu Bradford's new book ‘Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology’. The book focuses on the intensifying race between the European Union, the United States and China to regulate tech companies. All three have different visions of the digital economy and are trying to expand their sphere of influence. Digital Empires, which is a follow-up to Professor Bradford’s acclaimed book ‘The Brussels Effect’, examines these power relations. The book analyses the three regulatory models and explores the challenges that different approaches pose for companies, governments, and societies at large.
According to Professor Bradford, digital societies are at an inflection point. The choices that governments, tech companies, and citizens will make will shape the future of the digital society for decades to come. The stakes for everyone involved are high and it remains to be seen which model will prevail.
Professor Bradford will discuss her analysis with Members of the European Parliament who play a key role in shaping major EU digital legislation such as the Digital Markets Act and the Artificial Intelligence Act.
The discussion will be moderated by New York Times technology correspondent Adam Satariano.
EPRS publications related to the topics:
• The EU's digital challenges (topical digest): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/EPRS/TD_EUDigitalChallenges.pdf
• Digital services act, Briefing 17-11-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)689357
• Digital Markets Act, Briefing 23-11-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)690589
• Digital Markets Act: Application timeline, At a Glance 30-11-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)739226
• Digital Services Act: Application timeline, At a Glance 30-11-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)739227
• General-purpose artificial intelligence, At a Glance 30-03-2023: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2023)745708
• Artificial intelligence act, Briefing 28-06-2023: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)698792
• Artificial intelligence, democracy and elections, Briefing 19-09-2023: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)751478
• Artificial intelligence act and regulatory sandboxes, Briefing 17-06-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)733544
• The data act, Briefing 15-05-2023: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)733681
• Digital sovereignty for Europe, Briefing 02-07-2020: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2020)651992
• Reform of the EU liability regime for online intermediaries: Background on the forthcoming digital services act, In-Depth Analysis 30-04-2020: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_IDA(2020)649404
• Fairness and transparency for business users of online services, Briefing 12-04-2019: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2018)625134
Speakers include:
Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament
Anu BRADFORD, Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organisation, Columbia Law School
Irene TINAGLI, MEP, Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Andreas SCHWAB, MEP, rapporteur on the Digital Markets Act
Dragoş TUDORACHE, MEP, co-rapporteur on the Artificial Intelligence Act
Moderator: Adam SATARIANO, The New York Times technology correspondent
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will introduce this Book Talk on Columbia University Professor Anu Bradford's new book ‘Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology’. The book focuses on the intensifying race between the European Union, the United States and China to regulate tech companies. All three have different visions of the digital economy and are trying to expand their sphere of influence. Digital Empires, which is a follow-up to Professor Bradford’s acclaimed book ‘The Brussels Effect’, examines these power relations. The book analyses the three regulatory models and explores the challenges that different approaches pose for companies, governments, and societies at large.
According to Professor Bradford, digital societies are at an inflection point. The choices that governments, tech companies, and citizens will make will shape the future of the digital society for decades to come. The stakes for everyone involved are high and it remains to be seen which model will prevail.
Professor Bradford will discuss her analysis with Members of the European Parliament who play a key role in shaping major EU digital legislation such as the Digital Markets Act and the Artificial Intelligence Act.
The discussion will be moderated by New York Times technology correspondent Adam Satariano.
EPRS publications related to the topics:
• The EU's digital challenges (topical digest): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/EPRS/TD_EUDigitalChallenges.pdf
• Digital services act, Briefing 17-11-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)689357
• Digital Markets Act, Briefing 23-11-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)690589
• Digital Markets Act: Application timeline, At a Glance 30-11-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)739226
• Digital Services Act: Application timeline, At a Glance 30-11-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)739227
• General-purpose artificial intelligence, At a Glance 30-03-2023: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2023)745708
• Artificial intelligence act, Briefing 28-06-2023: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)698792
• Artificial intelligence, democracy and elections, Briefing 19-09-2023: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)751478
• Artificial intelligence act and regulatory sandboxes, Briefing 17-06-2022: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)733544
• The data act, Briefing 15-05-2023: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)733681
• Digital sovereignty for Europe, Briefing 02-07-2020: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2020)651992
• Reform of the EU liability regime for online intermediaries: Background on the forthcoming digital services act, In-Depth Analysis 30-04-2020: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_IDA(2020)649404
• Fairness and transparency for business users of online services, Briefing 12-04-2019: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2018)625134
Speakers include:
Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament
Anu BRADFORD, Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organisation, Columbia Law School
Irene TINAGLI, MEP, Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Andreas SCHWAB, MEP, rapporteur on the Digital Markets Act
Dragoş TUDORACHE, MEP, co-rapporteur on the Artificial Intelligence Act
Moderator: Adam SATARIANO, The New York Times technology correspondent
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